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Works best with powerchords--soft and focus on strum patterns in verses,
 play your heart out in the chorus.
[Verse 1]
I don't Dwanna see the Gwires in the Dcircus anyAsus2more
I wanna Ddream and make Gbelieve people can Dfly
I don't Dneed to be remGinded what it Dtakes to kill the Asus2fun
I've got a Bmhead full of Gsharp kniDves
[Bridge]
Yeah, it's Deasy to get cGolder, and it's Deasy to Asus2forget
So Dmeet me where thGe light's Ddim
We can Dwake up every Gmornin', we can Dset ourselves Asus2on fire
And we can Ddo it Gall Dagain
     (Optional  Alead-in)
[Chorus]
The Bmworld don't Gspeak for Dus
They Bmlack the GconfidDence
Yeah, we're only Bmhearts and Gbones and Dblood
Oh, but we are Bmgiants, Dgiants
The Bmwalls are Gclosing Din
We Bmclimb and Gthey Ddescend
With nothing but the Bmclouds Gagainst our Dskin
Oh, we are Bmgiants, Dgiants
[Verse 2]
I wanna Droll around the Gdarkness 'Til the Ddarkness goes Asus2away
'Til the Dtelevision Gfinally tells the Dtruth
You know Deverybody's Gscared of thinDgs they don't Gunderstand
And all the Bmliving that Gthey don't Ddo
[Bridge]
Yeah, it's Deasy to get cGolder, and it's Deasy to Asus2forget
So Dmeet me where thGe light's Ddim
We can Dwake up every Gmornin', we can Dset ourselves Asus2on fire
And we can Ddo it Gall Dagain
     (Optional  Alead-in)
[Chorus]
The Bmworld don't Gspeak for Dus
They Bmlack the GconfidDence
Yeah, we're only Bmhearts and Gbones and Dblood
Oh, but we are Bmgiants, Dgiants
The Bmwalls are Gclosing Din
We Bmclimb and Gthey Ddescend
With nothing but the Bmclouds Gagainst our Dskin
Oh, we are Bmgiants, Dgiants
[Verse 3]
I'm Gdone tryin' to fit in and Dbe half forgiven
for Bmthings that I never Adid
We're Gmore than what scares us, we're Dfinal and fearless
We'll Bmdance where the ice gets Athin
Gets thin
[Chorus]
The Bmworld don't Gspeak for Dus
They Bmlack the GconfidDence
Yeah, we're only Bmhearts and Gbones and Dblood
Oh, but we are Bmgiants, Dgiants
The Bmwalls are Gclosing Din
We Bmclimb and Gthey Ddescend
With nothing but the Bmclouds Gagainst our Dskin
Oh, we are Bmgiants, Dgiants

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Giants

by Matt Nathanson

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Works best with powerchords--soft and focus on strum patterns in verses,

play your heart out in the chorus.

[Verse 1]

D G D Asus2

I don't wanna see the wires in the circus anymore

D G D

I wanna dream and make believe people can fly

D G D Asus2

I don't need to be reminded what it takes to kill the fun

Bm G D

I've got a head full of sharp knives

[Bridge]

D G D Asus2

Yeah, it's easy to get colder, and it's easy to forget

D G D

So meet me where the light's dim

D G D Asus2

We can wake up every mornin', we can set ourselves on fire

D G D

And we can do it all again

(Optional lead-in)

[Chorus]

Bm G D

The world don't speak for us

Bm G D

They lack the confidence

Bm G D

Yeah, we're only hearts and bones and blood

Bm D

Oh, but we are giants, giants

Bm G D

The walls are closing in

Bm G D

We climb and they descend

Bm G D

With nothing but the clouds against our skin

Bm D

Oh, we are giants, giants

[Verse 2]

D G D Asus2

I wanna roll around the darkness 'Til the darkness goes away

D G D

'Til the television finally tells the truth

D G D G

You know everybody's scared of things they don't understand

Bm G D

And all the living that they don't do

[Bridge]

D G D Asus2

Yeah, it's easy to get colder, and it's easy to forget

D G D

So meet me where the light's dim

D G D Asus2

We can wake up every mornin', we can set ourselves on fire

D G D

And we can do it all again

(Optional lead-in)

[Chorus]

Bm G D

The world don't speak for us

Bm G D

They lack the confidence

Bm G D

Yeah, we're only hearts and bones and blood

Bm D

Oh, but we are giants, giants

Bm G D

The walls are closing in

Bm G D

We climb and they descend

Bm G D

With nothing but the clouds against our skin

Bm D

Oh, we are giants, giants

[Verse 3]

G D

I'm done tryin' to fit in and be half forgiven

Bm A

for things that I never did

G D

We're more than what scares us, we're final and fearless

Bm A

We'll dance where the ice gets thin

Gets thin

[Chorus]

Bm G D

The world don't speak for us

Bm G D

They lack the confidence

Bm G D

Yeah, we're only hearts and bones and blood

Bm D

Oh, but we are giants, giants

Bm G D

The walls are closing in

Bm G D

We climb and they descend

Bm G D

With nothing but the clouds against our skin

Bm D

Oh, we are giants, giants

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