Safe chords by Ward Thomas

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Song: Safe
Artist: Ward Thomas
Album: Cartwheels
Tuning: standard, capo on 2nd
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This is actually really simple, here's the chord diagrams I use:
   G+G Cadd9Cadd9 D/F#D/F#
e|---3---3---3---|
BB|---3---3---3---|
G+G|---0---0---2---|
D MajorD|---0---2---0---|
A augmentedA|---2---3---0---|
E MajorE|---3---x---2---|

* = 1 strum

intro:
Cadd9Cadd9 G+G G MajorG G+G
(1 bar then 3 bars)

verse 1:
G+G         Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Someone took your truth and lied to it
          Cadd9Cadd9
Someone stole your youth, and tried to
 G+G        Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Expose your sweet, innocent soul too soon

G+G          Cadd9Cadd9          G+G
Like the shadow of a thief, breaking in every night,
         Cadd9Cadd9           G+G
A augmentedA scene of sharp relief, every time you close your eyes
         Cadd9Cadd9    G+G
You still see it; it follows you

G+G D/F#D/F#

chorus:

  Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
So you don't have to be quiet,
  Cadd9Cadd9          G+G
And you don't have to feel afraid,
Cadd9Cadd9      G+G
This is not your war to fight,
      D/F#D/F#
And you're not to blame

   Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Cause I know you've been stumbling,
        Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Searching for a place to hide and heal,
Cadd9Cadd9       G+G          D/F#D/F#
Somewhere you can rest, give yourself in to fear...

    Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You're safe here, you're safe here.

G+G

verse 2:
G+G        Cadd9Cadd9         G+G
Someone took my rights and treated me wrong,
         Cadd9Cadd9        G+G
Someone stole my life, but i am still strong
     Cadd9Cadd9      G+G  D/F#D/F#
In silent ways they don't see

chorus:
  Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
So we don't have to be quiet,
  Cadd9Cadd9          G+G
And we don't have to feel afraid,
Cadd9Cadd9      G+G
This is not our war to fight,
     D/F#D/F#
And we're not to blame

   Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Cause I know you've been stumbling,
        Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Searching for a place to hide and heal,
Cadd9Cadd9       G+G          D/F#D/F#
Somewhere you can rest, give yourself in to fear...

    Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You're safe here, you're safe here.
    Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You're safe here, you're safe here.

G+G D/F#D/F#

bridge:
Cadd9Cadd9
You are not what happened to you,
G+G
You are not what happened to you,
Cadd9Cadd9            G+G  D/F#D/F#
You are not what happened to you.
Cadd9Cadd9
You are not what happened to you,
G+G
You are not what happened to you,
Cadd9Cadd9            G+G
You are not what happened to you.

chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9 *      G+G *
So you don't have to be quiet,
  Cadd9Cadd9 *         G+G *
And you don't have to feel afraid,
Cadd9Cadd9 *     G+G *
This is not your war to fight,
      D/F#D/F# *
And you're not to blame

   Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Cause I know you've been stumbling,
        Cadd9Cadd9       G+G
Searching for a place to hide and heal,
Cadd9Cadd9       G+G          D/F#D/F#
Somewhere you can rest, give yourself in to fear...

    Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
You're safe here, you're safe here.