Capo on 4th
Intro: G, Gsus4 x3
D, G
(VERSE 1:)
G Gsus4
They took my voice
G Gsus4
Erased my past
G Gsus4
With all that noise
D G
It couldn’t last
G Gsus4
With words so cruel
G Gsus4
I washed my face
G Gsus4
Hoped one day
Gsus4 D G
I’d wake up in a better place
(CHORUS 1:)
Cadd9
Today I took back what was stolen
C/B
And gave new life to what was frozen
Am
One mouth talking
Em
A dead man walking
Dsus4 D
A thousand faces watched me falling —
Cadd9
I’ve made my peace with what may happen
C/B
Accepted I won’t be in fashion
Am
Oh you gave, I got it
Em Dsus4
Yeh you gave, I got it all back
D
Since I saw you last
Instrumental break: G, Gsus4 x2
(VERSE 2:)
G Gsus4
When brothers land
G Gsus4
And take what’s good
G Gsus4
You can win a war
D G
Oh, and shed no blood
(MIDDLE EIGHT:)
Em Am
Everybody plays their part
Dsus4 D
Oh we let the haters hate
Em Am
While everybody’s losing heart
Dsus4 D Dsus4
Lying in the longest grass I sit and wait
(CHORUS 2:)
Cadd9
Today I took back what was stolen
C/B
And gave new life to what was frozen
Am
One mouth talking
Em
A dead man walking
Dsus4 D
A thousand faces watched me falling —
Cadd9
I’ve made my peace with what may happen
C/B
Accepted I won’t be in fashion
Am
Oh you gave, I got it
Em Dsus4
Yeh you gave, I got it all back
D
Since I saw you last
Instrumental break: G, Gsus4 x2
(VERSE 3:)
G Gsus4
I know you heard
G Gsus4
My shout for help
G Gsus4
For those who stood and watched
D, G
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(OUTRO:)
D G
I know you heard my cry for help
D G
I know you heard I was going through hell
D G
I know you heard I was losing my mind
D G
I know you heard it was a matter of time
D G
I know you heard… x4
G
