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Some of the other tabs for this song may be correct as well but I found them to 
be unnecessarily difficult and think this tab should be easy for most people and 
sounds to me pretty much on point.
standard tuning
capo 3
[Verse]
CI've got my things, I'm good to go
EmYou met me at the terminal
AmJust one more Fplane ride and it's CdoneG  
CWe stood like statues at the gate
EmVacation's come and gone too late
AmThere's so much Fsun where I'm from
CI had to give it awaGy, had to give you away
[break] 
C  Em  Am  F
CAnd we spent four days on an 
EmIsland at your family's old hoAmtel
Sometimes perFfection can beC  
It can be perfect Ghell
PerfectF  
[Chorus]
FHours pass and she still counts the minutes
That I Cam not there
I swear I didn't mean for it to Ffeel like this
Like every inch of me is Cbruised,
GBruised
FDon't fly fast Oh, pilot can you help me
Can you Cmake this last? This plane is all I got
So keep it Fsteady, now 'Cause every inch you see is
CBruisedG  
[Verse 2]
CI lace my Chucks, I walk the aisle
EmI take my pills the babies cry
AmAll I hear
Is what's Fplaying through the in-flight radio
CNow every word of every song
EmI've ever heard that made me 
AmWant to stay
Is what's Fplaying through the in-flight radio
CAnd I...
EmI am...
Finally waking Amup
FHours pass and she still counts the minutes
That I Cam not there
I swear I didn't mean for it to Ffeel like this
Like every inch of me is Cbruised,
GBruised
FDon't fly fast Oh, pilot can you help me
Can you Cmake this last? This plane is all I got
So keep it Fsteady, now 'Cause every inch you see is
CBruisedG  
[Bridge]
CSo read your books
But Emstay out late some nights, Amsome nights
And Cdon't think that you
EmCan't stop by the Ambar
CYou haven't shown your Emface here
Since the bad Amnews
CI'm here 'til close, with Emfingers crossed
Each Amnight 'cause your place isn't far
(let ring)             (let ring)
FAnd hours pass, and Chours pass, yeah, Fyeah
She Fstill counts the minutes
That I Cam not there
I swear I didn't mean for it to Ffeel like this
Like every inch of me is Cbruised,
GBruised
FDon't fly fast Oh, pilot can you help me
Can you Cmake this last? This plane is all I got
So keep it Fsteady, now 'Cause every inch you see is
CBruised......Gyeah......bruised, Cbruised

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Bruised

by Jack's Mannequin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Some of the other tabs for this song may be correct as well but I found them to

be unnecessarily difficult and think this tab should be easy for most people and

sounds to me pretty much on point.

standard tuning

capo 3

[Verse]

I've got my things, I'm good to go

You met me at the terminal

Am F C G

Just one more plane ride and it's done

We stood like statues at the gate

Vacation's come and gone too late

Am F

There's so much sun where I'm from

C G

I had to give it away, had to give you away

[break]

C Em Am F

And we spent four days on an

Em Am

Island at your family's old hotel

F C

Sometimes perfection can be

It can be perfect hell

Perfect

[Chorus]

Hours pass and she still counts the minutes

That I am not there

I swear I didn't mean for it to feel like this

Like every inch of me is bruised,

Bruised

Don't fly fast Oh, pilot can you help me

Can you make this last? This plane is all I got

So keep it steady, now 'Cause every inch you see is

C G

Bruised

[Verse 2]

I lace my Chucks, I walk the aisle

I take my pills the babies cry

All I hear

Is what's playing through the in-flight radio

Now every word of every song

I've ever heard that made me

Want to stay

Is what's playing through the in-flight radio

And I...

I am...

Finally waking up

Hours pass and she still counts the minutes

That I am not there

I swear I didn't mean for it to feel like this

Like every inch of me is bruised,

Bruised

Don't fly fast Oh, pilot can you help me

Can you make this last? This plane is all I got

So keep it steady, now 'Cause every inch you see is

C G

Bruised

[Bridge]

So read your books

Em Am

But stay out late some nights, some nights

And don't think that you

Em Am

Can't stop by the bar

C Em

You haven't shown your face here

Since the bad news

C Em

I'm here 'til close, with fingers crossed

Each night 'cause your place isn't far

(let ring) (let ring)

F C F

And hours pass, and hours pass, yeah, yeah

She still counts the minutes

That I am not there

I swear I didn't mean for it to feel like this

Like every inch of me is bruised,

Bruised

Don't fly fast Oh, pilot can you help me

Can you make this last? This plane is all I got

So keep it steady, now 'Cause every inch you see is

C G C

Bruised......yeah......bruised, bruised

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