Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I once was my father's son
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I once was a bullet's gun
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Sure as a shadow has a light
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Oh, I still have a darker side
Verse 1:
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Oh, I once was my father's son
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I once was a bullet's gun
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Well, has the medicine made its way into my eyes?
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
All these dreams become mirrors of mine
Chorus:
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Stay wild, for love will not make you kind
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Stay wild, the truth will not set you free
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Stay wild, for awhile with me
AbAb
Oh oh oh! Oh ooh oh!
Instrumental:
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Interlude:
Bb* C minorCm Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Well, I will stand here like a mountain
Ab* Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb C minorCm AbAb
And you will cross me like the wind
Eb*
Oh, my love, I was a river then...
Verse 2:
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
But not once did I try and run
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
No, not once did I hold my tongue
C minorCm AbAb
Just a couple of stars in a straight line
Eb MajorEb
I wanna see that light when I close my eyes
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Yeah, I still have a darker side
Chorus:
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Stay wild, for love will not make you kind
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Stay wild, the truth will not set you free
C minorCm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Stay wild, for awhile with me
Interlude:
Eb* C minorCm Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb
Oh, my love, I was a river then...
Ab* AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
But you were too young to understand
Bridge:
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
Stay wild
C minorCm Bb majorBb C minorCm
Stay wild
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
Stay wild
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
Stay wild
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
Oh oh oh!
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
(stay wild)
Oh oh oh! Oh ooh oh!
Verse 3:
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
Well, I used to know when I was free
AbAb Bb majorBb F minorFm
Yeah, I used to know when I was free
Bb majorBb C minorCm
I used to know when I was free
Bb majorBb C minorCm
Well, I used to know when I was free
Outro:
AbAb Bb majorBb C minorCm
AbAb Bb majorBb F minorFm
End on E MajorE