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The Wounds We Bled

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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
[Intro]
|   Fmaj7|   Fmaj7|   Fmaj7|   Fmaj7|
[Verse 1]
 Fmaj7We don't decFmaj7ide what we AmdoAm  
 GWe take the spliGnters, drive them Fmaj7throughFmaj7  
 Fmaj7We took the roFmaj7ad all painted AmblueAm  
We needGed toG  G  G  
[Verse 2]
 Fmaj7I'm finding piFmaj7eces under AmrugsAm  
ForgoGtten wordsG, Fmaj7candy heartsFmaj7  
 Fmaj7Wound so tFmaj7ightly that they AmstoppedAm  
They needGed toG  G  G  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CknownC  
 GThe willow weGeps where the seeds are AmthrownAm  
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CsaidC  
             G                 G     AmN.C.
 I'm better for the wounds we bled
[Verse 3]
 Fmaj7Got no contrFmaj7ol but we AmdoAm  
 GAnd all the shiGmmer, let it thrFmaj7oughFmaj7  
 Fmaj7I held it baFmaj7ck, somehow I AmknewAm  
I needGed toG  G  G  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CknownC  
 GThe willow weGeps where the seeds are AmthrownAm  
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CsaidC  
 GI'm better foGr the wounds we Fmaj7bled
[Instrumental]
|   Am|   Am|   Am|   Am|  x2
[Bridge]
 AmDid it all for worAmse or better
 AmNow I got my shAmit together
 AmWas it worth it, Amit's whatever
AmI wanna Amthink about it
[Chorus]
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CknownC  
 GThe willow weGeps where the seeds are AmthrownAm  
Fmaj7All the thiFmaj7ngs I wish I'd CsaidC  
 GI'm better foGr the wounds we AmbledAm  
 GI'm better foGr the wounds we AmbledAm  
[Outro]
 GI'm better for the wounds we Ambled

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The Wounds We Bled

by Heather Nova

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova

Album: Pearl (2019)

[Intro]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am

We don't decide what we do

G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7

We take the splinters, drive them through

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am

We took the road all painted blue

G G G G

We needed to

[Verse 2]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am

I'm finding pieces under rugs

G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Forgotten words, candy hearts

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am

Wound so tightly that they stopped

G G G G

They needed to

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C

All the things I wish I'd known

G G Am Am

The willow weeps where the seeds are thrown

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C

All the things I wish I'd said

G G Am

N.C.

I'm better for the wounds we bled

[Verse 3]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am

Got no control but we do

G G Fmaj7 Fmaj7

And all the shimmer, let it through

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am

I held it back, somehow I knew

G G G G

I needed to

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C

All the things I wish I'd known

G G Am Am

The willow weeps where the seeds are thrown

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C

All the things I wish I'd said

G G Fmaj7

I'm better for the wounds we bled

[Instrumental]

Am Am Am Am

| | | | | x2

[Bridge]

Am Am

Did it all for worse or better

Am Am

Now I got my shit together

Am Am

Was it worth it, it's whatever

Am Am

I wanna think about it

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C

All the things I wish I'd known

G G Am Am

The willow weeps where the seeds are thrown

Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C C

All the things I wish I'd said

G G Am Am

I'm better for the wounds we bled

G G Am Am

I'm better for the wounds we bled

[Outro]

G Am

I'm better for the wounds we bled

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