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Wilderness

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1/18

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 18Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|--C--Em-----0-------C--Em----0---|D  
B|--1-0----0-------1-0---0---|
G|---------0-------------0---|
D|---------2-------------2---|
A|--3-2----2-------3-2---2---|
E|---------0-------------0---|
[Verse 1]
GGet em up get em up get your shoulders up
Get your backbone straight
Keep an empty cup
Put Bmyour axe in the wood
Get your focus fixed 
Keep your body in the ring
Gotta take some licks
Bm
And lC/Get it all come back to you
All the memories
Which she put you through
Bring it Gup to the light
Put it in a frame
Hang it Dout in the open where the children play
[Pre-Chorus]
Let it C/Gsting your eyes
Clamp your chest
Lead with love
And embrace the rest 
DEmbrace the demons
With all their claws
Embrace this life
With all its scars
[Chorus]
And Ghow can I forgive of you
Things you said you'd never do
EmWords you said you'd never say
Darling how'd we lose our way
In the C/Gwilderness
Just trying our best
To stay fGreeD  
e|--C--Em-----0-------C--Em----0---|D  
B|--1-0----0-------1-0---0---|
G|---------0-------------0---|
D|---------2-------------2---|
A|--3-2----2-------3-2---2---|
E|---------0-------------0---|
[Verse 2]
At an Gempty space on the edge of town
You had us meet on neutral ground 
Your Bmcoat was grey
Your eyes were blue
My arms and hands ached for you
Bm
My C/Gstolen train
My flock of birds
When your lips said those words
GTrees went black
Angels fell
DArmies burned the carousel
[Pre-Chorus]
C/GSay you didn't mean a thing
Say you're coming home again
DUp the river of regret
Say we ain't seen nothin' yet
[Chorus]
GHow can I forgive of you
Things you said you'd never do
EmWords you said you'd never say
Darling how'd we lose our way
In the C/Gwilderness
Where loneliness 
Cuts so dGeepD  
And Gall the expectations we
Put upon ourselves to be
EmThings our parents never would
How could we have been so sure
In the C/Gwilderness
Just tryin' our best
To stay fGreeD  
[Outro]   
e|--C--Em-----0-------C--Em----G3---|
B|--1-0----0-------1-0---0---|
G|---------0-------------0---|
D|---------2-------------0---|
A|--3-2----2-------3-2---x---|
E|---------0-------------3---|

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Wilderness

by Mason Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

[Intro]

C Em C Em D

e|---------0-------------0---|

B|--1-0----0-------1-0---0---|

G|---------0-------------0---|

D|---------2-------------2---|

A|--3-2----2-------3-2---2---|

E|---------0-------------0---|

[Verse 1]

Get em up get em up get your shoulders up

Get your backbone straight

Keep an empty cup

Put your axe in the wood

Get your focus fixed

Keep your body in the ring

Gotta take some licks

C/G

And let it all come back to you

All the memories

Which she put you through

Bring it up to the light

Put it in a frame

Hang it out in the open where the children play

[Pre-Chorus]

C/G

Let it sting your eyes

Clamp your chest

Lead with love

And embrace the rest

Embrace the demons

With all their claws

Embrace this life

With all its scars

[Chorus]

And how can I forgive of you

Things you said you'd never do

Words you said you'd never say

Darling how'd we lose our way

C/G

In the wilderness

Just trying our best

G D

To stay free

C Em C Em D

e|---------0-------------0---|

B|--1-0----0-------1-0---0---|

G|---------0-------------0---|

D|---------2-------------2---|

A|--3-2----2-------3-2---2---|

E|---------0-------------0---|

[Verse 2]

At an empty space on the edge of town

You had us meet on neutral ground

Your coat was grey

Your eyes were blue

My arms and hands ached for you

C/G

My stolen train

My flock of birds

When your lips said those words

Trees went black

Angels fell

Armies burned the carousel

[Pre-Chorus]

C/G

Say you didn't mean a thing

Say you're coming home again

Up the river of regret

Say we ain't seen nothin' yet

[Chorus]

How can I forgive of you

Things you said you'd never do

Words you said you'd never say

Darling how'd we lose our way

C/G

In the wilderness

Where loneliness

G D

Cuts so deep

And all the expectations we

Put upon ourselves to be

Things our parents never would

How could we have been so sure

C/G

In the wilderness

Just tryin' our best

G D

To stay free

[Outro]

C Em C Em G

e|---------0-------------3---|

B|--1-0----0-------1-0---0---|

G|---------0-------------0---|

D|---------2-------------0---|

A|--3-2----2-------3-2---x---|

E|---------0-------------3---|

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