I Wanted So Badly To Be Brave chords by The Wonder Years

Intro:
C#m G#/B E
E E A F#m
E E A F#m
D#m C#m B

Verse:
 A
I cut open my palm and held it out to you.
B      C#m            A
You did the same with your old army surplus blade.
B A
My blood's never as warm as I'd expect it.
B        C#m             A
You grabbed my hand adorned in wildflower warpaint.

     F#m D      A
You made yellows out of Marigolds.
     F#m  G#    A
You made purple out of Camellias.

       A
We charged headfirst into the woods with bows and arrows drawn.
B     A
Crudely fashioned--sticks and rubber bands and spray paint.
C#m A
We swore ourselves protectors from all the evil in the world.
B       A      C#m        A
You weren't born my brother but you're gonna die that way.

Chorus:
E                                C#m B
You ran alone, in the falling snow, barefoot down White's Road.
E                               C#m  B
I watched your bruises grow,Strangely beautiful, Purple and yellow.
      A                                  E
You said, "Don't. Don't take me home. Don't take me home. Don't take me home."

Verse:
   A
Your father came in angry like a thunderstorm.
B       A                             E
He tossed you room from room and I watched color draining from your face.
A
Fault lines started forming underneath all of your floorboards.
B    A
We sat terrified, waiting on an earthquake.
  F#m     D     A
I watched you put on a brave face.
       F#m G#m   A
I wanted so badly to be brave.

Chorus:
E                                C#m B
You ran alone, in the falling snow, barefoot down White's Road.
E                               C#m  B
I watched your bruises grow,Strangely beautiful, Purple and yellow.
      A                                  E
You said, "Don't. Don't take me home. Don't take me home. Don't take me home."

Bridge:
E
Whoa oh oh
   B A E
Whoa oh oh oh
E
Whoa oh oh
   B A E
Whoa oh oh oh

   A
They kicked you out to teach you what a man is.
B          C#m      A
I don't think I'll ever know what that means.
       E                A
They'll put a gun into your hand and call you weak until you're violent.
    B
Don't believe it.
     C#m          A
They're hateful because they're empty.
     B     G#m   A
We got a chance to break the cycle.
         C#m  G#/B  B
We could be the heroes that we always said we'd be.
A                             E
But don't take me home. Don't take me home. Don't take me...

A                            E
 Don't take me home. Don't take me home. Don't take me Home, home.
A                            E
 Don't take me home. Don't take me home. Don't take me Home, home.
A       E          B      F#m E
 Don't take me home. Don't take me home. Don't take me..