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Version 1
Version 2 Ben - unholysmoke@yahoo.com

Version 1


Gm    F Eb     D7
Gm    F Eb     D7
Gm

           Gm
I live on a battlefield

    Eb Bb Gm
Surrounded by the ruins of the love we built
Eb Bb
And then destroyed between us
Gm
The smoke has cleared
Eb Bb
As I stumble through the rubble
Gm Eb
I'm dazed, seeing double
        Bb
And I'm truly mystified

Bb D7
My new home is a shell hole filled
Eb Bb
With tears and muddy water
Gm
And bits of broken heart
Bb D7
All around there is desolation
Gm Bb
And scenes of devastation
 D7
Of a love been torn apart
             Gm         F Eb     D7
I live on a battlefield
             Gm         F Eb     D7
I live on a battlefield

I live on a battlefield
The one where not one single drop of blood has spilled
Is no less horrifying
Sweet memories, memories
Of a bygone situation
Now shattered lord and battered
Lie scattered all around

My new home is a shell hole filled
With tears and muddy water
Yes and bits of broken heart
All around there is desolation
And scenes of devastation
Of a love been torn apart
I live on a battlefield
I live on a battlefield
Gm Eb
Everything that can has gone wrong
Bb           D7
(I live on a battle-field)
Bb Eb
It's gonna take spine to carry on
Bb D7
(I live on a battle-field)
Gm Eb
Like a drowning man coming up for air
Bb D7
(I live on a battle-field)
Gm Eb
I'm looking for another survivor
Bb D7
But I can't see one anywhere

Gm Eb Bb
My new home is filled with muddy water
  Gm Eb Bb
All around there's bits of broken heart
Gm       Eb Bb
My world is one of desolation
Eb Bb
And scenes of devastation
Eb Bb
There is no consolation
D7
For a love been torn apart
             Gm         F Eb     D7
I live on a battlefield
             Gm         F Eb     D7
I live on a battlefield
             Gm         F Eb     D7
I live on a battlefield, battlefield
             Gm     
I live on a battlefield
Thanks Carl White and Ben for enhancements.

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Tabbed by Ben - unholysmoke@yahoo.com

Capo 3rd, but I play it without - bit tougher, but you
can get the choppy feel better that way. C here (really
Eb) I play as a C shape.

E A D G B e
B7: 0 2 1 2 0 0

Em D C B7
Em D C B7
Em

Em
I live on a battlefield
    C G       Em
Surrounded by the ruins of the love we built
   C G
And then destroyed between us
Em
The smoke has cleared
C G
As I stumble through the rubble
Em C
I'm dazed, seeing double
G
And I'm truly mystified

G B7
My new home is a shell hole filled
Em G
With tears and muddy water
Em
And bits of broken heart
G B7
All around there is desolation
Em G
And scenes of devastation
B7
Of a love been torn apart
Em D C B7
I live on a battlefield
Em D C B7
I live on a battlefield


I live on a battlefield
The one where not one single drop of blood has spilled
Is no less horrifying
Sweet memories, memories
Of a bygone situation
Now shattered lord and battered
Lie scattered all around

My new home is a shell hole filled
With tears and muddy water
Yes and bits of broken heart
All around there is desolation
And scenes of devastation
Of a love been torn apart
I live on a battlefield
I live on a battlefield

       Em C
Everything that can has gone wrong
G B7
(I live on a battlefield)
      Em C
It's gonna take spine to carry on
G B7
(I live on a battlefield)
          Em C
Like a drowning man coming up for air
G     B7
(I live on a battlefield)
     Em C
I'm looking for another survivor
G B7
But I can't see one anywhere

Em C G
My new home is filled with muddy water
Em C G
All around there's bits of broken heart
     Em C G
My world is one of desolation
C G
And scenes of devastation
C G
There is no consolation
       B7
For a love been torn apart
Em D C B7
I live on a battlefield
Em D C B7
I live on a battlefield
Em D C B7
I live on a battlefield, battlefield
Em
I live on a battlefield

D C D C Em