Originally in Dm, I play in Em
Highest note is the 1 (“searching our hearts for so long”)
Intro
| Em | D | Bm | C |
| → | → | x 3 |
Originally spoken, written here for singing
| Em | D | Bm | C | |
| We are | young, | heartache to | heartache |
| Em | D | Bm | C | Em | D | |
| We s | tand, | no promi | ses no de | mands |
| Bm | C |
| Love is a | battlefield |
Whoa-oa on 5-6 of the chord
| Em | D | Bm | C |
| Whoa whoa w | hoa | whoaaaa |
| Em | D | Bm | C | Em | D | |
| We are s | trong | no one can | tell us we’re | wrong |
| Bm | C | Em | D |
| Searching our | hearts for so | long |
| Bm | Csus2 |
| Both of us | knowing, love is a battlefield |
| Em |
| Em | |
| You’re | begging me go |
| D | |
| You’re | making me stay |
| C | Am |
| Why do you hurt me so | bad? |
| Em | |
| It would | help me to know |
| D | |
| Do I s | tand in your way |
| C | Am |
| Or am I the best thing | you’ve had? |
| Em | |
| Be | lieve, me believe me |
| D | |
| I | can’t tell you why |
| C | |
| But I’m | trapped by your love |
| Am | Am7 | |
| And I’m | chained to your side |
| Em | D | Bm | C | |
| We are | young, | heartache to | heartache |
| Em | D | Bm | C | Em | D | |
| We s | tand, | no promi | ses no de | mands |
| Bm | C |
| Love is a | battlefield |
| Em | D | Bm | C |
| Em | D | Bm | C | Em | D | |
| We are s | trong, | no one can | tell us we’re | wrong |
| Bm | C | Em | D |
| Searching our | hearts for so | long |
| Bm | Csus2 |
| Both of us | knowing, love is a battlefield |
| Em |
| Em | |
| We’re | losing control |
| D | |
| Will you | turn me away |
| C | Am |
| Or touch me deep | inside? |
| Em | |
| And be | fore this gets old |
| D | |
| Will it s | till feel the same? |
| C | Am |
| There’s no way this | will die |
| Em | |
| But if | we get much |
| D | |
| Closer I | could lose control |
| C | |
| And if | your heart surrenders |
| Am | Am7 | |
| You’ll | need me to hold |
Originally a breakdown on the chorus chords, silly to do that acoustic
| Em | D | Bm | C | |
| We are | young, | heartache to | heartache |
| Em | D | Bm | C | Em | D | |
| We s | tand, | no promi | ses no de | mands |
| Bm | C |
| Love is a | battlefield |
| Em | D | Bm | C |
| Em | D | Bm | C | Em | D | |
| We are s | trong, | no one can | tell us we’re | wrong |
| Bm | C | Em | D |
| Searching our | hearts for so | long |
| Bm | Csus2 |
| Both of us | knowing, love is a battlefield |