Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
C majorC Gadd9Gadd9 C majorC Gadd9Gadd9 C majorC
Verse:
C majorC
Like a bird she was wounded, a prisoner he found
G+G
He kept her beside him on the ground
C majorC
She wanted him to release her, but he didn't want her to fly
G+G
He had come to depend on seeing her cry
Chorus:
FF A minorAm
He cut her wings
Dm7Dm7 C majorC
But she could still sing
G+G C majorC
He didn't see he could never stop her heart
Verse:
C majorC
Just like in a cage, he kept her, but inside she grew strong
G+G
And in some ways it was nice to have a place to belong
C majorC
But freedom called in its own way, soft moonlit nights in her thoughts
G+G
And the war raged on inside that she always fought
Chorus:
FF A minorAm
He cut her wings
Dm7Dm7 C majorC
But she could still sing
G+G C majorC
He didn't see he could never stop her heart
Bridge:
FF A minorAm
Ah, the love that plays in the strangest ways
Dm7Dm7 C majorC G+G
She felt his warm embrace like fire inside her
FF A minorAm
And when the day would break, it seemed her heart would shake
Dm7Dm7 C majorC G+G
She knew he had her soul at stake
Instrumental:
G+G C majorC G+G
Chorus:
FF A minorAm
He cut her wings
Dm7Dm7 C majorC
But she could still sing
G+G C majorC
He didn't see he could never stop her heart
Verse:
C majorC
Like a bird she was wounded, a prisoner he found
G+G
But time was running out, he couldn't keep her down
C majorC
So one day he released her, thinking that she wouldn't go
G+G
But how she was able to fly was something he'd never know, no, no
Chorus:
FF A minorAm
He cut her wings
Dm7Dm7 C majorC
But she could still sing
G+G C majorC G+G
He didn't see he could never stop her heart
Chorus:
FF A minorAm
He cut her wings
Dm7Dm7 C majorC
But she could still sing
G+G C majorC
He didn't see he could never stop her heart, oh no
G+G C majorC
He didn't see he could never stop her heart