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About A Bruise

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Iron and Wine - About a Bruise
Chords are relative to Capo 6.
The original song is in F#
[Intro]
C                   C
C                   G     X2 (Drums Enter)
                   C       GX4
[Verse 1]
CA weed believes the Ggarden
CSunday clothes don't Ffool me
CThe sky is full of our Gprayer, CprayeGr
CWhen you were making Gmoonlight
CThe mall cops in FMobile
CThe night fell from their Geyes, from their CeyesG  
CThis is borrowed Gstone
CI'd help you let your Fhair down
CPoint to birds, then you'd say, "GBang, CbangG"
CThe sun left every Gevening, Cgood grass was Fdying
CYou drew your dawn on the Gworld, on the CworlGd
[Chorus]
FTenderness to you was only Ctalk about a bruise
COr walking into Amwater after GdarkF  
CYour papa saw me Gcoming
C"Blood knows when it's Fworth it,"
CAll you said, you said like a Gsong, a CsongG  
CJesus left a best Gfriend
CMine says forFget her
CHis field is waiting for Gwind, for the CwindG  
[Break]
Em              F
Dm              Dm
G               F
[Verse 2]
CMobile had your Gmoonlight
CBut that line cook had Fcandy
CYou let him blow your candle a Gbit
C(Hoo hoo hoo, Ghaha)
CRing a bell that's Gbroken
CThat sound is Floud inside us
CFlowing farther Gaway, Cfar awaGy
[Chorus 2]
FTenderness to you was only Ctalk about a bruise
COr walking into Amwater after GdarkF  
CLove can last a Glifetime
CThis is AlaFbama
Any Cwheel is forgiving the Groad, the CroadG  
CNow you're making Gmusic for Cbeautiful Fpeople by the Csea
CWho don't need a Gsong, need a CsongG  
CTenderness to Gyou was only Ctalk about a FbruiseC  
GThis is AlaCbama
End

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About A Bruise

by Iron & Wine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Iron and Wine - About a Bruise

Chords are relative to Capo 6.

The original song is in F#

[Intro]

C C

C G X2 (Drums Enter)

C G

[Verse 1]

C G

A weed believes the garden

C F

Sunday clothes don't fool me

C G C G

The sky is full of our prayer, prayer

C G

When you were making moonlight

C F

The mall cops in Mobile

C G C G

The night fell from their eyes, from their eyes

C G

This is borrowed stone

C F

I'd help you let your hair down

C G C G

Point to birds, then you'd say, "Bang, bang"

C G C F

The sun left every evening, good grass was dying

C G C G

You drew your dawn on the world, on the world

[Chorus]

F C

Tenderness to you was only talk about a bruise

C Am G F

Or walking into water after dark

C G

Your papa saw me coming

C F

"Blood knows when it's worth it,"

C G C G

All you said, you said like a song, a song

C G

Jesus left a best friend

C F

Mine says forget her

C G C G

His field is waiting for wind, for the wind

[Break]

Em F

Dm Dm

G F

[Verse 2]

C G

Mobile had your moonlight

C F

But that line cook had candy

C G

You let him blow your candle a bit

C G

(Hoo hoo hoo, haha)

C G

Ring a bell that's broken

C F

That sound is loud inside us

C G C G

Flowing farther away, far away

[Chorus 2]

F C

Tenderness to you was only talk about a bruise

C Am G F

Or walking into water after dark

C G

Love can last a lifetime

C F

This is Alabama

C G C G

Any wheel is forgiving the road, the road

C G C F C

Now you're making music for beautiful people by the sea

C G C G

Who don't need a song, need a song

C G C F C

Tenderness to you was only talk about a bruise

G C

This is Alabama

End

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