G       320033
C       x32010
D       xx0232
Em      022000
Em7     022033
Em7/F#  2x2033
E|----------------------|

[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]
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?

[Interlude] [Em7 - Em7/F# - G] x4

[Chorus 3]
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?

[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?