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Blood Ties by Rowena Wise

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2

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Intermediate 💪

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Intro:

Em   Em   D   A
Em   Em   D   A
Em
 
 
Verse:
Em                   D
He walked along the driveway
 A                   Em
You played upon the porch
 Em                D             A             Em
Running along the gravel as hus car was taking off
 
  Em                  D
A father that didn't hold you
      A                 Em
When leaving or coming home
    Em                     D
And so you were raised believing
            A              C
You should dry your eyes alone

Em
When your own son was broken
          D                 C
When his life was down the drain
                      G             Am            Em
Your only advice was one has gotta suffer for to gain
 
 
Chorus:
            D          A              Em    D    A   Em
You’ve got blood ties stuffed in your moooouth 
 
 
Verse:
      Em              D
It’s cold in the cafeteria
     A                 Em
The sky faded blue to black
 Em                     D
Here comes the nurse relaying that they're
 A             Em
Gonna use ‘the act’
 
    Em                   D
He shrouded his pain in silence
          A              Em
Now he’s babbling a monotone
    Em                    D
Because he was raised believing
          Am       A     C
He should dry his eyes alone
 
C                      Em
I call you and you’re shaken
      D                       C
It’s not how it’s supposed to be
     C                    G
You don’t wanna see your son
          Am              Em
Swinging from his family tree
 
 
Chorus:
            D          A               Em
You’ve got blood ties stuffed in your mouth
               D          A       Em
Won’t let the truth come tumbling out
           D           A        Em
About the black sheep running around
       D       A      Em
It was always you-ouu-ou
 
 
[Instrumental]
Em  D/F#   G   A
Em   D     G   A
 
 
Bridge:
Em            D/F#
  Is this the way to love 
    G                   A
To shrug it off, don’t make a fuss 
Em            D
I don’t know what it takes 
    G               A       C
To slowly break you open to us 
                            G
You don’t want to break my heart
         Am      Em   Em
So it’s time to talk
 
 
Chorus:
            D          A               Em
You’ve got blood ties stuffed in your mouth
               D          A       Em
Won’t let the truth come tumbling out
           D           A        Em
About the black sheep running around
 
 
Outro:
       D       A      Em
It was always you-ouu-ou
             D       A      Em
Yeah, it was always you-ouu-ou
 
       D       A      Em
It was always you-ouu-ou
             D       A      Em   Em   D   A
Yeah, it was always you-ouu-ou