[Intro]
| Amaj7 Ab7 C#m | C#m |
| Amaj7 Ab7 C#m | C#m E7 |
| Amaj7 Ab7 C#m | C#m E7/B |
| Em | % | % | % |
 
[Verse 1]
A
Let's talk of peace,
 
Sounds so cliche
 
A novelty,
 
Catch phrase of the day
 
Middle, index,
 
Sign of the time
 
Just as complex,
 
As water to
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Someone said
     Ab7     C#m
Give peace a chance
 
And, that's all that we're saying
A
While we're sitting
Ab7    C#m
On the fence
  E
Pretending,
A                 Ab7       C#m
Our hearts are in the right place
            C#m7
But, your face
        F#7
Shows a trace of
              G7
Hypocrisy,
F#7                G7
Don't tread on me,
F#7                G7
Now you can see
 
[Chorus]
G    E7
Make love not war,
       A7            E7
Sounds so absurd, to me
 
We can't afford
   A7               E7
To say these words, lightly
   A5
Or else our world
     G5             D/F#
Will truly, rest in peace
 
[Verse 2]
A
Let's not pretend,
 
To justify
 
Rather amend,
 
Where treasures lie
 
Straight through the heart,
 
Peace can be found
 
That's where you start,
 
Not all around
 
[Pre-Chorus]
A
Someone said
     Ab7     C#m
Give peace a chance
 
And, that's all that we're saying
A
While we're sitting
Ab7    C#m
On the fence
  E
Pretending,
A                 Ab7       C#m
Our hearts are in the right place
            C#m7
But, your face
        F#7
Shows a trace of
              G7
Hypocrisy,
F#7                G7
Don't tread on me,
F#7                G7
Now you can see
 
[Chorus]
G    E7
Make love not war,
       A7            E7
Sounds so absurd, to me
 
We can't afford
   A7               E7
To say these words, lightly
   A5
Or else our world
     G5             D/F#
Will truly, rest in peace
 
[Guitar Solo]
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| D | % | G | % |
| C5 | Bb5 | F5 | Bb5 |  (x2)
| Em | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
          E5 D5    A5
Make love      not war
E7
Sounds so absurd, ha, sounds so absurd
 
(We can't afford) We can't afford
A7                       E7
To say these words (lightly) ha ha ha ha.
    A5                                  G5
(Or else) Or else our world (will) will truly rest in
D/F#                       E7                 A7/E
Peace             (make love not war, sounds so absurd)
E7
(We can't) We can't afford to say these words
 
(These words) Yeah, yeah
          A5
(Or else) Or else our world
     G5            D
Will truly rest in peace rest in peace rest in peace
 
[Outro]
     F#m7
Make love not war
       B7           Abm7     C#7
Sounds so absurd to me
     F#m7
Make love not war
       B7           Abm7     C#7
Sounds so absurd to me   (ooh)
   F#m7
We can't afford
    B7                   Abm7
To say these words lightly (ooh)
C#7                    F#m7
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah (Our world)
     B7
Will truly rest in
E2
Peace