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[Intro]
C#
[Verse]
its Bbmokay to not be okayC#  F#  
when even tC#he air you breathe
is just too much for your lungs to take
and all the Bbmwords that you dont C#say
C#I hear your SOS on the radio
C#as you're driving away
c'mon pBbmick up your phone
dont have to fF#ace it alone
im gunnC#a fight with you and for you
yeah i Abwant you to know
[Chorus]
I will F#stand your ground
ill kiss your C#battle scars
And leave my AbXO mark till Bbmyou can feel it
can ya feel it?
AbYou can F#call my name
Ill hold your C#hand grenade
keep all your Absecrets safe 'til you Bbmcan see me
can you see me Abcoming?
F#running for ya dead of night
can you C#hear me? Hola you're alright
ill Abtake your fears and wipe your eyes Bbmand wear it all like war paint
wear it all like war paint, wear it all like war paint
[Verse]
I see gold, when you're black C#and bluF#e
I love C#the colours burning beautiful that you wanna use
when all you Bbmwant is to get out aC#live
F#you dont C#have to cry for me to hear
your battle cry
c'mon Bbmturn on your light
C#I've been F#waiting all night
to fight C#with you and for you
when all yAbour flags are white
[Chorus]
I will F#stand your ground
ill kiss your C#battle scars
And leave my AbXO mark till Bbmyou can feel it
can ya feel it?
AbYou can F#call my name
Ill hold your C#hand grenade
keep all your Absecrets safe 'til you Bbmcan see me
can you see me Abcoming?
F#running for ya dead of night
can you C#hear me? Hola you're alright
ill Abtake your fears and wipe your eyes and Bbmwear it all like war paint
weBbmar it all like war paint, wear it all like war paint, wear it all like war paint
I will F#stand your ground
ill kiss your C#battle scars
And leave my AbXO mark till Bbmyou can feel it
can ya feel it?
AbYou can F#call my name
Ill hold your C#hand grenade
keep all your Absecrets safe 'til you Bbmcan see me
can you see me Abcoming?F#  
can you C#hear me? Hola you're alright
ill Abtake your fears and wipe your eyes and Bbmwear it all like war paintA#  
F#wear it all like, wear it all like war C#paint 
OuuuA#uuu
Bbmwear it all like war paint
Bbm     Bb

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War Paint

by Madeline Merlo

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Bbm

Transpose +1 for simpler chords :)

[Intro]

[Verse]

Bbm C# F#

its okay to not be okay

when even the air you breathe

is just too much for your lungs to take

Bbm C#

and all the words that you dont say

I hear your SOS on the radio

as you're driving away

Bbm

c'mon pick up your phone

dont have to face it alone

im gunna fight with you and for you

yeah i want you to know

[Chorus]

I will stand your ground

ill kiss your battle scars

Ab Bbm

And leave my XO mark till you can feel it

can ya feel it?

Ab F#

You can call my name

Ill hold your hand grenade

Ab Bbm

keep all your secrets safe 'til you can see me

can you see me coming?

running for ya dead of night

can you hear me? Hola you're alright

Ab Bbm

ill take your fears and wipe your eyes and wear it all like war paint

wear it all like war paint, wear it all like war paint

[Verse]

C# F#

I see gold, when you're black and blue

I love the colours burning beautiful that you wanna use

Bbm C#

when all you want is to get out alive

F# C#

you dont have to cry for me to hear

your battle cry

Bbm

c'mon turn on your light

C# F#

I've been waiting all night

to fight with you and for you

when all your flags are white

[Chorus]

I will stand your ground

ill kiss your battle scars

Ab Bbm

And leave my XO mark till you can feel it

can ya feel it?

Ab F#

You can call my name

Ill hold your hand grenade

Ab Bbm

keep all your secrets safe 'til you can see me

can you see me coming?

running for ya dead of night

can you hear me? Hola you're alright

Ab Bbm

ill take your fears and wipe your eyes and wear it all like war paint

Bbm

wear it all like war paint, wear it all like war paint, wear it all like war paint

I will stand your ground

ill kiss your battle scars

Ab Bbm

And leave my XO mark till you can feel it

can ya feel it?

Ab F#

You can call my name

Ill hold your hand grenade

Ab Bbm

keep all your secrets safe 'til you can see me

Ab F#

can you see me coming?

can you hear me? Hola you're alright

Ab Bbm A#

ill take your fears and wipe your eyes and wear it all like war paint

F# C#

wear it all like, wear it all like war paint

Ouuuuuu

Bbm

wear it all like war paint

Bbm Bb

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