Intro : C G Am Em F Em C Verse : Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) I met a prophet dark as the night C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmShe (x02210@1)could see into my soul F (133211@1) G (320003@1)Said she'd been watching and had some advice C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)She said shadows make you whole F (133211@1) GA (320003@1)life without pain is a wolf in sheep's clothes C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) FCause (133211@1)if you listen to the lessons that it holds GYou'll (320003@1)find the gold Chorus : C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmChild (022000@1)it's time to break the shell F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) GLife's (320003@1)gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmYou (022000@1)cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CYou (x32010@1)cannot fly until you break the shell Verse : Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) I can remember when I was a child C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmHow (x02210@1)the grown folks seemed so crazy F (133211@1) GWhy (320003@1)are they so angry, why are they so loud ? C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)when I grow up that's never ever gonna be me F (133211@1) GThat (320003@1)was the moment that I decide C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) FThat (133211@1)I would build a wall just shy of six feet tall GToo (320003@1)strong to fall Chorus : C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmChild (022000@1)it's time to break the shell F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) GLife's (320003@1)gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmYou (022000@1)cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CYou (x32010@1)cannot fly until you break the shell Bridge : F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Courage is not being hard EmIt's (022000@1)time to peel back all of the layers Am (x02210@1) DYou (xx0232@1)put between who you're meant to be FAnd (133211@1)who you are FmAnd (133111@1)go be who you are Verse : Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) So much disappointment to finally understand C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AmThat (x02210@1)there is no such thing as perfect F (133211@1) GWere (320003@1)all simply doing the best that we can C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) FAnd (133211@1)we have a choice to live or truly be alive G (320003@1) CThis (x32010@1)is your life Chorus : (C) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmChild (022000@1)it's time to break the shell F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) GLife's (320003@1)gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmYou (022000@1)cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CYou (x32010@1)cannot fly until you break the shell (C) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmChild (022000@1)it's time to break the shell F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) F (133211@1) GLife's (320003@1)gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) EmYou (022000@1)cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F (133211@1) Em (022000@1)F (133211@1) G (320003@1) CA (x32010@1)bird cannot fly until it breaks the shell Ending : Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) GDo (320003@1)with these words what you will F (133211@1) G (320003@1) DIt's (xx0232@1)time for us to be for real F (133211@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) FYou'll (133211@1)be stuck on the ground until Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CYou (x32010@1)finally break the shell Can't play "Break The Shell"? 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