This Is Your Sword

This Is Your Sword
Written by Bruce Springsteen. Transcribed by burnmik.

Capo 3rd Fret

Intro
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Verse
    A
Now brothers and sisters, listen to me
G                             D          A
These are the few things that I leave to thee
                                 
This sword of our fathers with lessons hard taught
     G                             D            A
This shield strong and sturdy from battles well fought

Chorus
D
This is your sword, this is your shield
G                    D
This is the power of love revealed
G                      D
Carry them with you wherever you go
                               A            D
And give all the love that you have in your soul

Verse 
    A
The times they are dark, darkness covers the earth
         G                             D         A
But this world’s filled with the beauty of God’s work
     
Hold tight to your promise, stay righteous, stay strong
        G                D          A
For the days of miracles will come along

Chorus
D
This is your sword, this is your shield
G                    D
This is the power of love revealed
G                     D
Carry it with you wherever you go
                               A            D
And give all the love that you have in your soul

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Bridge
       G          
In the days of despair you can grow hard
         D                   A
Till you close your mind and empty your heart
       G        
If you find yourself staring in the abyss 
     D                            A
Hold tight to your loved ones and remember this

Verse
     D
This shield will protect your sacred heart
     G                           D            
This sword will defend from what comes in the dark
G                            D
Should you grow weary on the battlefield
D              A           D
Do not despair our love is real

Chorus
D
This is your sword, this is your shield
G                    D
This is the power of love revealed
G                    D
Carry it with you wherever you go
                               A            D
And give all the love that you have in your soul
                               A            D
And give all the love that you have in your soul

Outro
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