Quick note; the chords here I got half from Riffstation and half from picking it out by ear (because the
ones on the other site didn't really sound right), but if you think a different chord sounds better somewhere
you're probably right. In any case, I usually play this on an acoustic with 'cheater' chords- AKA barr chords
with all the other strings blunted other than the first three,(or four if the top string is open), just
because the g and f minor sound sorta strange, but the c minor and b sound fine.
[Verse 1]
E
When the flames come up
G#m
I see the fire in your eyes
E
When the flames come up
G#m
I can hear a lone wolf cry
C#m
I wanna pick you up and start to run, away from here
B
Before they find me and my smoking gun
C#m
It fucked me up, the damage done I'm tired of this
B
I fought a war that can't be won
[Chorus 1]
E B
Maybe you are stronger than I was
C#m F#m
But trust me cause I know the woods get what they want
[Verse 2]
E
And when the rain comes down
G#m
I'll watch it wash you to the bone
E
Baby can you see me now
G#m
With my eyes clear, I'm sober
C#m
I remember when you went way
B
And back you came, like a fucking hurricane
C#m
You saw a ghost inside of me, it haunted you
B
You couldn't see the forest for the trees
[Chorus 2]
E B
Maybe you are stronger than I was
C#m F#m
But trust me cause I know the woods get what they want
E
The wolves will chase you down
B
They'll bring you to your knees
C#m
Run you ragged to the ground
F#m
Just like they did to me
[Bridge]
C#m
I've had blood on my hands
E
I stepped over the body of a good man
C#m
I wanted to change, so I walked away
E
It was giving me hell, so I gave it the same
C#m
I've had blood on my hands
E
I stepped over the body of a good man
C#m
I wanted to change 'cause I wasn't the same
E
It was giving me hell, so I gave it away
C#m
I've had blood on my hands
E
I stepped over the body of a good man
C#m
I wanted to change, so I walked away
E
It was giving me hell, so I gave it the same
[Chorus 3]
E B
Maybe you are stronger than I was
C#m F#m
But trust me cause I know the woods get what they want
E B
Heaven only knows where the story's gonna stop
C#m F#m
I can't believe my eyes, the woods got what they want
[Outro]
E
Can't you feel it in the air right now
B
The love and the loss, the hate in the rain
E
Don't I know best
C#m B
Better the devil that you know, than the devil that you don't
F#m
Baby blue I understand, I've been here too
