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[Intro]
 Bm   A   G   Dx2
[Verse 1]
BmThis is for my mother
From the Aolder brother of your D/F#children, made of Gthree
Now you D/F#found your lover
'GCause it wasn't our father who made D/F#you laugh and haAppy
It's been a Bmlong five years
I've cried a Athousand tears, and here we D/F#are, after the Gwar
But we're D/F#so much better
GNow the skies are clearer, now there's D/F#no more slamminG' doors
[Chorus]
Now, I sayBm  
Dear AMother, how you've Gcome so Dfar
  BmYour love has Afixed all of our Gbroken Dhearts
  BmI hope you're Aproud, Mother, of Gwhat you've Ddone
It's a D/F#lifelong lesson and I'm Gnot pretendin' when I Asay
You cleared up my BmscarsA  D/F#  G  
You cleared up my D/F#scarsG  D/F#  A  
[Verse 2]
BmThis is for my father
From the Aolder brother of your D/F#children made of Gthree
Yeah, you've D/F#been so good to us
And Gshowed us how to live and D/F#taught us to be Afree
But when BmMother told you
That she Adidn't love you, all these D/F#bridges hit the Gsea
So you D/F#built another one
And Ahelped us cross it, even D/F#though you were in Aneed
[Chorus]
Now, I Bmsay
Dear AFather, how you've Gcome so Dfar
  BmYour love has Afixed all of our Gbroken Dhearts
  BmI hope you're Aproud, Father, of Gwhat you've Ddone
It's a D/F#lifelong lesson and I'm Gnot pretendin' when I Asay
You cleared up my BmscarsA  D/F#  G  
You cleared up my D/F#scarsG  D/F#  A  
You cleared up my BmscarsA  D/F#  G  
You cleared up my D/F#scarsG  D/F#  A  
[Outro]
Dear AMother, how you've Gcome so Dfar
  BmYour love has Afixed all of our Gbroken Dhearts
  BmI hope you're Aproud, Mother, of Gwhat you've Ddone
It's a D/F#lifelong lesson and I'm Gnot pretendin' when I Asay
N.C.                 
You cleared up my scars

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Scars

by Sam Smith

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D/F#

[Intro]

Bm A G D

[Verse 1]

This is for my mother

A D/F# G

From the older brother of your children, made of three

D/F#

Now you found your lover

G D/F# A

'Cause it wasn't our father who made you laugh and happy

It's been a long five years

A D/F# G

I've cried a thousand tears, and here we are, after the war

D/F#

But we're so much better

G D/F# G

Now the skies are clearer, now there's no more slammin' doors

[Chorus]

Now, I say

A G D

Dear Mother, how you've come so far

Bm A G D

Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts

Bm A G D

I hope you're proud, Mother, of what you've done

D/F# G A

It's a lifelong lesson and I'm not pretendin' when I say

Bm A D/F# G

You cleared up my scars

D/F# G D/F# A

You cleared up my scars

[Verse 2]

This is for my father

A D/F# G

From the older brother of your children made of three

D/F#

Yeah, you've been so good to us

G D/F# A

And showed us how to live and taught us to be free

But when Mother told you

A D/F# G

That she didn't love you, all these bridges hit the sea

D/F#

So you built another one

A D/F# A

And helped us cross it, even though you were in need

[Chorus]

Now, I say

A G D

Dear Father, how you've come so far

Bm A G D

Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts

Bm A G D

I hope you're proud, Father, of what you've done

D/F# G A

It's a lifelong lesson and I'm not pretendin' when I say

Bm A D/F# G

You cleared up my scars

D/F# G D/F# A

You cleared up my scars

Bm A D/F# G

You cleared up my scars

D/F# G D/F# A

You cleared up my scars

[Outro]

A G D

Dear Mother, how you've come so far

Bm A G D

Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts

Bm A G D

I hope you're proud, Mother, of what you've done

D/F# G A

It's a lifelong lesson and I'm not pretendin' when I say

N.C.

You cleared up my scars

About Scars Chords by Sam Smith

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