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A very nice song by a very under-appreciated artist.
Mournwood are Halifax-based Cud Eastbound and Millie Jacobs.
Capo V
Intro:  C   C/B   Am  C/B  
       C C/B Am C/B
COooooh C/Boooh ooh Amooooooh C/Boooooh
COooooooC/Boooooooh Amohhh
COooooh C/Boooh ooh Amooooooh C/Boooooh
COooooooC/Boooooooh Amohhh
Verse 1:
CYou helped me Amsee the scars
Be myself and Fkeep from starving
Keep from starving Cout
CRoads twist arAmound our arms
Bearing deep in Fheartache
And the will to drive it Cout
Chorus:
FOh the way we're tCrying
To carry oGn
Well we'll drive it oCut
And Foh the way we're tCrying
To carry oGn
Well we'll drive it ouCtC/B  Am  C/B  
COooooh C/Boooh ooh Amooooooh C/Boooooh
COooooooC/Boooooooh Amohhh
COooooh C/Boooh ooh Amooooooh C/Boooooh
COooooooC/Boooooooh Amohhh
Verse 2:
CMy feet Amplow the ground
Unless they're walking uFpwards
Towards the suCn
CMy eyes Amface the ground
Unless they're dreaming uFp
And while you're standing on that hCigh-rise
Singing out
Chorus 2:
And Foh the way we're tCrying
To carry oGn
Well we'll drive it oCut
And Foh the way we're tCrying
To carry oGn
Well we'll drive it ouCtC/B  Am  C/B  
COooooh C/Boooh ooh Amooooooh C/Boooooh
COooooooC/Boooooooh Amohhh
COooooh C/Boooh ooh Amooooooh C/Boooooh
COooooooC/Boooooooh Amohhh
Verse 3:
CYou helped me Amsee the scars
Be myself and Fkeep from starving
Keep from starving ouCt

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Salve

by Mournwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

A very nice song by a very under-appreciated artist.

Mournwood are Halifax-based Cud Eastbound and Millie Jacobs.

Capo V

C C/B Am C/B

Intro:

C C/B Am C/B

Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh

C C/B Am

Ooooooooooooooh ohhh

C C/B Am C/B

Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh

C C/B Am

Ooooooooooooooh ohhh

Verse 1:

C Am

You helped me see the scars

Be myself and keep from starving

Keep from starving out

C Am

Roads twist around our arms

Bearing deep in heartache

And the will to drive it out

Chorus:

F C

Oh the way we're trying

To carry on

Well we'll drive it out

F C

And oh the way we're trying

To carry on

C C/B Am C/B

Well we'll drive it out

C C/B Am C/B

Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh

C C/B Am

Ooooooooooooooh ohhh

C C/B Am C/B

Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh

C C/B Am

Ooooooooooooooh ohhh

Verse 2:

C Am

My feet plow the ground

Unless they're walking upwards

Towards the sun

C Am

My eyes face the ground

Unless they're dreaming up

And while you're standing on that high-rise

Singing out

Chorus 2:

F C

And oh the way we're trying

To carry on

Well we'll drive it out

F C

And oh the way we're trying

To carry on

C C/B Am C/B

Well we'll drive it out

C C/B Am C/B

Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh

C C/B Am

Ooooooooooooooh ohhh

C C/B Am C/B

Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh

C C/B Am

Ooooooooooooooh ohhh

Verse 3:

C Am

You helped me see the scars

Be myself and keep from starving

Keep from starving out

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