(capo 3)

(Notes that have no "-" in between are meant to be played as eighth notes)

Intro (x2):
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A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
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C (x32010@1)Csus2 (x35533@1)  C (x32010@1)           Csus2 (x35533@1)        AmAsus2
I see the world, through eyes of desperation

Am (x02210@1)            Asus2 (x02200@1)  Am (x02210@1)Asus2Never (x02200@1)knew how long I'd fall

C (x32010@1)Csus2 (x35533@1)  C (x32010@1)           Csus2 (x35533@1)        AmAsus2
But I fell, through years and years of darkness

Am (x02210@1)            Asus2 (x02200@1)  Am (x02210@1)        GStill (320003@1)I cannot seem to hit the ground



G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)                                FI (133211@1)let my guard down, and you caught me by surprise

GNothing (320003@1)is ever carved in stone



C (x32010@1)    Csus2C    AmWill (x02210@1)I spend my life

Asus2 Am Em
Wondering

Em-D         Em (022000@1)  GWhat (320003@1)could have been, and throw it away

C (x32010@1)        Csus2C  AmOr (x02210@1)will I struggle on

Asus2 (x02200@1) Am (x02210@1)  Em (022000@1)Em-D Em (022000@1) GAnd (320003@1)find a better path for myself



C (x32010@1)Csus2 (x35533@1)  C (x32010@1)           Csus2 (x35533@1)        AmAsus2
I built my life, upon decades of experience

Am (x02210@1)                       Asus2 (x02200@1)    AmWhat (x02210@1)I built for years took days for you to raze

C (x32010@1)     Csus2 (x35533@1)            C (x32010@1)         AmAsus2
In the end I learned that one single snowflake

Am (x02210@1)       GCan (320003@1)set an avalanche in motion

Am (x02210@1)                F (133211@1)                                CSome (x32010@1)questions are dangerous, the truth is not an option

GThis (320003@1)is the illusion I pulled down over your eyes

Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)                              CBut (x32010@1)I let my guard down, and you caught me by surprise

GNothing (320003@1)is ever carved in stone



C (x32010@1)    Csus2C    AmWill (x02210@1)I spend my life

Asus2 Am Em
Wondering

Em-D         Em (022000@1)  GWhat (320003@1)could have been, and throw it away

C (x32010@1)        Csus2C  AmOr (x02210@1)will I struggle on

Asus2 (x02200@1) Am (x02210@1)  Em (022000@1)Em-D Em (022000@1) GAnd (320003@1)find a better path for myself



FFor (133211@1)myself

C (x32010@1)             GI (320003@1)secure my every step
                            FSlowly (133211@1)I advance away from you
             CHow (x32010@1)can I forgive you
         GWhen (320003@1)it wasn't your fault



(One strum per chord)
C (x32010@1)                AmWill (x02210@1)I spend my life

EmWondering (022000@1)
GWhat (320003@1)could have been...



(normal strumming)
C (x32010@1)    Csus2C    AmWill (x02210@1)I spend my life

Asus2 Am Em
Wondering

Em-D         Em (022000@1)  GWhat (320003@1)could have been, and throw it away

C (x32010@1)        Csus2C  AmOr (x02210@1)will I struggle on

Asus2 (x02200@1) Am (x02210@1)  Em (022000@1)Em-D Em (022000@1) GAnd (320003@1)find a better path for myself

C (x32010@1)    Csus2C    AmWill (x02210@1)I spend my life

Asus2 Am Em
Wondering

Em-D         Em (022000@1)  GWhat (320003@1)could have been, and throw it away

F (133211@1)                 COr (x32010@1)will I struggle on

G (320003@1)                     CAnd (x32010@1)find a better meaning for myself