(capo 3)
(Notes that have no "-" in between are meant to be played as eighth notes)
Intro (x2):
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G|----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-22-2--------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-22-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-22-22-2--------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C Csus2 C Csus2 Am Asus2
I see the world, through eyes of desperation
Am Asus2 Am Asus2
Never knew how long I'd fall
C Csus2 C Csus2 Am Asus2
But I fell, through years and years of darkness
Am Asus2 Am G
Still I cannot seem to hit the ground
G Am F
I let my guard down, and you caught me by surprise
G
Nothing is ever carved in stone
C Csus2 C Am
Will I spend my life
Asus2 Am Em
Wondering
Em-D Em G
What could have been, and throw it away
C Csus2 C Am
Or will I struggle on
Asus2 Am Em Em-D Em G
And find a better path for myself
C Csus2 C Csus2 Am Asus2
I built my life, upon decades of experience
Am Asus2 Am
What I built for years took days for you to raze
C Csus2 C Am Asus2
In the end I learned that one single snowflake
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Am G
Can set an avalanche in motion
Am F C
Some questions are dangerous, the truth is not an option
G
This is the illusion I pulled down over your eyes
Am F C
But I let my guard down, and you caught me by surprise
G
Nothing is ever carved in stone
C Csus2 C Am
Will I spend my life
Asus2 Am Em
Wondering
Em-D Em G
What could have been, and throw it away
C Csus2 C Am
Or will I struggle on
Asus2 Am Em Em-D Em G
And find a better path for myself
F
For myself
C G
I secure my every step
F
Slowly I advance away from you
C
How can I forgive you
G
When it wasn't your fault
(One strum per chord)
C Am
Will I spend my life
Em
Wondering
G
What could have been...
(normal strumming)
C Csus2 C Am
Will I spend my life
Asus2 Am Em
Wondering
Em-D Em G
What could have been, and throw it away
C Csus2 C Am
Or will I struggle on
Asus2 Am Em Em-D Em G
And find a better path for myself
C Csus2 C Am
Will I spend my life
Asus2 Am Em
Wondering
Em-D Em G
What could have been, and throw it away
F C
Or will I struggle on
G C
And find a better meaning for myself
