What key is "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" in?

"Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" by John Denver is in the key of D with a tempo of 100 BPM. Difficulty: easy.

Is "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

How long does it take to learn "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" on piano?

1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.

What other songs by John Denver can I play here?

Try "Rocky Mountain High", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", "Follow Me". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

(D)I was the son of a grass land farm er, west ern O kla ho ma, nine teen for ty three.

I al ways felt grate ful to the live in the land of the (D)free.

I (D)gave up my fa ther to South Ko re a, the mind of my broth er to Vi et nam.

And For Now there’s a bank er as who says I must give up my (D)land.

There are four gen er a tions of blood in this top soil, four gen er a tions of love on this (G)farm.

I Be fore I give up, I would glad ly give up my right arm.

(A)What are we mak ing weap ons for?

(Bm)Why keep on feed ing the war ma chine?

We (A)take it right out of the mouths of our ba bies, (A)take it a way from the hands of the poor.

Tell me, (G)what are we (D)mak ing (A)weap ons (D)for?

(D)I had a son and my son was sol dier.

so like my fa ho ther, he was so much like

To be a good com rade was the best that he dreamed he could (D)be.

He (D)gave up his fu ture to rev o lu tion, his life to a bat tle that just can’t be

And I this is not liv ing, as to live at the point of a (D)gun.

I re mem ber the nine hun dred days ing each of in sound of the dy ing, the cut of the (G)cold.

If re mem ber the mo ments I prayed I would nev er grow old.

(A)What are we mak ing weap ons for?

(Bm)Why keep on feed ing the war ma chine?

We (A)take it right out of the mouths of our ba bies, (A)take it a way from the hands of the poor.

Tell me, (G)what are we (D)mak ing (A)weap ons (D)for?

For the (G)what are we (D)mak ing (A)weap ons (D)for?

Have (A)we (D)for (G)got

(D)ten

all the lives (A)that (D)were (G)giv

(D)en,

all the vows (A)that (D)were (G)tak

(D)en,

say ing “nev er a gain”?

(G)Now for the (Em)first

(D)time,

this could (A)be (D)the (G)last

(D)time.

If peace (A)is (D)our (G)vi sion,

let us be (D)gin.

Have (A)we (D)for (G)got

(D)ten

all the lives (A)that (D)were (G)giv

(D)en,

all the vows (A)that (D)were (G)tak

(D)en,

say ing “nev er a gain”?

(G)Now for the (Em)first

(D)time,

this could (A)be (D)the (G)last

(D)time.

If peace (A)is (D)our (G)vi sion,

let us be (D)gin.

Have (A)we (D)for (A)Let us be (D)gin.

Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?) by John Denver

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of D at 100 BPM. Difficulty: easy. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

About “Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)”

What key is "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" in?: "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" by John Denver is in the key of D with a tempo of 100 BPM. Difficulty: easy.
Is "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" easy to play on piano?: Yes — this arrangement is rated easy, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.
Can I play "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
How long does it take to learn "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" on piano?: 1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.
What other songs by John Denver can I play here?: Try "Rocky Mountain High", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", "Follow Me". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.