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AFTER THE WAR /// BRANCHES
By Hanna Mel
No capo
Play Amaj7 instead of just A if you like
[INTRO]
E Esus2 C#m
A E
[VERSE 1]
EI was spenEsus2ding
C#mMy days mending
All of tAhe broken pieces of my hEeartEsus2  
EAnd I was walkEsus2ing
By mC#myself talking
With oAnly the echos as my frEiendsEsus2  
BEut when I met you
My C#mwords finally came true
YAou turned my love songs into more then just rEhymesEsus4  
NEow I remeEsus2mber
That rC#mainy november
WAhen you first let me into your hEeartEsus4  
[CHORUS]
And now I'mC#m  
Not alonAe anymEoreEsus2  
And now I'mC#m  
Not alonAe anymEoreEsus2  C#m  A  E  Esus4  
[VERSE 2]
FEorest and deseEsus2rts
And sC#meas without measure
KAeep me from ending my long days with yEouEsus4  
And I fiEnd myself missiEsus2ng
C#mAll of your kisses
AAnd the feeling of your hand in mEineEsus4  
[CHORUS]
Cause I wasC#m  
All aloAne for too loEngEsus2  
And I wasC#m  
All aloAne for too loEngEsus2  
Cause I wasC#m  
All aloAne for too loEngEsus2  
And I wasC#m  
All aloAne for too loEngEsus2  C#m  A  E  Esus4  
[VERSE 3]
When I rEun out of pavement
I'll kC#mnow what those days meant
That turned hA/Eeartbreak into heartache in the palm of your hEand
At the eEnd of my hoping
I'll C#mthrow that door open
And rAun out that staircase into your aErms
[CHORUS]
And myC#m  
HoAme is in your aErmsEsus2  
And myC#m  
HoAme is in your aErmsEsus2  
And myC#m  
HoAme is in your aErmsEsus2  
And myC#m  
HoAme is in your aErms
Oh oh oh     C#m    AOh oh uh oEh
Oh E/D#oh oh C#moh    AOh oh uh oEh
Oh E/D#oh oh C#moh    AOh oh uh oEh
Oh oh oh C#moh    AOh oh uh oEh

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After The War

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Chords in this song · guitar

Esus2

C#m

Esus4

A/E

E/D#

AFTER THE WAR /// BRANCHES

By Hanna Mel

No capo

Play Amaj7 instead of just A if you like

[INTRO]

E Esus2 C#m

A E

[VERSE 1]

E Esus2

I was spending

C#m

My days mending

A E Esus2

All of the broken pieces of my heart

E Esus2

And I was walking

C#m

By myself talking

A E Esus2

With only the echos as my friends

But when I met you

C#m

My words finally came true

A E Esus4

You turned my love songs into more then just rhymes

E Esus2

Now I remember

C#m

That rainy november

A E Esus4

When you first let me into your heart

[CHORUS]

C#m

And now I'm

A E Esus2

Not alone anymore

C#m

And now I'm

A E Esus2 C#m A E Esus4

Not alone anymore

[VERSE 2]

E Esus2

Forest and deserts

C#m

And seas without measure

A E Esus4

Keep me from ending my long days with you

E Esus2

And I find myself missing

C#m

All of your kisses

A E Esus4

And the feeling of your hand in mine

[CHORUS]

C#m

Cause I was

A E Esus2

All alone for too long

C#m

And I was

A E Esus2

All alone for too long

C#m

Cause I was

A E Esus2

All alone for too long

C#m

And I was

A E Esus2 C#m A E Esus4

All alone for too long

[VERSE 3]

When I run out of pavement

C#m

I'll know what those days meant

A/E E

That turned heartbreak into heartache in the palm of your hand

At the end of my hoping

C#m

I'll throw that door open

A E

And run out that staircase into your arms

[CHORUS]

C#m

And my

A E Esus2

Home is in your arms

C#m

And my

A E Esus2

Home is in your arms

C#m

And my

A E Esus2

Home is in your arms

C#m

And my

A E

Home is in your arms

C#m A E

Oh oh oh Oh oh uh oh

E/D# C#m A E

Oh oh oh oh Oh oh uh oh

E/D# C#m A E

Oh oh oh oh Oh oh uh oh

C#m A E

Oh oh oh oh Oh oh uh oh

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