[D]When you were born you were not [A]alone
Nothing was carved into the [G]stone quite yet, but don't forget
You [D]heard someone say it [A]won't get better than [D]this
[D]That was the sound of your father [A]
[A]As he held you up to your mother [G]
[G]No one will ever know,
a [D]love a pure as the [A]one that you felt right [D]then
[D]They held you u[A]up, they held you [Em]up
And [D]everybody else they [A]fell to the wayside
[D]This is the start the beginning
[A]The prologue to the tale that you're spinning
[Em]a million synonyms will [D]never come close to des[A]describe the feeling
[G] [G] [G] Don't ever [D]le[D]leav[D]ave, cause if you [A]do[A] d[A]ear
I guaran[Bm]guarantee that you'll reg[G]regret the day you did
and you'll miss [D]all the simple things
And you'll see e[A]everything you've ever loved
start fading till there's nothing left oh [Bm]
Chorus:
[Bm]And I be[D]believe that [A]every broken [G]bone is meant to [Bm]be
[Bm]And when it [D]heals it will be [A]stronger than it was before
[Bm]And I [D]see, the [A]things that I pre[G]pretend that I don't [Bm]see
[Bm]And I [D]keep them in my h[A]head love
If only for memories
[D]So now you're young and you feel [A]alone
Despite friends family and all the [G]good things now surrounding you
You [D]can't help thinking that there's [A]gotta be some more to [D]do
[D]When all the things that you cherish [A]
[A]Turn into burdens and there is [G]
[G]No other path to take,
you [D]know what you've got to [A]do but you don't know [D]how
[D]They hold you [A]back they hold you [Em]down
And you're [D]gonna feel bad but you [A]know that you've gotta get out
[D]This is your pain your dilemma
[A]Do you stay in the town where they raised ya
[Em]Or will you sail away, [D]pull the anchor and go [A]headed for the come-what-may?
[G] [G] [G] You have to [D]le[D]leav[D]ave, cause if you [A]do[A]n'[A]t dear
you'll never [Bm]see the things you [G]read about in books
you saw the [D]films and you were Hooked
but every[A]everything you want won't come to you
you realize now that you've gotta go see this [Bm]through
Chorus:
[Bm]And I be[D]believe that [A]every broken [G]bone is meant to [Bm]be
[Bm]And when it [D]heals it will be [A]stronger than it was before
[Bm]And I [D]see, the [A]things that I pre[G]pretend that I don't [Bm]see
[Bm]And I [D]keep them in my h[A]head love
If only for memories
[D]So now you're old raising your [A]own
Two souls to make yourself a [G]home, you finally settled down
you've [D]seen the world but your [A]heart never left this [D]town
[D]They have the eyes of their mother [A]
[A]The kind of crooked teeth of their father [G]
[G]No one will ever know
a [D]love as pure as the [A]one that you feel for [D]them
[D]You'll hold them [A]up you'll hold them [Em]up
And [D]everybody else will [A]fall to the wayside
[D]There is no end no beginning
[A]On this merry-go-round we call living
[Em]Some day you will return, [D]every single ounce of the l[A]love you were given
[G] [G] [G] Someday they'll g[D]o,[D] a[D]nd when they [A]le[A]av[A]e home
you will be g[Bm]grateful for the l[G]lesson that you learned
you had to t[D]travel half the world
to real[A]realize what you knew all along
that everything will end up where it be[Bm]belongs
Chorus:
[Bm]And I be[D]believe that [A]every broken [G]bone is meant to [Bm]be
[Bm]And when it [D]heals it will be [A]stronger than it was before
[Bm]And I [D]see, the [A]things that I pre[G]pretend that I don't [Bm]see
[Bm]And I [D]keep them in my h[A]head love
If only for memories
