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Aminor

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Intro chords
 Am577555
  E77999x
 Dm667765
     Amx02210
   Am/Cx32210
      E022104
   E/G#422100
[Intro]
Am    E
Am    E
Am    E
Am    E
[Verse]
  AmDo you like scEars?
  AmThe scars make the mEan?
  AmDo you want me wounded and hardened?
  EMy head in the sand
  AmOr my fists up in defiance?
  EIs that what you understand?
[Bridge]
  DmAm I too gAmood to be gEone?
  DmBeginning the Amending for too lE7ong
[Verse]
  AmThis is my flagship attemptE  
  AmAt a second chEance...
  AmDo you want me groveling and sober
  A brilliant wrEeckage Or three sheets to the wind
  Three pages of yAmou...
  But I've misplaced the trEuth?
[Pre-Chorus]
  DmAm I too gAmood to be gEone?
  DmBeginning the Amending for too lE7ong
[Chorus]
  Have we gAmone too far?
  Have we lEost our minds?
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
  Have we gAmone too far?
  Have we lEost our minds?
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
[Post-Chorus]
  So come Amon, come Eon, come Dmon..Am.E  
  DmAm I too gAmood to be gEone?
  DmBeginning the Amending for too lE7ong
[Solo]
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Dm Dsus2 Am  C    Em7/B
Dm Dsus2 Am  C    Em7/B
Dm Dsus2 Am  C    Em7/B
Dm Dsus2 Am  C    Em7/B
C        Em7/B
Am
[Chorus]
  Have we gAmone too far?
  Have we lEost our minds?
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
  Have we gAmone too far?
  Have we lEost our minds?
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
  Have we gAmone too far?
  Have we lEost our minds?
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
  Have we gAmone too far?
  Have we lEost our minds?
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
[Bridge]
  Have we gAmone too far? 
  (When I crossed myself Is when I crossed the line)  
  Have we lEost our minds? 
  (I could see the storm I had my dagger drawn)
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  (I just needed a reason  Something natural)
  And we fE7all behind.
  (But something wicked came)
  Have we gAmone too far?
  (And we turn like a hog On the spit of our lives)
  Have we lEost our minds?
  (And the ceremony swells And our eyes burn bright)
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  (But there was never a reason It was natural)
  And we fE7all behind.
  (This is part of the fight)
  Have we gAmone too far?
  (So come on..)
  Have we lEost our minds?
  (Oh come on)
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  And we fE7all behind.
  Have we gAmone too far?
  (Bring it on...)
  Have we lEost our minds?
  (Bring it on...)
  DmImitating the sAmeasons
  (Bring it on...)
  And we fE7all behind.
[Outro]
  DmAm I too gAmood to be gEone?
  DmBeginning the Amending for too lE7ong
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Am Asus2 Am  C    G/B
Am

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Scars

by Michael Malarkey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/C

E/G#

Asus2

G/B

Dsus2

Em7/B

Intro chords

577555

77999x

667765

x02210

Am/C

x32210

022104

E/G#

422100

[Intro]

Am E

[Verse]

Am E

Do you like scars?

Am E

The scars make the man?

Do you want me wounded and hardened?

My head in the sand

Or my fists up in defiance?

Is that what you understand?

[Bridge]

Dm Am E

Am I too good to be gone?

Dm Am E7

Beginning the ending for too long

[Verse]

Am E

This is my flagship attempt

Am E

At a second chance...

Do you want me groveling and sober

A brilliant wreckage Or three sheets to the wind

Three pages of you...

But I've misplaced the truth?

[Pre-Chorus]

Dm Am E

Am I too good to be gone?

Dm Am E7

Beginning the ending for too long

[Chorus]

Have we gone too far?

Have we lost our minds?

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

Have we gone too far?

Have we lost our minds?

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

[Post-Chorus]

Am E Dm Am E

So come on, come on, come on...

Dm Am E

Am I too good to be gone?

Dm Am E7

Beginning the ending for too long

[Solo]

Am Asus2 Am C G/B

Dm Dsus2 Am C Em7/B

C Em7/B

[Chorus]

Have we gone too far?

Have we lost our minds?

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

Have we gone too far?

Have we lost our minds?

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

Have we gone too far?

Have we lost our minds?

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

Have we gone too far?

Have we lost our minds?

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

[Bridge]

Have we gone too far?

(When I crossed myself Is when I crossed the line)

Have we lost our minds?

(I could see the storm I had my dagger drawn)

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

(I just needed a reason Something natural)

And we fall behind.

(But something wicked came)

Have we gone too far?

(And we turn like a hog On the spit of our lives)

Have we lost our minds?

(And the ceremony swells And our eyes burn bright)

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

(But there was never a reason It was natural)

And we fall behind.

(This is part of the fight)

Have we gone too far?

(So come on..)

Have we lost our minds?

(Oh come on)

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

And we fall behind.

Have we gone too far?

(Bring it on...)

Have we lost our minds?

(Bring it on...)

Dm Am

Imitating the seasons

(Bring it on...)

And we fall behind.

[Outro]

Dm Am E

Am I too good to be gone?

Dm Am E7

Beginning the ending for too long

Am Asus2 Am C G/B

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