Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC C9C9 G/BG/B
e|--3---|--3---|------|------|------|
BB|--3---|--3---|--1---|---1--|------|
G+G|------|------|------|------|------|
D MajorD|------|------|--2---|------|------|
A augmentedA|--2---|------|--3---|---2--|--2---|
E MajorE|--3---|--3---|------|------|------|
Intro:
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC C9C9 G+G
Verse 1:
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I set a fire on the stove
C majorC C9C9 G+G
And fed it every word I wrote
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I watched my journals turn to smoke
C majorC C9C9 G+G
Now all there is is what I spoke
Verse 2:
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I decided long ago
C majorC C9C9 G+G
To make the most of what I know
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
And worry not of what I don't
C majorC C9C9 G+G
Perfect the art of letting go
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
Cause if I trust in something else
C majorC G+G
Then I don't need to trust myself
C majorC G+G
I've learned a lot since I began
C majorC G+G
But I think I was wiser then
C majorC G/BG/B G+G
C majorC G/BG/B G+G
Verse 3:
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I've done too much and not enough
C majorC C9C9 G+G
In trying to put you above
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I cannot tell if I'm in love
C majorC C9C9 G+G
Or whose regard I'm thinking of
Chorus:
C majorC G+G
If beauty is the only way
C majorC G+G
To make the nightmares go away
C majorC G+G
I'll plant a garden in your brain
C majorC G+G
And let the roots absorb the pain
C majorC G/BG/B G+G
C majorC G/BG/B G+G
Verse 4:
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I set a fire to my soul
C majorC C9C9 G+G
I hope it ate til it was full
G+G Gsus2Gsus2 C majorC
I set a fire to my soul
C majorC C9C9 G+G
It burned me and it made me whole