This Is Why We Fight by Decemberists Artist: The Decemberists Song: This Is Why We Fight Album: The King Is Dead Tabbed by: Agus Begue Email: agusbegue@hotmail.com This is a modified version of the one posted by Don Tago. Greetings from Argentina! Standard Tuning Capo 2 Chords relative to Capo: EADGBe G: 320033 C: x32010 D: xx0232 Em: 022000 Em7:022033 Em7/F#:2x2033 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Intro: [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4 Verse 1: Em C Em C Come the war, come the avarice Em C Em C Come the war, come how? Em C Em C Come attrition, come the reek of bones Em C Em C Come attrition, come how? Chorus 1: G D Em C This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake G D C This is why, this is why we fight G D Em C And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound G D C Em7 Em7/F# G Em7 Em7/F# G This is why, this is why we fight, come how? Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Right of quiet, writer on quiet vein Right of quiet, right of how Come the arches, come the infant cheek Come the arches of how Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight, come how, come how? Interlude: [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4 Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] This is why, why we fight, why we lie awake This is why, this is why we fight And when we die, we will die, with our arms unbound This is why, this is why we fight Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords] So come to me, come to me now Lay your arms around me This is why, this is why we fight Come how, come how, come how, come how? www.TAB6.com