War In My Blood

War in My Blood – Jon Foreman (and Sean Watkins)

CAPO 2

This is my first tab I’ve ever done, seems like about time that I actually contributed

=) . I tabbed this by what it looks like and sounds like Jon is playing. I’m pretty sure

is really close to what Jon plays. He uses CAPO 2. As you have probably already

the numbers for frets are in relation to the capo.

I’m calling the intro the MAIN PART because it’s used so frequently in the song,

you see (MAIN PART) that means this is being played. You’re probably going to have to

to

song to get the rhythm of it.

If you can get this part, you can play like half the song.

The verse uses these chords but Jon fingerpicks them.

I have a girl she tastes like rain on my tongue

G|--2-----------------4-----------4--4-------(MAIN PART)--------------|

She’s got the moon in her hips and her eyes burn up like the sun

G|--2-----------------4-----------4--4-------(MAIN PART)--------------|

Chorus 1(Jon does not usually strum but instead fingerpicks the chords)

I'm gone from my girl when I leave her alone e|--x--|

F C G (Then play this chord G|--0--|

There ain’t nothing that I’m running from D|--3--|

There’s war in my blood

F G (MAIN PART)

I've still got wars to be won

Verse 2 repeats the same guitar “licks” as before

My baby’s soft and sweet

Somewhere between a flower and a gun

And where my girl is now

Someday that's where I want to be from

Chorus 2 is slightly different at one part

But love is a dollar that's already spent

Love is a song that's been sung

B|------------------------(3)----(3)slide(5)—(3)-(1)-(0)|

G|------------------------(0)----(0)-----(0)—(0)--------|

There's war in my blood

F G (MAIN PART)

Love ain't the tune in my lungs

Bridge (Finally something easy!) =)

So here's my consolation

The opponent is enough

It takes two to go to war

And only one to fall in love

Verse 3 uses guitar identical to 1 and 2

I had a girl

I know precisely what made her run

Her skin looked like the sky

Made my heart beat itself like a drum

I long for my girl

When I meet her in my dreams

I tell her she'll always be my only one

But there's war in my blood

F G (MAIN PART)

There ain't a thing love could have done

There's war in my blood

There's war in my blood

There's war in my blood

F G (MAIN PART)x2

There's war in my bl-uh-ah-uh-d

Ends on C

Such a great/fun song to play on acoustic guitar! Comments and ratings encouraged, Enjoy!