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Battle Scar
The 88
(K. Stettedahl, A. Merrin, B. Jay)
DI know Cyou can and you should but you won't dear
Dtook ouCt a part of your heart when they don't cheer
Bmwas it Bba medal you got when you woke there?
oFn Ayour own dear
DWhen yoCu were young you was hung up and lied to
Devery mCan with a plan got inside you
Bmwas it the botBbtle you dropped when they found you?
oFn Ayour own dear 
And DiGt's cleaDr right on the page
Cthis Gis your battlescar
and DiGt's cleaDr, clear as the day
Cyou gGot your battlescar
Ghey I knowD, ya I know, ya I know
DNow thCat you’re tossed on a sea of emotion
Devery Ccut is as deep as the ocean
Bmwas it Bba drag when you woke up to no one?
oFn Ayour own dear 
And DiGt's cleaDr right on the page
Cthis Gis your battlescar
and DiGt's cleaDr, clear as the day
Cyou gGot your battlescar
Ghey I knowD, ya I know, ya I know
The fBbun thaFt you don't really need
Copens Bbyou up like Fbooks that you don't even read
and pCays Bbyou a lot to talk
when you Fdon't even know
tChis Ascar will fade in time
And DiGt's cleaDr right on the page
Cthis Gis your battlescar
and DiGt's cleaDr, clear as the day
Cyou gGot your battlescar
Ghey I knowD, ya I know, ya I know

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Battle Scar

by The 88

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Battle Scar

The 88

(K. Stettedahl, A. Merrin, B. Jay)

D C

I know you can and you should but you won't dear

D C

took out a part of your heart when they don't cheer

Bm Bb

was it a medal you got when you woke there?

F A

on your own dear

D C

When you were young you was hung up and lied to

D C

every man with a plan got inside you

Bm Bb

was it the bottle you dropped when they found you?

F A

on your own dear

D G D

And it's clear right on the page

C G

this is your battlescar

D G D

and it's clear, clear as the day

C G

you got your battlescar

G D

hey I know, ya I know, ya I know

D C

Now that you’re tossed on a sea of emotion

D C

every cut is as deep as the ocean

Bm Bb

was it a drag when you woke up to no one?

F A

on your own dear

D G D

And it's clear right on the page

C G

this is your battlescar

D G D

and it's clear, clear as the day

C G

you got your battlescar

G D

hey I know, ya I know, ya I know

Bb F

The fun that you don't really need

C Bb F

opens you up like books that you don't even read

C Bb

and pays you a lot to talk

when you don't even know

C A

this scar will fade in time

D G D

And it's clear right on the page

C G

this is your battlescar

D G D

and it's clear, clear as the day

C G

you got your battlescar

G D

hey I know, ya I know, ya I know

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