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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CLine of limousines leaves one by one
CThe prayers been prayed
CThe hymns been sung
FBlack mascara's already run
But the tears keep Cflowing
CYou can blame it on hate or blame it on guns,
Cbut mamas ain't supposed to bury their sons
Left a hFole in her heart and it still ain't done
The bullet keeps on Cgoin'
[Chorus]
FThrough every branch of his family tree
FEvery birthday that he'll never see
Every Cchance to live a good life that was stolenF  C  
Through the Fson he'll never get to raise
FHis daughter on her wedding day
AmWishin' it was Ghis hands she was Choldin'F  C  
Am'Till every heart that's Cleft to break is Fbroken
The bullet keeps on Cgoin'
[Verse 2]
CThe grass grows back around the stone
CAnd friends stop checkin' in on the phone
FThe camera crews have all moved on
But the wound's still Copen
The bullet keeps on gGoin'
[Chorus]
FThrough every branch of his family tree
FEvery birthday that he'll never see
Every Cchance to live a good life that was stolenF  C  
Through the Fson he'll never get to raise
FHis daughter on her wedding day
AmWishin' it was Ghis hands she was Choldin'F  C  
Am'Till every heart that's Cleft to break is Fbroken
The bullet keeps on Amgoin'G  F  
AmOh, GwhoFa
[Bridge]
CLine of limousines leaving one by one
CThe prayers been prayed
CThe hymns been sung
Oh, Fmamas ain't supposed to bury their sons
The bullet keeps on Cgoin'
[Partial Chorus]
Through the Fson he'll never get to raise
FHis daughter on her wedding day
AmWishin' it was Ghis hands she was Choldin'F  C  
Am'Till every heart that's Cleft to break is Fbroken
The bullet keeps on Cgoin'
CThe bullet keeps on goin'

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The Bullet

by Carrie Underwood

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Line of limousines leaves one by one

The prayers been prayed

The hymns been sung

Black mascara's already run

But the tears keep flowing

You can blame it on hate or blame it on guns,

but mamas ain't supposed to bury their sons

Left a hole in her heart and it still ain't done

The bullet keeps on goin'

[Chorus]

Through every branch of his family tree

Every birthday that he'll never see

C F C

Every chance to live a good life that was stolen

Through the son he'll never get to raise

His daughter on her wedding day

Am G C F C

Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin'

Am C F

'Till every heart that's left to break is broken

The bullet keeps on goin'

[Verse 2]

The grass grows back around the stone

And friends stop checkin' in on the phone

The camera crews have all moved on

But the wound's still open

The bullet keeps on goin'

[Chorus]

Through every branch of his family tree

Every birthday that he'll never see

C F C

Every chance to live a good life that was stolen

Through the son he'll never get to raise

His daughter on her wedding day

Am G C F C

Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin'

Am C F

'Till every heart that's left to break is broken

Am G F

The bullet keeps on goin'

Am G F

Oh, whoa

[Bridge]

Line of limousines leaving one by one

The prayers been prayed

The hymns been sung

Oh, mamas ain't supposed to bury their sons

The bullet keeps on goin'

[Partial Chorus]

Through the son he'll never get to raise

His daughter on her wedding day

Am G C F C

Wishin' it was his hands she was holdin'

Am C F

'Till every heart that's left to break is broken

The bullet keeps on goin'

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