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Less Like Scars

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[Intro]
 Cmaj7It's been a hard G2year, but I'm climbing Cmaj7out  of the rubble
Cmaj7These lessons are hG2ard; healing cCmaj7hanges are subtleCmaj7/F  
But Cmaj7add13ev'ry day it's
[Verse]
  B2/D#less like tearing, A2/C#more like building
  B2/D#Less like captive, mA2/Eore like willing
  B2/D#Less like breakdown, A2/C#more like surrender
  B2/D#Less like haunting, A2/C#more like remem-bB2/D#er
[Chorus 1]
 EAnd I feel You F#/Ehere, and You're picking up the A2pieces, forever   fB/Aaith-fulE  
Seemed out of F#/Emy  hands, a bad sitA2uation; You are B/Aa-bleC#m  
And in Your E/G#hands the pain and Em/Ghurt
Look less like F#m7scars and more like cEharacteF#/ErA2  
[Verse]
  B2/D#Less like a prison, A2/C#more like my room
It's     B2/D#less like a casket, A2/C#more like a womb
  B2/D#Less like dying, A2/C#more like transcending
  Bsus/ALess like fear, lA2ess like an ending
[Chorus 2]
 EAnd I feel You F#/Ehere, and You're picking up the A2pieces, forever   fB/Aaith-fulE  
Seemed out of F#/Emy  hands, a bad sitA2uation; You are B/Aa-bleC#m  
And in Your E/G#hands the pain and Em/Ghurt
Look less like F#m7scars...
[Bridge]
JE/C#ust a little while ago, I couldn't feel the power or the hope, I couldn't cope, I couldn't feeD2l a thingE2/F#  
JE/C#ust a little while back,     I was desp'rate, brE2/D#o-ken ,   Laid out, hE2/G#opin'
Cmaj7You    would coE2/DmeF#/E  
And I A2need You
And I want You Ehere,    F#/Eand I feel A2You
[Chorus 3]
EAnd I know You're hF#/Eere, and You're picking up the pA2ieces, forever   B/Afaith-fulE  
It seems out of my F#/Ehands, a A2bad, a bad situation; You are  B/Aa-bleC#m  
   C#mAnd in Your E2/G#hands the pain and Em/Ghurt look less F#m7like scars,
   C#mand in Your E2/G#hands the pain and Em/Ghurt look less F#m7like scars,
   C#m7and in Your hE2/G#ands the pain and hEm/Gurt look less lF#m7ike scars and more like
[Outro]
EcharactF#/Eer,       A2more like, more like,
EcharacatF#/Eer       A2more like, more like,
more like cEharacteF#/Er,        A2  Eoh
ECharactF#/Eer,   A2  
more like, more like, more like cEharacteF#/ErA2  B/A  A2  

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Less Like Scars

by Sara Groves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Cmaj7/F

Cmaj7add13

B2/D#

A2/C#

A2/E

F#/E

B/A

C#m

E/G#

Em/G

F#m7

Bsus/A

E/C#

E2/F#

E2/D#

E2/G#

E2/D

C#m7

[Intro]

Cmaj7 G2 Cmaj7

It's been a hard year, but I'm climbing out of the rubble

Cmaj7 G2 Cmaj7 Cmaj7/F

These lessons are hard; healing changes are subtle

Cmaj7add13

But ev'ry day it's

[Verse]

B2/D# A2/C#

less like tearing, more like building

B2/D# A2/E

Less like captive, more like willing

B2/D# A2/C#

Less like breakdown, more like surrender

B2/D# A2/C# B2/D#

Less like haunting, more like remem-ber

[Chorus 1]

E F#/E A2 B/A E

And I feel You here, and You're picking up the pieces, forever faith-ful

F#/E A2 B/A C#m

Seemed out of my hands, a bad situation; You are a-ble

E/G# Em/G

And in Your hands the pain and hurt

F#m7 E F#/E A2

Look less like scars and more like character

[Verse]

B2/D# A2/C#

Less like a prison, more like my room

B2/D# A2/C#

It's less like a casket, more like a womb

B2/D# A2/C#

Less like dying, more like transcending

Bsus/A A2

Less like fear, less like an ending

[Chorus 2]

E F#/E A2 B/A E

And I feel You here, and You're picking up the pieces, forever faith-ful

F#/E A2 B/A C#m

Seemed out of my hands, a bad situation; You are a-ble

E/G# Em/G

And in Your hands the pain and hurt

F#m7

Look less like scars...

[Bridge]

E/C# D2 E2/F#

Just a little while ago, I couldn't feel the power or the hope, I couldn't cope, I couldn't feel a thing

E/C# E2/D# E2/G#

Just a little while back, I was desp'rate, bro-ken , Laid out, hopin'

Cmaj7 E2/D F#/E

You would come

And I need You

E F#/E A2

And I want You here, and I feel You

[Chorus 3]

E F#/E A2 B/A E

And I know You're here, and You're picking up the pieces, forever faith-ful

F#/E A2 B/A C#m

It seems out of my hands, a bad, a bad situation; You are a-ble

C#m E2/G# Em/G F#m7

And in Your hands the pain and hurt look less like scars,

C#m E2/G# Em/G F#m7

and in Your hands the pain and hurt look less like scars,

C#m7 E2/G# Em/G F#m7

and in Your hands the pain and hurt look less like scars and more like

[Outro]

E F#/E A2

character, more like, more like,

E F#/E A2

characater more like, more like,

E F#/E A2 E

more like character, oh

E F#/E A2

Character,

E F#/E A2 B/A A2

more like, more like, more like character

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