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NO CAPO
[Verse 1]
All this Ctime 
it was Fstaring me in the Cface
G/BI was so far Amgone
I could have Fended it right therGe
I was dead in the Cring, Flost in the Crace G/B  Am  
All this Ctime it was with me 
Gwhen I was nowhereC  
[Verse 2]
Well it Fcuts the Cdeepest
when you Fwatch it moving CinG/B  Am  
And there ain't Cnothing
you can Fdo to turn it Ground
There ain't no Carmor can Fsave you CthenG/B  Am  
Love takes no Cprisoners
Gon this battlegroundC  
[Chorus]
And letting Fgo
is the hardest Cpart
When holding Emon
has been FeverythinGsus4g
Well I have this Cpain Fdeep in my AmheartF  
That's why I Csing,
 Gthat's why I Csing
F C G/B Am F C G C
[Verse 3]
FCut me Copen
Fwhen I'm dead and Cgone
You'll G/Bsee this Amone ring,
Fstained dark as Gwine
This was Calways to be Fpart of my CstoryG/B  Am  
Not yours but Cmine,
Gnot yours but Cmine
[Chorus]
And letting Fgo
is the hardest Cpart
Holding Emon,
some Fsemblance of Gcontrol
Well I have this Cpain  Fdeep in my AmhearFt
But I am still Cwhole,
GI am still Cwhole
And I will Fwaste my heart on fear no Cmore
I will Ffind a secret Cbell and make it Gring
And let the resCt be Fwashed up on the Cshore
  FThey can't be Ctamed, Gsus4these Gwilder Amthings
  FNo, they can't be Ctamed, Gthese wilder Cthings
F C G Am F C G C F C

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These Wilder Things

by Ruth Moody

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Gsus4

NO CAPO

[Verse 1]

All this time

F C

it was staring me in the face

G/B Am

I was so far gone

F G

I could have ended it right there

C F C G/B Am

I was dead in the ring, lost in the race

All this time it was with me

G C

when I was nowhere

[Verse 2]

F C

Well it cuts the deepest

F C G/B Am

when you watch it moving in

And there ain't nothing

F G

you can do to turn it round

C F C G/B Am

There ain't no armor can save you then

Love takes no prisoners

G C

on this battleground

[Chorus]

And letting go

is the hardest part

When holding on

F Gsus4

has been everything

C F Am F

Well I have this pain deep in my heart

That's why I sing,

G C

that's why I sing

F C G/B Am F C G C

[Verse 3]

F C

Cut me open

F C

when I'm dead and gone

G/B Am

You'll see this one ring,

F G

stained dark as wine

C F C G/B Am

This was always to be part of my story

Not yours but mine,

G C

not yours but mine

[Chorus]

And letting go

is the hardest part

Holding on,

F G

some semblance of control

C F Am F

Well I have this pain deep in my heart

But I am still whole,

G C

I am still whole

F C

And I will waste my heart on fear no more

F C G

I will find a secret bell and make it ring

C F C

And let the rest be washed up on the shore

F C Gsus4 G Am

They can't be tamed, these wilder things

F C G C

No, they can't be tamed, these wilder things

F C G Am F C G C F C

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