Key: A
Introduction:
G
get em up get em up get your shoulders up
get your backbone straight
Bm
put your axe in the wood
get your focus fixed
C
and let it all come back to you
all the memories
G
bring it up to the light
put it in a frame
D
hang it out in the open where the children play
C
let it sting your eyes
clamp your chest
D
embrace the demons
with all their claws
G
and how can I forgive of you
things you said you'd never do
Em
words you said you'd never say
darling how'd we lose our way
C
in the wilderness
just trying our best
G D
to stay free
Intro
G
at an empty space on the edge of town
you had us meet on neutral ground
Bm
your coat was grey
your eyes were blue
C
my stolen train
my flock of birds
G
trees went black
angels fell
D
armies burned the carousel
C
say you didn't mean a thing
say you're coming home again
D
up the river of regret
say we ain't seen nothin' yet
G
how can I forgive of you
things you said you'd never do
Em
words you said you'd never say
darling how'd we lose our way
C
in the wilderness
where loneliness
G D
cuts so deep
G
and all the expectations we
put upon ourselves to be
Em
things our parents never would
how could we have been so sure
C
in the wilderness
just tryin' our best
G D
to stay free
Intro: (strum)