How to Play War Child on Guitar?

The Cranberries - War Child can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play War Child with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Cranberries - War Child Chords

Chord reference A, D, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A]Who has saved the [D]war child baby? [A]Who controls the [D]key? The [A]web we weave is [D]thick and sordid, [D]fine [E]by [A]me. At [A]times of war we’re [D]all the losers, [A]there’s no [D]victory. We [A]shoot to kill and [D]kill your lover, [D]fine [E]by [A]me.

[A]War [D]child, victim [A]of political [D]pride. Plant the [A]seed, territorial [D]greed. [D]Mind the [E]war [A]child, we should [D]mind the [E]war [A]child.

I [A]spent last winter [D]in New York and [A]came upon a [D]man. He was [A]sleeping on the [D]streets and homeless. He said [D]”I [E]fought in [A]Vietnam”. [A]Beneath his shirt he [D]wore the mark, he [A]bore the mark with [D]pride. A [A]two-inch-deep [D]incision, carved [D][E]into his [A]side.

[A]War [D]child, victim [A]of political [D]pride. Plant the [A]seed, territorial [D]greed. [D]Mind the [E]war [A]child, we should m[D]ind the [E]war [A]child.

[A]Who’s the loser [D]now? Hey, [A]who’s the loser [D]now? We’re [A]all the losers [D]now, we’re [A]all the losers [D]now. [A] [E]War [A]child, [A] [E]war [A]child.

Artist The Cranberries

Album To the Faithful Departed

Genres Alternative, Rock

Year 1996

Key A

The Cranberries - War Child can be played in the key of A using the A, D, E chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play War Child with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.