This is my approximation of how this song is played:
Masters of War -- Bob Dylan
Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just want you to know I can see through your masks
And the song just continues in that vein for the rest of the verses:
You that never have done nothin' but build to destroy You play with my world like it's your little toy You put a gun in my hand then you hide from my eyes Then you turn and run farther when the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old you lie and deceive A world war can't be won, and you want me to believe But I see through your eyes and I see through your brain Like I see through the water that runs down my drain
You that fasten all the triggers for the others to fire Then you sit back and watch while the death count gets higher You hide in your mansions while the young people's blood Flows out of their bodies and gets buried in the mud
You've thrown the worst fear that can ever be hurled Fear to bring children into the world For threatening my baby, unborn and unnamed You ain't worth the blood that runs in your veins
How much do I know to talk out of turn You might say that I'm young, you might say I'm unlearned But there's one thing I know, though I'm younger than you Even Jesus would never forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question: is your money that good? Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could? I think you will find when your death takes its toll All the money you made won't ever buy back your soul
And I hope that you die and your death will come soon I'll follow your casket through the pale afternoon And I'll watch while you're lowered into your death bed Then I'll stand over your grave till I'm sure that you're dead
*Corrections to lyrics or chords would be most welcome.*
-- *"Do you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real and* *in the present tense? Or that everybody's on the stage and it* *seems like you're the only person sitting in the audience?"* * -Ian Anderson * * Something to think about, * *
Masters of War
I tried playing the version on Harmony Central. This is my own representation from that. Still, it's very simplified. Key: P - pull off from previous note H - hammer on ^ - upstroke " - downstroke The cords are generally the same all through the song, they are: " " " ^ " ^ "+H " " ^ " ^ "+H -------|-------------------------------------------- -----1-|-1--1--0--0--0--1-------1--1--0--0--0--1---- -----2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2---- etc.etc. -----2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2--2--2---- -------|-------------------------------------------- -------|-------------------------------------------- ^Play this only ^On this one, Hammer on the first fret on the once at the second string. beggining
