War - Edwin Starr

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War,  huh, yea

           
h, what is it 

        
good for?  abs

#           
olutely nothin

           
g, uh-huh, uh-

huh
      
War, huh,  yea

           
h, what is it 

        
good for?  abs

#           
olutely nothin

              
g, say it agai

    
n, y'all
      
War, huh,  goo

           
d God, what is

         
 it good for? 

          
 absolutely no

              
thing, listen 

       
to me, ah

         
War, I despise

         
,   because it

           
 means destruc

         
tion, of innoc

         
ent lives
           
War means tear

         
s, to thousand

              
s of mother's 

    
eyes
           
When their son

            
s go to fight,

           
 and lose thei

            
r lives, I sai

d

      
War,  huh, goo

             
d god y'all, w

         
hat is it good

          
 for?  absolut

            
ely nothing, s

           
ay it again
      
War, huh, whoa

             
-oh-whoa-oh Lo

            
rd, oh what is

         
 it good for? 

          
 absolutely no

              
thing, listen 

     
to me
         
War, it ain't 

          
nothing but a 

            
heartbreak,  w

         
ar, friend onl

          
y, to the unde

        
rtaker, oh

           
War, is an ene

         
my, to all man

         
kind, the thou

          
ght of war, bl

          
ows my mind
           
War has caused

         
 unrest, withi

              
n the younger 

       
generation
           
Induction then

           
 destruction, 

#            
who wants to d

   
ie?

      
War,  huh, goo

             
d god y'all, w

         
hat is it good

          
 for?  absolut

            
ely nothing, s

              
ay it, say it,

  
 say it
      
War, huh, yeah

           
, uh, what is 

         
it good for?  

          
absolutely not

              
hing, listen t

    
o me
         
War, it ain't 

          
nothing but a 

            
heartbreaker, 

         
war, it got on

          
e friend, that

              
's the underta

   
ker

           
War has shatte

         
red, many a yo

             
ung man's drea

#          
ms, made him d

         
isabled, bitte

         
r and mean
           
Life is much t

              
o short and pr

         
ecious, to spe

              
nd fighting wa

          
rs these days
           
War can't give

         
 life, it can 

              
only take it a

     
way, oh

      
War,  huh, goo

             
d god y'all, w

         
hat is it good

          
 for?  absolut

            
ely nothing, s

           
ay it again
      
War, huh, whoa

             
-oh-whoa-oh Lo

            
rd, what is it

         
 good for?  ab

          
solutely nothi

              
ng, listen to 

  
me
         
War, it ain't 

          
nothing but a 

            
heartbreaker, 

         
 war, friend o

          
nly, to the un

        
dertaker

           
 Peace, love a

         
nd understandi

            
ng, tell me, i

           
s there no pla

            
ce for them to

  
day?
           
They say we mu

         
st fight, to k

              
eep our freedo

          
m, but, Lord k

             
nows, there's 

           
got to be a be

#      
tter way

      
War,  huh, goo

             
d god y'all, w

         
hat is it good

            
 for?  you tel

          
l me, nothing,

              
 say it, say i

    
t, say it
      
War, huh, good

             
 god yeah, huh

            
, what is it g

         
ood for?  stan

          
d up and shout

             
 it (nothing)


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