Tabbed & arranged by: Josh Daley
Note: - The main riff has been tabbed out in two versions.
- Chords are given for the first verse and first chorus,
however they are only meant as a guideline for the main riff.
- The riff changes slightly throughout the song, but is
generally the same.
[Chords]
B A E C#m F# F#madd4 B C C# D F#
e|--0--0--0--9---9-----0-------------5--2---|
B|--0--0--0--9---11----0-------------7--2---|
G|--8--6--1--9---11----2----4--5--5--7--3---|
D|--9--7--2--11--11----4----4--5--5--7--4---|
A|--9--7--2--11--9-----4----2--3--4--5--4---|
E|--7--5--0-----------------------------2---|
[Intro riff]
B A B/Eb E A E(2)
e|------------------7------------------|
B|----7-7\5-5--4---/9-9^7-7--5-5^7-3^4-|
G|----8-8\6-6--4---/9-9---9-6--6---4---|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--7----------------------------------|
B A B/Eb A E
e|------------------------0-----------|
B|--7-7\5-5--4------------0-----------|
G|--8-8\6-6--4--------6\--1-----------|
D|-----------------7------2-----------|
A|---------------0--------2-----------|
E|------------------------0-----------|
[Verse/chorus riff]
B A B/Eb E A E
e|------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0-0--4----9-9\7-7--5----|
G|--8-8\6-6--4----9-9\x-x--6----|
D|--9-9\7-7--x----9-9\7-7--7----|
A|--x-x\x-x--6------------------|
E|--7-7-5-5---------------------|
B/F# A/E B/Eb A E
e|------------------------0-----------|
B|--4-4\2-2--4------------0-----------|
G|--4-4\2-2--4--------6\--1-^2^1^2^1--|
D|--4-4-2-2--x-----7------2-----------|
A|--x-x-x-x--6---0--------2-----------|
E|------------------------0-----------|
[Intro]
- Begin intro riff -
- End intro riff -
[Post intro]
B A E x2
Yeah
[Verse 1]
- Begin verse/chorus riff -
B A B/Eb
When you're feeling like an astronaut
E A E
Stuck on a planet even time forgot, and
B/F# A/E B/Eb A E
You're a version of yourself, but you're not the same
B A B/Eb
You try to keep the wound camouflaged, and
E A B/Eb
The stitches heal, but the years are lost, and
B A B/Eb A E
Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain
- End verse/chorus riff -
[Refrain]
C#m
Why're you running from yourself now?
F#
You can't run away
[Chorus]
- Begin verse/chorus riff -
B A B/Eb
Cause your scars
E A E
shine like dark stars
B/F# A/E B/Eb
Yeah, your wounds are
A E
where the light shines through
B A B/Eb
So let's go there,
E A E
to that place where
- End verse/chorus riff early -
F#madd4 E
We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through--
B A E
The wound is where the light shines through
B A E
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
[Verse 2]
- Begin verse/chorus riff -
B A B/Eb
Ain't we all just Abraham's son?
E A E
Saint and sinner with the song and drum, and
B/F# A/E B/Eb A E
We're falling on our knees, we all bleed the same
B (chug)
And the only tattoos that I have are scars
E A B/Eb
I got your name written on my heart
B A B/Eb A E
And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed, no
- End verse/chorus riff -
[Refrain]
C#m
I wanna see that light shining
F#
Brighter than the pain
[Bridge]
B(2) C C# D A
Mama, ain't the blood just proof I'm human?
C G B(2) C C#
Mama, ain't the wound just retribution?
D F#(2)
Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace?
B A E x2
B E
The wound is where the light shines through
B
The wound is where the light finds you
E
The wound is where the light shines through
B
The wound is where the light finds you
B/Eb E
Your scars shine like dark stars
F#madd4 E
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
B
It's where the light shines through
A E B
Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through
A E B
Yeah, the only tattoo I have
A E B
Oh, oh, oh, oh, it's where the light shines through
A E B A E
Where the light shines, where the the light shines through
B A E
Where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
