Mars chords by Sleeping At Last

🎸 Verse 1:
Em
We laid our names to rest
                 C
Along the dotted line
Em
We left our date of birth
                Am
And our history behind



🎸 Verse 2:
Am              C
We were full of life
C                       Em
We could barely hold it in
Em                  Dm
We were amateurs at war
Dm                Am
Strangers to suffering
Am                     C
We made our families proud
C                       Em
But scared at the same time
Em                   Dm
We promised we'd be safe
 Dm                           Am
Another lie from the front lines

🎸 Verse 3:
 Am
Our backs against the wall
 C                       Em
We’re surrounded and afraid
Em                    Dm
Our lives now in the hands
Dm                      Am
Of the soldiers taking aim
Am                C
Our questions ricochet
C              Em
Like broken satellites
Em                       Dm
How our bodies, born to heal
Dm                  Em
Become so prone to die?

Em (4x)


🎸 Bridge:
Em
Though time is ruthless
                              C
It showed us kindness in the end
C
(By slowing down enough)
C                                Em
(A second chance to make amends)
Em
As life replayed
                  Am
We heard a voice proclaim


🎸 Verse 4:
Am                  C
"Lay your weapons down!
C                        Em
They’re calling off the war
Em                     Dm
On account of losing track
Dm                      Am
Of what we’re fighting for"
Am                        C
So we found our way back home
C                         Em
Let our cuts and bruises heal
Em                      Dm
While a brand-new war began
Dm                          Am
One that no one else could feel


🎸 Verse 5:
Am                        C
Our nights have grown so long
C                      Em
Now we beg for sound advice
Em                      Dm
"Let the brokenness be felt
Dm                        Am
'Til you reach the other side
Am                         C
There is goodness in the heart
C                Em
Of every broken man
Em                         Dm
Who comes right up to the edge
Dm                       Am
Of losing everything he has"
Am                     C
(Losing everything he has)
 C                     Em
(Losing everything he has)
Em                        Dm
We were young enough to sign
Dm                Am
Along the dotted line
Am                  C
(To build a better life)
C                   Em
(To build a better life)
Em                         Dm
Now we're young enough to try
                   Em
To build a better life
                   Em
To build a better life