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Open Wounds

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[Intro]
Am F Dm
Am F Dm
[Verse 1]
AmIn the dark with the Fmusic on
CWishing I was somewhere else
AmTaking all your anger out on Cme, Esomebody Amhelp
AmI would rather Frot alone
CThan spend a minute with you
I'm Dmgone, I'm Fgone
And Amyou can't Cstop me from Dmfalling aFpart
Cause my Amself-desCtruction is Dmall your Ffault
[Chorus]
AmHow could you, Fhow could you
DmHow could you Chate me?
AmWhen all I Fever Dmwanted to Fbe was Amyou?
AmHow could you, Fhow could you, Dmhow could you Clove me?
FWhen all you Dmever Amgave me were Fopen Cwounds?
AmOpen wounds
[Verse 2]
AmDownstairs the enemy Fsleeps
CLeaving the TV on
AmWatching all the dreams we had Cturn into static
AmDoesn't matter Fwhat I do
CNothing's gonna change
I'm Dmnever good Fenough
And Amyou can't Cstop me from Dmfalling Fapart
Cause my Amself-desCtruction is Dmall your Ffault
[Chorus]
AmHow could you, Fhow could you
DmHow could you Chate me?
AmWhen all I Fever Dmwanted to Fbe was Amyou?
AmHow could you, Fhow could you, Dmhow could you Clove me?
FWhen all you Dmever Amgave me were Fopen Amwounds?
[Bridge]
DmTell me why you broke me down and
BeFtrayed my trust in Dmyou AmI'm not Fgiving up
DmGiving in when will this Gwar end?Dm  
FWhen will it end?
And Amyou can't Cstop me from Dmfalling Fapart
And Amyou can't Cstop me from Dmfalling Fapart
And Amyou can't Cstop me from Dmfalling Fapart
Cause my Amself-dCestruction is Dmall your Ffault
[Chorus]
AmHow could you, Fhow could you
DmHow could you Chate me?
AmWhen all I Fever Dmwanted to Fbe was Amyou?
AmHow could you, Fhow could you, Dmhow could you Clove me?
FWhen all you Dmever Amgave me were Fopen Cwounds?
[Outro]
AmHow could you, Fhow could youDm  C  
AmHow could you, Fhow could youDm  C  
AmWhen all I Fever Dmwanted to Fbe was Cyou?
FWhen all you Dmever Amgave me were Fopen Cwounds?
Ending
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Open Wounds

by Skillet

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am F Dm

[Verse 1]

Am F

In the dark with the music on

Wishing I was somewhere else

Am C E Am

Taking all your anger out on me, somebody help

Am F

I would rather rot alone

Than spend a minute with you

Dm F

I'm gone, I'm gone

Am C Dm F

And you can't stop me from falling apart

Am C Dm F

Cause my self-destruction is all your fault

[Chorus]

Am F

How could you, how could you

Dm C

How could you hate me?

Am F Dm F Am

When all I ever wanted to be was you?

Am F Dm C

How could you, how could you, how could you love me?

F Dm Am F C

When all you ever gave me were open wounds?

Open wounds

[Verse 2]

Am F

Downstairs the enemy sleeps

Leaving the TV on

Am C

Watching all the dreams we had turn into static

Am F

Doesn't matter what I do

Nothing's gonna change

Dm F

I'm never good enough

Am C Dm F

And you can't stop me from falling apart

Am C Dm F

Cause my self-destruction is all your fault

[Chorus]

Am F

How could you, how could you

Dm C

How could you hate me?

Am F Dm F Am

When all I ever wanted to be was you?

Am F Dm C

How could you, how could you, how could you love me?

F Dm Am F Am

When all you ever gave me were open wounds?

[Bridge]

Tell me why you broke me down and

F Dm Am F

Betrayed my trust in you I'm not giving up

Dm G Dm

Giving in when will this war end?

When will it end?

Am C Dm F

And you can't stop me from falling apart

Am C Dm F

And you can't stop me from falling apart

Am C Dm F

And you can't stop me from falling apart

Am C Dm F

Cause my self-destruction is all your fault

[Chorus]

Am F

How could you, how could you

Dm C

How could you hate me?

Am F Dm F Am

When all I ever wanted to be was you?

Am F Dm C

How could you, how could you, how could you love me?

F Dm Am F C

When all you ever gave me were open wounds?

[Outro]

Am F Dm C

How could you, how could you

Am F Dm C

How could you, how could you

Am F Dm F C

When all I ever wanted to be was you?

F Dm Am F C

When all you ever gave me were open wounds?

Ending

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