Intro: Am Em G D Verse 1: Am Em If you would've blinked then I would've G D Looked away at the first glance Am Em If you tasted poison, you could've G D Spit me out at the first chance Am Em And if I was some paint, did it splatter G D On a promising grown man? Am Em And if I was a child did it matter G D If you got to wash your hands? Pre-Chorus: Am Em G D Ooh, ooh, ooh, all I used to do was pray Am G Would've, could've, should've D If you'd never looked my way Chorus: C D I would've stayed on my knees Am Em And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil C G At nineteen Am Em And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven C G Am And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Em Memories feel like weapons C G Am Em And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering Verse 2: Am Em If you never touched me, I would've G D Gone along with the righteous Am Em If I never blushed, then they could've G D Never whispered about this Am Em And if you never saved me from boredom G D I could've gone on as I was Am Em But, Lord, you made me feel important G D And then you tried to erase us Pre-Chorus: Am Em G D Ooh, ooh, ooh, you're a crisis of my faith Am G Would've, could've, should've D If I'd only played it safe Chorus: C D I would've stayed on my knees Am Em And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil C G At nineteen Am Em And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven C G Am And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Em Memories feel like weapons C G Am Em And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering Bridge: Am God rest my soul Em I miss who I used to be G The tomb won't close D C Stained glass windows in my mind G C I regret you all the time Am I can't let this go Em I fight with you in my sleep G The wound won't close D C I keep on waiting for a sign G C I regret you all the time Verse 3: Em D C If clarity's in death, then why won't this die? Em D C Years of tearing down our banners, you and I Am D G Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Am D C Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first Chorus: Am Em And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil C G At nineteen Am Em And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven C G Am And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Em Memories feel like weapons C G Am Em And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering Outro: Am God rest my soul Em I miss who I used to be G The tomb won't close D C Stained glass windows in my mind G C I regret you all the time Am I can't let this go Em I fight with you in my sleep G The wound won't close D C I keep on waiting for a sign G C I regret you all the time G Oh, God, rest my soul D I miss who I used to be C The tomb won't close Em G Stained glass windows in my mind D C I regret you all the time G I can't let this go D I fight with you in my sleep C The wound won't close Em G I keep on waiting for a sign D C I regret you all the time
