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