Tone: [Cm]
Intro:
[Cm9] [Fm9] [Cm9] [Fm9] [Cm9] [Fm9] [Cm9]
[Fm]
Verse 1:
[Cm9]He told me sweet lies of sweet[Fm9]sweet loves
[Cm9]Heavy with the burden of the [Fm9]truth
And [Cm9]he spoke of his dreams
[Fm9] Broken by the burden
[Ebmaj7] Broken by the [Fm9]burden of his youth
Bridge:
[Cm9] [Fm9] [Cm9] [Fm9] Fourteen [Cm9]years, he said
Verse 2:
I couldn't [Fm9]look into the sun
[Cm9]She saw him laying at the [Fm9]end of my gun
Hungry for [Ebm9]life
Chorus:
And [Gm9]thirsty for the distant [Ebm9]river
[Bb7sus4] I remember his[Ebm9]his hands
And the way the moun[Gm9]mountains looked
The [Ebm9]light shot diamonds from his [Bb7sus4]eyes
Hungry for [Ebm9]life
And thirsty for [Gm9]the distant ri[Ebm9]river
[Bb7sus4]
Bridge:
[Cm9] [Bb7sus4] [Cm9] [Fm9]
Solo:
[Cm9] [Bb7sus4] [Cm9] [Fm9] [Cm9] [Bb7sus4] [Cm9]
[Fm9] Like the scar of age[Ebm9]age
Outro:
Written all o[Gm9]over my face
The [Ebm9]war is still raging inside [Bb7sus4]of me
I still feel the [Ebm9]chill
As I reveal my [Gm9]shame to you
I [Ebm9]wear it like a tattoo[Bb7sus4]tattoo
Fade Out:
I [Ebm9]wear it like a tattoo[Bb7sus4]tattoo
I [Ebm9]wear it like a tattoo[Bb7sus4]tattoo