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Sticks And Stones

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1/10

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning:
    Gmaj9    Dsus4    C  Csus2(pulloff)   G/B    G    C9    Em  D  
e|--5------5----3-----3------------3---3---3---0--2--------------------------|
B|--3------3----1-----1------------3---3---3---0--3--------------------------|
G|--0------0----0-----0------------0---0---0---0--2--------------------------|
D|--4------4----2---2p0------------0---0---2---2--0--------------------------|
A|--5------5----3-----3------------2---2---3---2-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------3-------0---------------------------------|
                Gmaj9       C      Csus2  Gmaj9  C Csus2
You would have kept those words on your tongue
            Gmaj9       C Csus2 Gmaj9  C Csus2
If you had known what they had done
            Gmaj9       C           Csus2   Gmaj9  C Csus2
While your fists stay right, right by your side
                Gmaj9      C Csus2 Gmaj9   C
Your words they bruise me deep   inside
   G/B            C          Dsus4    G  G/B  C9
I’d rather have sticks and stones and broken bones
          C        Dsus4 Em
Than the words you say to me
G/B                C      Dsus4     G   G/B   C9
Cause I know that bruises heal and cuts will seal
           C              D
But your words beat the life from me
              Gmaj9       C  Csus2 Gmaj9  C Csus2
Sometimes your words are thick as lead
                Gmaj9    C  Csus2 Gmaj9  C Csus2
You swing them strong upside my head
              Gmaj9    C  Csus2 Gmaj9  C Csus2
What hasn’t killed has made me strong
               Gmaj9    C  Csus2 Gmaj9  C Csus2
So I’ll take my scars and move along
D               G       G/B     C
Goodbye is the best way that I know
    D           G  G/B   C       D      G/B
To forgive and still be letting go   (I'd rather have...)
|   Hhammer-on
| p  pull-off

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Sticks And Stones

by Dave Barnes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj9

Dsus4

Csus2

G/B

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Tuning:

Gmaj9 Dsus4 C Csus2 G/B G C9 Em D

(pulloff)

e|--5------5----3-----3------------3---3---3---0--2--------------------------|

B|--3------3----1-----1------------3---3---3---0--3--------------------------|

G|--0------0----0-----0------------0---0---0---0--2--------------------------|

D|--4------4----2---2p0------------0---0---2---2--0--------------------------|

A|--5------5----3-----3------------2---2---3---2-----------------------------|

E|--3------------------------------3-------0---------------------------------|

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

You would have kept those words on your tongue

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

If you had known what they had done

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

While your fists stay right, right by your side

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C

Your words they bruise me deep inside

G/B C Dsus4 G G/B C9

I’d rather have sticks and stones and broken bones

C Dsus4 Em

Than the words you say to me

G/B C Dsus4 G G/B C9

Cause I know that bruises heal and cuts will seal

C D

But your words beat the life from me

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

Sometimes your words are thick as lead

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

You swing them strong upside my head

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

What hasn’t killed has made me strong

Gmaj9 C Csus2 Gmaj9 C Csus2

So I’ll take my scars and move along

D G G/B C

Goodbye is the best way that I know

D G G/B C D G/B

To forgive and still be letting go (I'd rather have...)

| hammer-on

| p pull-off

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