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Half-Step Down tuning
Chords Used
eb|---C3-----G3-----Dm5-----F1-----Am5-----Em0---|
Bb|---5-----3-----6-----1-----5-----0---|
Gb|---5-----4-----7-----2-----5-----0---|
Db|---5-----5-----7-----3-----7-----2---|
Ab|---3-----5-----5-----3-----7-----2---|
Eb|---x-----3-----x-----1-----5-----0---|
[Intro]
    CI tear my heart Gopen, I sew myself Dmshut
My weaknesFs is that I cGare too much
  CMy scars remGind me that the past iDms real
I tear my heart Fopen Gjust to feel
[Verse]
  AmDrunk and I'm feeling dEmown
And I just wanna be alFone
I'm pissed cause you came arGound
Why don't you just go Amhome
Cause you channel all your Empain
And I can't help you fix yourFself
You're making me insGane
All I can say is
[Chorus]
  CI tear my heart Gopen, I sew myself Dmshut
My weakness is Fthat I Gcare too much
  CAnd our scars reGmind us that the past is Dmreal
I tear my heart Fopen Gjust to feel
[Verse] 
AmI tried to help you onEmce
Against my own advFice
I saw you going dowGn
But you never realAmized
That you're drowning in the Emwater
So I offered you my haFnd
Compassions in my nGature
Tonight is our last staCnd
[Chorus]
  CI tear my heart Gopen, I sew myself Dmshut
My weakness is Fthat I Gcare too much
  CAnd our scars reGmind us that the past is Dmreal
I tear my heart Fopen Gjust to feel
[Verse]
  AmI'm drunk and I'm feeling doEmwn
And I just wanna be aloFne
You shouldn't ever came arouGnd
Why don't you just go hAmome?
Cause you're drowning in the wEmater
And I tried to grab your hFand
And I left my heart Gopen
But you didn't underCstand
But you didn't underGstand
DmGo fix yoFurseGlf
[Bridge]
 CI can't help you fix yourself
   GBut at least I can say I tried
   DmI'm sorry but I gotta move Fon with my Gown life
  CI can't help you fix yourself
   GBut at least I can say I tried
   DmI'm sorry but I gotta move Fon with my own life
[Chorus]
    CI tear my heart opGen, I sew myself shDmut
My weakness is Fthat I care Gtoo much
  CAnd our scars reGmind us that the past is Dmreal
I tear my heart Fopen jGust to feel
    CI tear my heart opGen, I sew myself shDmut
My weakness is Fthat I care Gtoo much
  CAnd our scars reGmind us that the past is Dmreal
I tear my heart Fopen jGust to feel

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Scars

by Papa Roach

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Half-Step Down tuning

Chords Used

C G Dm F Am Em

eb|---3-----3-----5-----1-----5-----0---|

Bb|---5-----3-----6-----1-----5-----0---|

Gb|---5-----4-----7-----2-----5-----0---|

Db|---5-----5-----7-----3-----7-----2---|

Ab|---3-----5-----5-----3-----7-----2---|

Eb|---x-----3-----x-----1-----5-----0---|

[Intro]

C G Dm

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

F G

My weakness is that I care too much

C G Dm

My scars remind me that the past is real

F G

I tear my heart open just to feel

[Verse]

Am Em

Drunk and I'm feeling down

And I just wanna be alone

I'm pissed cause you came around

Why don't you just go home

Cause you channel all your pain

And I can't help you fix yourself

You're making me insane

All I can say is

[Chorus]

C G Dm

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

F G

My weakness is that I care too much

C G Dm

And our scars remind us that the past is real

F G

I tear my heart open just to feel

[Verse]

Am Em

I tried to help you once

Against my own advice

I saw you going down

But you never realized

That you're drowning in the water

So I offered you my hand

Compassions in my nature

Tonight is our last stand

[Chorus]

C G Dm

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

F G

My weakness is that I care too much

C G Dm

And our scars remind us that the past is real

F G

I tear my heart open just to feel

[Verse]

Am Em

I'm drunk and I'm feeling down

And I just wanna be alone

You shouldn't ever came around

Why don't you just go home?

Cause you're drowning in the water

And I tried to grab your hand

And I left my heart open

But you didn't understand

Dm F G

Go fix yourself

[Bridge]

I can't help you fix yourself

But at least I can say I tried

Dm F G

I'm sorry but I gotta move on with my own life

I can't help you fix yourself

But at least I can say I tried

Dm F

I'm sorry but I gotta move on with my own life

[Chorus]

C G Dm

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

F G

My weakness is that I care too much

C G Dm

And our scars remind us that the past is real

F G

I tear my heart open just to feel

C G Dm

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut

F G

My weakness is that I care too much

C G Dm

And our scars remind us that the past is real

F G

I tear my heart open just to feel

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