Am (x02210@1) EmOnce (022000@1)upon a time there was a girl Am (x02210@1) EIn (022100@1)her early years she had to learn F (133211@1) EmHow (022000@1)to grow up living in a war that she called home F (133211@1) E (022100@1)Never knew just where to turn for shelter from the storm Am (x02210@1) EmHurt (022000@1)me to see the pain across my mother's face F (133211@1) E (022100@1)Every time my father's fist would put her in her place F (133211@1) Em (022000@1)Hearing all the yelling, I would cry up in my room Am (x02210@1) EHoping (022100@1)it would be over soon F (133211@1) CBruises (x32010@1)fade father, but the pain remains the same F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I still remember how you kept me so afraid F (133211@1) CStrength (x32010@1)is my mother for all the love she gave F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday and I'm okay Am (x02210@1) EmI (022000@1)often wonder why I've carried all this guilt Am (x02210@1) EWhen (022100@1)it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've built F (133211@1) EmShadows (022000@1)stir at night through a crack in the door F (133211@1) EThe (022100@1)echo of a broken child screaming "please, no more" F (133211@1) EmDaddy (022000@1)don't you understand the damage you have done? F (133211@1) EFor (022100@1)you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on F (133211@1) CBruises (x32010@1)fade father, but the pain remains the same F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I still remember how you kept me so afraid F (133211@1) CStrength (x32010@1)is my mother for all the love she gave F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday and I'm okay F (133211@1) EmIt's (022000@1)not so easy to forget F (133211@1) EAll (022100@1)the marks you left along her neck F (133211@1) EmWhen (022000@1)I was thrown against cold stairs F (133211@1) EAnd (022100@1)everyday afraid to come home, F (133211@1) EmIn (022000@1)fear of what I might see there F (133211@1) CBruises (x32010@1)fade father, but the pain remains the same F (133211@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I still remember how you kept me so afraid F (133211@1) CStrength (x32010@1)is my mother for all the love she gave F (133211@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)every morning that I wake I look back at yesterday and I'm okay Visit my Youtube channel - CumboJosii997 This tab was made by me, copyrighted.