Commodore Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Commodore, commodore,
commodore
[C]Well, save yourself,
the cel[G]lars cold but [D]dry[G]
[Em]Commodore, commodore,
commodore
Well, grab [C]your coat the wind'll
[G]blow out your [D]eyes
Well, this [C]closet's not [G]cold with [D]the embers

[Verse 2]
in my hair
[G]Eve[C]n papa sle[G]eps ton[D]ight
Mama said the war [C]will [G]end just
[D]as soon as it [G]began
But then why [C]do we sit [G]and [B]hide? Commodore,
[Em]oh why?

[Verse 3]
Commodore, [Em]commodore,
hide those book[C]s
Your candles [G]will keep
you warm [D]tonight
[Em]Commodore, commodore,
commodore
[C]When they knock your place
[G]drown the cellar lig[D]ht

[Verse 4]
Well, this [C]closet's not [G]cold
with the em[D]bers in [G]my hair
[C]Even papa [G]sleeps [D]tonight
Mama said the war [Em]will [G]end just
[D]as soon as it [G]began
But then why [C]do [G]we sit and [B]hide? Commodore,
[Em]oh why?
[C]It's the black[B]est of

[Verse 5]
[Em]the nights
And the moon [C]won't [B]shine
[Em]it's light
And the street[C]s stained [B]red so [Em]bright[C]

[Verse 6]
[B]Well, thi[Em]s clo[C]set's not col[G]d
with [D]the embers in my hair
[G]Eve[C]n papa sle[G]eps tonig[D]ht
Mama said the war [Em]will [G]end
just as soon [D]as it began
[G]But then why [C]do [G]we sit and [B]hide?
Mama said the war [C]will [G]the end

[Verse 7]
just as soon [D]as it [G]began
[C]Even Papa [G]slept [D]to night
But no not me [C]I sat and [G]stared
out [D]the window to the streets
[G]And[C] saw men an [G]d women die[B]

[Verse 8]
My God, [B]my [Em]God, oh why?
[C]My God, [B]oh [Em]why?
[C]My God, [B]oh [Em]why?
[C]My God[B], oh why[Em]?
[Am][B][Em]