Difficulty
Intermediate
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Key: E
β« Intro:
E Esus2 Esus4 E/G#
β« Verse :
E Esus2
I came out of the darkness
Esus4 E/G# E Esus2 Esus4 E/G#
Holding one thing
E Esus2
A small white wooden horse
Esus4 E/G#
I'd been holding inside
β« Chorus:
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
And when I'm dead
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
If you could tell them this
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
That what was wood became alive
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
What was wood became alive
β« Refrain:
E Esus2
β« Verse :
E Esus2
And in the night the walls disappeared
Esus4 E/G#
In the day they returned
E Esus2
I want to be a rider like my father
Esus4 E/G#
Were the only words I could say
β« Chorus:
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
And when I'm dead
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
If you could tell them this
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
That what was wood became alive
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
What was wood became alive
β« Bridge:
A G# C#m B
A G# C#m B
Alive
A G#
And I fell under
C#m B
A moving piece of sun
A G#
Freedom
β« Instrumental:
E Esus2 Esus4 E/G#
β« Verse :
E Esus2
I came out of the darkness
Esus4 E/G#
Holding one thing
E Esus2
I know I have this power
Esus4 E/G#
I'm afraid I may be killed
β« Chorus:
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
And when I'm dead
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
If you could tell them this
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
That what was wood became alive
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
What was wood became alive
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
And when I'm dead
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
If you could tell them this
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C
That what was wood became alive
Esus2 Dsus2 Asus4 C Esus4
What was wood became alive
Chords variants:
E 022100
Esus2 022400
Esus4 022200
E/G# 422400
Asus4 x02230
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Song History
Published: August 14, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025