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Masters Of War Chords

Learn to play “Masters Of War” by Pearl Jam on guitar — played in the key of Em, using Em, Em7, G and D. It's an easy, beginner-friendly arrangement using common open chords. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

Chords:EmEm7GD

Chords for Masters Of War

Key: BBPM: 90Difficulty: EasyRock

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Em Em7 Em Em7

Come You EmMasters Of Em7War Em Em7

You That EmBuild All The Big Em7Guns Em Em7

You That EmBuild The Death Em7Planes Em Em7

You That EmBuild All The Em7Bombs Em Em7

You That EmHide Behind Em7Walls Em Em7

You That EmHide Behind Em7Desks Em Em7

I Just EmWant You To GKnow

I Can DSee Through Your Em7Masks Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

You That EmNever Have Done Em7Nothin' Em Em7

But To EmBuild And DesEm7Troy Em Em7

You EmPlay With My Em7World Em Em7

Like It's EmYour Little Em7Toy Em Em7

You Put A EmDrug In My Em7Hand Em Em7

Then You EmHide From My Em7Eyes Em Em7

Then You EmTurn And Run GFarther

When The DFast Bullets Em7Fly Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

Like EmJudas Of Em7Old Em Em7

You EmLie And DeEm7Ceive Em Em7

A World EmWar Can't Be Em7Won, Em Em7

And You Want EmMe To BeEm7Lieve Em Em7

But I EmSee Through Your Em7Eyes Em Em7

And I EmSee Through Your Em7Brain Em Em7

Like I EmSee Through The GWater

That DRuns Down My Em7Drain Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

You That EmFasten All The Em7Triggers Em Em7

For The EmOthers To Em7Fire Em Em7

Then You EmSit Back And Em7Watch Em Em7

While The EmDeath Count Gets Em7Higher Em Em7

You EmHide In Your Em7Mansions Em Em7

While The EmYoung People's Em7Blood Em Em7

Flows EmOut Of Their GBodies

And Gets DBuried In The Em7Mud Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

You've EmThrown The Worst Em7Fear Em Em7

That Can EmEver Be Em7Hurled Em Em7

The EmFear To Bring Em7Children Em Em7

EmInto The Em7World Em Em7

For EmThreatening My Em7Baby, Em Em7

UnEmBorn And UnEm7Named Em Em7

You EmAin't Worth The GBlood

That DRuns In Your Em7Veins Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

How EmMuch Do I Em7Know Em Em7

To EmTalk Out Of Em7Turn Em Em7

You Might EmSay That I'm Em7Young, Em Em7

You Might EmSay I'm UnEm7Learned Em Em7

But There's EmOne Thing I Em7Know, Em Em7

Though I'm EmYounger Than Em7You Em Em7

Even EmJesus Would GNever

ForDGive What You Em7Do Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

Let Me EmAsk You One Em7Question Em Em7

Is Your EmMoney That Em7Good? Em Em7

Will It EmBuy You ForEm7Giveness? Em Em7

Do You EmThink That It Em7Could? Em Em7

I EmThink You Will Em7Find Em Em7

When Your EmDeath Takes Its Em7Toll Em Em7

All The EmMoney You GMade Won't Ever

DBuy Back Your Em7Soul Em

Em Em7 Em Em7

And I EmHope That You Em7Die Em Em7

And Your EmDeath Will Come Em7Soon Em Em7

I'll EmFollow Your Em7Casket Em Em7

Through The EmPale AfterEm7Noon Em Em7

And I'll EmWatch While You're Em7Lowered Em Em7

InEmTo Your Death Em7Bed

Then I'll EmStand Over Your GGrave

Till I'm DSure That You're Em7Dead Em

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About Masters Of War

“Masters Of War” by Pearl Jam is a well-known rock song that sits comfortably on acoustic guitar. This arrangement uses 4 chords — Em, Em7, G and D — with the progression centred on Em, Em7 and G. Because it sticks to common open shapes, it's a great choice for beginners and campfire sing-alongs. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.