Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Bsus2 you change to Bm
Verse 1:
Bsus2 F#m
For every son that was not met
Bsus2 F#m
And cry for every one that set
Bsus2 F#m
Bury in shade that we'll never notice
Bsus2 Am
Carry the weight on your tiny shoulders
Chorus:
D F#m
Don't be ever forgotten, savage saint
D F#m
Quiet never come talking, faint
D Bm D
mmmm mmmm
D Bm D
mmmm mmmm
Verse:
Bsus2 F#m
Oh and how we begged for you
Bsus2 F#m
For all those things you can't undo
Bsus2 F#m
Quiet the blade that moves through daughters
Bsus2 Am
Heavy the braid that breaks on your shoulders
Chorus:
D F#m
Don't be ever forgotten, savage saint
D F#m
Never draw blood in the garden, faint
D F#m
Don't be, don't be the name that's drawing shame and
D F#m
Never let your heart harden, little flame
D Bm D
mmmm mmmm
D Bm D
mmmm mmmm
Verse:
F#m Bsus2 F#
I held him, his short life
Am
In my hands, in my heart
F#m Bsus2
I held him, his whole life
Fm Am
In my hands, in my heart and
Chorus:
D F#m
Don't be ever forgotten, savage saint
D F#m
Never draw blood in the garden, faint
D F#m
Don't be, don't be the name that's drawing shame and
D F#m
Never let your heart harden, little faith
Song History
Published: October 24, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025