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Standard tuning; capo on 3rd fret
Intro + verse:
F#m aug5 C
|G F#m aug5 C| x9
Chorus
C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9
I'd rather have Sticks and stones, brok - en bones,
DOadd9 REsus4 MIm
Than the words you say to me
C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9
'Cause I know bruises heal, and cuts will seal,
Cadd9 D |G F#m aug5 C| x2
But your words beat the life from me.
Verse 2 - played with some variation in picking...listen to the song and you'll get it:
Sometimes your words are thick as lead...
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------0-----------------0---|
D--------------0----------4--------2--------4---| x8
A--------------2----------0--------3--------3---|
E--------------3-------------------3------------|
*Repeat Chorus*
Bridge:
SOL REsus4 DO MIm DO
D G Gvar1 Cadd9
Goodbye is the best way that I know
D G Gvar1 Cadd9 Dsus4
To forgive and still be letting go
*Repeat Chorus*
Outro - same deal with the picking variation; here are the chords:
e-------5----------------|
B-------3----1-----------|
G--0----2----0-----------|
D--4----0----2----2p0-0--| x5; end on G
A--2----0----3----3------|
E--3--------------3------|
Chords used:
F#m aug5: x0423x
DO x32010
SOL 320033
MIm 022000
DOadd9 x32033
REsus4 x00235
Gvar1: x20033
RE x00232
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