E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m

[Chorus]

E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war 
E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war

[Verse 1]

E          F#m           E             F#m
Grandma say pennywise and pound foolish, see dem
E          F#m           E             F#m
Grandma say pennywise and pound foolish, see dem

[Chorus]

E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war, war down in Angola
E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war

[Verse 2]

E           F#m              E                  F#m 
It is better to fight against inflation (war only bring destruction)
   E                    F#m            E                F#m 
And to build, oh yeah to build a better nation (war only bring destruction)
E                      F#m          E                             F#m 
So stop your killing and burning for soon there will be weeping and moaning 
E          F#m           E             F#m
Grandma say pennywise and pound foolish, see dem

[Chorus]

E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war, war down in Beirut
E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war, rumours of war

[Instrumental]

E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m

[Verse 3]

E           F#m              E                  F#m 
It is better to fight against inflation (war only bring destruction)
   E                    F#m            E                F#m 
And to build, oh yeah to build a better nation (war only bring destruction)
E                      F#m          E                             F#m 
So stop your killing and burning for soon there will be weeping and moaning 
E          F#m           E             F#m
Grandma say pennywise and pound foolish, see dem

[Chorus]

E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war, racial war
E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war, tribal war
E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war 
E              F#m               E             F#m
War in the east, war in the west, oh rumours of war...