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Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova
Album: Pearl (2019)
You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2
[Intro]
|   D|   D|
[Verse 1]
DI keep Devery Bmword you saBmid
DWildDflowers growing F#mup around my F#mbed
GAll those Gwords   A  Ablooming in my Dhead
[Verse 2]
DI don't Dneed much Bmonly trBmuth
DJust the Dthoughts thaF#mt come to youF#m  
GYou make Gpoetry, Ano one rAeaches me lDike you doD  
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's BmallBm  A  A  
Only BmsylBmlabAlesA  
But your GwordsG, they will Amake or breDak meD  
[Chorus]
DSticks and stones
 ABruise my bones
 BmBut your words Gwill save me
DSticks and stones
 ABruise my bones
 BmBut I need Gyour words
 DI don't want to live wiAthout you
 BmDon't want to live wiGthout you
|  D|  A|  Bm|  G|
 DYour words, your Awords, your wordBmsG  G  
[Verse 3]
DI keep Devery Bmword you saBmid
DString them Dall on inF#mvisible threadF#m  
GAll those Glittle pearls
  AShAining round my Dneck
  DBlDooming in my Dhead
[Outro]
  DShDining round my DneckD  
  DBlDooming in my DheadD  

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Your Words

by Heather Nova

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova

Album: Pearl (2019)

You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2

[Intro]

D D

| | |

[Verse 1]

D D Bm Bm

I keep every word you said

D D F#m F#m

Wildflowers growing up around my bed

G G A A D

All those words blooming in my head

[Verse 2]

D D Bm Bm

I don't need much only truth

D D F#m F#m

Just the thoughts that come to you

G G A A D D

You make poetry, no one reaches me like you do

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm Bm A A

And it's all

Bm Bm A A

Only syllables

G G A D D

But your words, they will make or break me

[Chorus]

Sticks and stones

Bruise my bones

Bm G

But your words will save me

Sticks and stones

Bruise my bones

Bm G

But I need your words

D A

I don't want to live without you

Bm G

Don't want to live without you

D A Bm G

| | | | |

D A Bm G G

Your words, your words, your words

[Verse 3]

D D Bm Bm

I keep every word you said

D D F#m F#m

String them all on invisible thread

G G

All those little pearls

A A D

Shining round my neck

D D D

Blooming in my head

[Outro]

D D D D

Shining round my neck

D D D D

Blooming in my head

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