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The Blade by Ashley Monroe
Album: The Blade
Track 5
2015
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
C:      x32010
F:      x33211 or 133211
G:      320003 or 320033
Am:     x02210
 Intro:      C  
 Verse 1:
 CI let your love in, I have the scar
 I felt the razor against my heart
 FI thought we were both in all the wCay
 But you caGught it by the handle
 FAnd I caGught it by the blCade
 Verse 2:
 CYou said "goodbye, it's not the end
 And if you need me, I'm still your friend"
 FWell, that's easy for you to sCay
 Cause you caGught it by the handle
 FAnd I caGught it by the blCade
 Chorus:
 TAmhat's the risk you rFun when you lGove, when you lCove
                         Am          F       G(C)
 And you give it all you've got to give
 KnAmowing all alFong there's a chGance, there's a chCance
 You'll rAmeach and they wFon't
 You'll blGeed and they don't
 Verse 3:
 CFor you, it's over, for me, it's not
 I kept trying and you just stopped
 FNow I know how you can sound so brCave
 Cause you caGught it by the handle, baby
 FAnd I cGaught it by the blCade
 Chorus:
 TAmhat's the risk you rFun when you lGove, when you lCove
                         Am          F        G(C)
 And you give it all you've got to give
 KnAmowing all alFong there's a chGance, there's a chCance
 You'll rAmeach and they wFon't
 You'll blGeed and they don't
 Outro:
 FI thought we were both in all the waCy
 But you caGught it by the handle
 FAnd I caGught it by the blCade
 You caGught it by the handle, baby
 FAnd I caGught it by the blCade

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The Blade

by Ashley Monroe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

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The Blade by Ashley Monroe

Album: The Blade

Track 5

2015

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 6th fret

Chords:

C: x32010

F: x33211 or 133211

G: 320003 or 320033

Am: x02210

Intro:

Verse 1:

I let your love in, I have the scar

I felt the razor against my heart

F C

I thought we were both in all the way

But you caught it by the handle

F G C

And I caught it by the blade

Verse 2:

You said "goodbye, it's not the end

And if you need me, I'm still your friend"

F C

Well, that's easy for you to say

Cause you caught it by the handle

F G C

And I caught it by the blade

Chorus:

Am F G C

That's the risk you run when you love, when you love

Am F G

(C)

And you give it all you've got to give

Am F G C

Knowing all along there's a chance, there's a chance

Am F

You'll reach and they won't

You'll bleed and they don't

Verse 3:

For you, it's over, for me, it's not

I kept trying and you just stopped

F C

Now I know how you can sound so brave

Cause you caught it by the handle, baby

F G C

And I caught it by the blade

Chorus:

Am F G C

That's the risk you run when you love, when you love

Am F G

(C)

And you give it all you've got to give

Am F G C

Knowing all along there's a chance, there's a chance

Am F

You'll reach and they won't

You'll bleed and they don't

Outro:

F C

I thought we were both in all the way

But you caught it by the handle

F G C

And I caught it by the blade

You caught it by the handle, baby

F G C

And I caught it by the blade

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