_________________________ Topped with soil __________________________________ ------------------ * this song i wrote for my sister (MacKenzie) * its about her "love" who beats her up, yes we all know its wrong and somethings its better understood through music then through talking, so i wrote this song to show her what will eventually be their result in the relationship, this subject is very touchy for me, so instead of talking about it i tun to my love of my life (guitar) is avoiding the while talking part, i just sing, (she cried when i sang it to her) 4th capo (or what ever matched your voice better) --------- strumming pattern is {D= Strum Down}{U= Strum Up} ( D D D U U D U D)- this for each chord Intro: Em Cmaj7 G6 (E/D power chord, play these two all as one chord) X2 Em Hey, Hey, look at your life you Cmaj7 G6 (E/D)-PwCrd You Could Have Been The Shine In The Light Em Cmaj7 G6 (E/D)-PwCrd But Now You... Find Your Self Digging A Hole In A Fight Em Cmaj7 G6 E/D power Chord X2 --In A Fight... X2 during the instrumental Verse #1: --------- Em Cmaj7 Struggling To Get Up G6 (E/D)-PwCrd On Your Last Breathe You Stand Up And Scream Em G6 (E/D)-PwCrd In My Dream I Cant Do A God Damn Thing....But Sing... Chorus: -Strumming pattern [D D U U D U )- each chord ------- C D WE All Know So Let It Go Em G It's Not What You Think It Is C D Em G You Cant Continue The Way You Been Livin' C You Don't Understand D Em G How This Could End Up... How This Could End Up..X2 (Instrumental) Free style ( Em Cmaj7 G6 {E/D-PwCrd} C D Em G ) Intro #2: --------- Em Hey, Hey, Look At My Life Cmaj7 G6 (E/D)-PwCrd I've Been Unable To Sleep Since The Fight.... That Night.. Em Cmaj7 G9 (E/D)-PwCrd Not Knowing Were You Are And If Your Being Scared Em Cmaj7 Struggling To Coop G6 (E/D)-PwCrd With All The Reasoning You Choose Em Cmaj7 G6 Thinking Beyond My Self Control (E/D)-PwCrd Is What I Was Told (Instermenatl) Verse #3: --------- Em Open Your Eye's Girl, Cmaj7 Open Them Wide Girl, G6 (E/D)-PwCrd Show The Rest Of The World Your Good Side (Girl)... Em Open Your Eyes Girl, Cmaj7 Push Him Aside Girl, G6 (E/D) PwCrd Show The Rest Of the World Your Strength (Girl)... Em Open Your Eyes Girl, Cmaj7 Open Them Wide Girl, G6 (E/D)-PwCrd You've Got A Bur-used Heart (Girl)... Em From The Very Start Cmaj7 G6 Your Heart Is Drowning In Booze (E/D)-PwCrd To Hind The Abuse (slow Strumming (D D U D U -D D U D U)) Verse #4 -------- Em Cmaj7 Now You Find Your Self Laying In The Ground G6 (E/D)-PwCrd And Now Your Standing At the Top Looking Down Em And See Shame Cmaj7 And Hear Blame G6 (E/D)-PwCrd And See Pain (Normal Strumming) Em Cmaj7 All The Things We Seen G6 And you Didn't (E/D)-PwCrd Em Yes We Had A Hard Life Cmaj7 G6 (E/D)-PwCrd And That Should Make You Stronger Not Weaker Em Cmaj7 G6 (E/D)-PwCrd Stronger Not Weaker-X6 Chorus: ------- C D We All Know So Let It Go Em G Its Not What You Think It Is No More C D Em G You Stopped Living That Way, And Love It Move Every Day C D Now You Understand Em G And Seen How It Ended C D Em But Now Your Looking Down At Your Self G As We All Cry And Say C Goodbye End: ---- Em So... Hey Hey Look At your Life Cmaj7 G6 (E/D)-PwCrd You Could Have Been The Shine In Our Lights Em Cmaj7 But Now There's No Spark G6 (E/D)-PwCrd Em-(letthe chord ring out) As We All Live In The.... Dark.... Let me know what you think!:) this was my very first song i was able to finish!:)