Hell I Paid chords by James Hilton

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:
Em   Bm   D   Em


Verse:
Em
I've been down roads that don't come back
        G
Lost myself in all that black
        D
Wore a smile I didn't mean
        C                       Em
Buried truth so it couldn't be seen

             Em
I drank too much I ran too fast
          G
Chased a future built to crash
                 D
But through the smoke and all that pain
           C                   Em
I kept on walking through the rain

Chorus:
      Em
I've loved and I lost

I begged and I prayed
 C
Screamed at the sky threw it all in space
    G
But even when I turned away
 D
Mercy found me in the rain

Em
Now I hear you whisper clear
     C
And every scar and every tear
    G
My pain had a reason
                   D
It led me to this version of me
                 Em   G   D   Em
Standing here now


Verse:
           Em
I've done things I don't talk about
       g
Spent years tryna drown 'em out
         D
Woke up broke on bathroom floors
                C                         Em
Just to fall again through different doors

                 Em
But grace don't need a perfect soul
        G
Just a heart that's not too cold
            D
And when I thought I'd lost it all
               C                Em
That's when I heard the Angels call


Chorus:
      Em
I've loved and I lost

I begged and I prayed
 C
Slammed that bottle down and cursed His name
     G
But somehow mercy always stayed
         D
Through broken nights and empty days

Em
Now I hear you whisper clear
     C
And every mile and every year
    G
My pain had a reason
                              D
It brought me around to this version of me
                 Em   Em
Standing here now


Chorus:
         C               G
I'm not perfect but I'm trying
         D                Em
Ain't a saint but I ain't lying
        C                G
I made peace with who I was
               D
And I ain't ashamed because


Chorus:
            Em
Yeah, I've loved and I lost

I begged and I prayed
 C
Walked through hell and I still got faith
     G
But somehow mercy always came
    D
In broken songs and pouring rain

Em
Now I hear you whisper clear
     C
And every note that brought me here
    G
My pain had a reason and I see it now
         D
In this version of me

                   Em   G   D   Em
Standing here proud