The Wound Is Where the Light Gets In [Verse 1] D G D I was half way up the mountain when the rocks I held gave way G A Came tumbling like an avalanche, to the bottom wher I lay Bm D Now with the taste of blood and twist of bone G My healing could begin [Chorus] D A D G 'Cause the wound is where the light, The wound is where the light Bm A D The wound is where the light gets in [Verse 2] D G D I've stood here like a hostage with a knife held to my vain G A Held captive to the poison that I took to numb the pain Bm D G 'Cause everybody wishes they were born with thicker skin [Bridge] G It's trickey how the heart works When the break ups and the big jecks D Make never want to hurt that way again G Em Maybe I'm naive but in every scare I see D A A place where love is trying to break in D A 'Cause the wound is where the light [Verse 3] D G D You can recognise a saint by the scares they don't disguise G A You can pick out a real sinner by the kindness in their eyes Bm D G So if you're stumbling in the dark and bleeding at the (shin?) Remember