Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: Am E Am E x2 Verse 1: Am E Am E I've earned myself a reputation Am E C That my bark is much worse than my bite F G# But I keep snapping at Goliath's hands Am E With all of my tiny might Am E Am E There are no stones at my disposal Am E C There's no God to award me a crown F But I am always swinging at G# Am E Somebody I can't knock down Pre-Chorus: Dm Am All of the fire I've swallowed E F All of the sparks that went dark in my gut G# Am I am always burning up Verse 2: Am E Am E Dress me in red and throw your roses Am E C And I'll rankle the beasts with words F G# It's a graceless dance of epithets Am E We learn to make someone hurt Am E Am E They will consume your sweet resistance Am E C And they'll carry your heart in their teeth F G# But I am always feeding them Am E The ugliest parts of me Pre-Chorus: Dm Am All of the words I've swallowed E F All of the sharp things I've kept in my mouth G# Am I am always bleeding out Chorus: Am Take me to war F Honey, I dare you C I'll be the sweetest thing Am To ever scare you F Am Give me a fight I can't resist E F Give me something to break with my fists G# Take me to war Am Oh, honey, I dare you Verse 3: Am E Am E I watched a weed usurp the garden Am E C And it poisoned the rest of the crops F G# It would take days of fighting stubborn roots Am E To tear the whole damn thing out Am E Am E So I will leave it where it's standing Am E C And instead I will find me a match F G# I'll turn it all to kindling Am E I'll burn it all down to ash Pre-Chorus: Dm Am All of the ire I've swallowed E F All of the coals that still sit in my gut G# Am I am always burning up Chorus: Am Take me to war F Honey, I dare you C I'll be the sweetest thing Am To ever scare you F Am Give me a fight I can't resist E F Give me something to break with my fists G# Take me to war Am Oh, honey, I dare you Am C Take me to war Am C Take me to war Am C Take me to war Am C Am Take me to war
