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Tom Morello ft. Chris Stapleton – The War Inside Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am G/B C D   G
G F Em Dm   Dm

[Verse]
C                       Am
..I can't leave when I want to
C                       Am
..I can't see when the sun's gonna shine
C                Am
..I'm alright without you
C                   Am
..I can leave this world behind
F                    Dm
..I'm out here on my own
F                   Dm
..I'm out here all alone

[Chorus]
Am    G
..So high
Em              F
I can hear the angels cry
Am       G
..Hell bound
 Em               F       Am
Helpless heart about to drown
   G
I need
     Em                   F     Am
To change the things that I believe
      G
Bye, bye
Em              F
I can't win the war inside

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[Instrumental]
Am G/B C D   G
G F Em Dm   Em
F Em Dm C    Dm
C G/B Am  G
Am G/B C D   G
G F Em Dm   Em
F Em Dm C    Dm
C G/B Am  G   Am

[Chorus]
Am    G
..So high
Em              F
I can hear the angels cry
Am       G
..Hell bound
 Em               F       Am
Helpless heart about to drown
   G
I need
     Em                   F     Am
To change the things that I believe
      G
Bye, bye
Em              F
I can't win the war inside

[Instrumental]
Am      Em  F  G
Am      Em  F   G

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[Bridge]
F                    Dm
..I'm out here on my own
F                   Dm
..I'm out here all alone

[Chorus]
Am    G
..So high
Em              F
I can hear the angels cry
Am       G
..Hell bound
 Em               F       Am
Helpless heart about to drown
   G
I need
    Em               F     Am
To change the things I believe
      G
Bye, bye
Em           F
I can't win, I can't win

[Outro]
Am       G
...Bye, bye
Em           F
I can't win, I can't win
Am     G
..Bye, bye
Em               F
I can't win the war inside

[outro]
Am  G/B C D   G
G F Em Dm   Em
F Em Dm C    Dm
C G/B Am  G   Am

How to play The War Inside: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The War Inside by Tom Morello feat. Chris Stapleton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The War Inside by Tom Morello ft. Chris Stapleton is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 8 chords: Am, G/B, C, D, G, F, Em and Dm.

Listen for Am – G – Em – F (i – VII – v – VI in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.