Open Wounds Chords by Skillet

Open Wounds chords by Skillet

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Am

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Am F Dm
Am F Dm

Verse 1:
Am                   F
In the dark with the music on
C
Wishing I was somewhere else
Am                           C   E        Am
Taking all your anger out on me, somebody help
Am             F
I would rather rot alone
C

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Than spend a minute with you
    Dm        F
I'm gone, I'm gone
    Am        C            Dm       F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
         Am      C           Dm       F
Cause my self-destruction is all your fault


Chorus:
Am             F
How could you, how could you
Dm            C
How could you hate me?
Am         F    Dm        F      Am
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
Am             F              Dm            C
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
F            Dm   Am           F    C
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?
Am
Open wounds


Verse 2:
Am                   F
Downstairs the enemy sleeps
C
Leaving the TV on
Am                             C
Watching all the dreams we had turn into static
Am             F
Doesn't matter what I do
C
Nothing's gonna change
    Dm         F
I'm never good enough

    Am        C           Dm       F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
         Am      C           Dm      F
Cause my self-destruction is all your fault

Chorus:
Am             F
How could you, how could you
Dm            C
How could you hate me?
Am         F    Dm        F      Am
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
Am             F              Dm            C
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
F            Dm   Am           F    Am
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?


Bridge:
Dm
Tell me why you broke me down and
  F                  Dm  Am      F
Betrayed my trust in you I'm not giving up
Dm                       G        Dm
Giving in when will this war end?
F
When will it end?

    Am        C            Dm      F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
    Am        C            Dm      F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
    Am        C            Dm      F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
         Am    C             Dm       F
Cause my self-destruction is all your fault


Chorus:
Am             F
How could you, how could you
Dm            C
How could you hate me?
Am         F    Dm        F      Am
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
Am             F              Dm            C
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
F            Dm   Am           F    C
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?


Outro:
Am             F             Dm          C
How could you, how could you
Am             F             Dm          C
How could you, how could you
Am         F    Dm        F      C
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
F            Dm   Am           F   C
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?

Ending:
Am

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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