Chords for Chris Stapleton Demons Knock Harder When You’reAlmost Free|A Song About Healing, Hope and Salvation

_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ I've been dragging chains through daylight, [Bb] calling survival peace
[Eb] Learning how to smile in church clothes [Cm] while my soul was on its knees
[G] I made friends with my reflection [Bb] when it lied and said I'm strong
[Eb]
But every night the hallway [C] whispered all the ways that I was wrong
[G] I kept my demons fed with secrets, [Bb] kept my Bible out of sight
[Eb]
I learned the art of numbing pain and [C] calling darkness night
[G] Every promise felt like thunder [Bb] that never brought the rain
[Eb] And I thought if [F] I could outrun it, [C] I would never feel the shame
[Eb] But the closer that I got to breathing air [Gm] without the weight
_ [F] The louder came the footsteps, the harder [C] came the hate
_ [Gm] Demon, I got her when you're almost free
When [Bb] the chains feel loose and the light starts finding [F] me
They don't kick the door when you're already [C] down
They wait till hope's breathing and come [G] around
They whisper my [Gm] past like it's all I'll [Bb] be
Demon, I got her when you're [F] almost free
_ _ [G] _ _ I wore my addiction like a cold in winter storms
[Bb] Said it kept me warm when life was cutting [F] through the bone
Every bottle preached a sermon, [C] every pill forgave my sin
[G] But the altar always empty [Bb] when the morning settled in
[F] I shook hands with my old habits, [C] let them tell me I belong
[G] They said freedom is a rumor that only fools chase [Bb] along
But I heard a different whisper underneath the noise [F] and doubt
Some a soft and steady saying, son, [C] I'm not done now
_ Every step toward mercy made the shadows [G] start to move
_ [F] Every prayer I [C] dared to pray felt like breaking rules
[G] Demon, I got her when you're almost free
When the [Bb] chains feel loose and the light starts finding me
[F] They don't kick the door when you're already [C] down
They wait till hope's breathing and come [G] around
They whisper my past like it's all I'll [Bb] be
Demon, I got her when you're [F] almost free
_ [C] _ _ I [G] tried to bury all my fails [Bb] under Sunday songs
[F] But the grave kept open every time I [C] sang along
_ [G] My past kept flashing headlines [Bb] like it wanted me to read
[F] Every sin I ever hid [C] came begging on its knees
[G] I said, Lord, I'm tired of running, tired of wearing borrowed [Bb] skin
Tired of confusing punishment with [F] discipline
If freedom's just a rumor, let me die trying
[C] If grace is really real, then let it find me where I'm [G] lying
That's when the knocking turned to pounding like a war outside my [Bb] chest
Every lie I ever loved came dressed to piss the [F] test
They said, remember who you were and how you always fall
[C] They said, you'll crawl back here by night, you're nothing after [G] all
But faith don't always shout, [Bb] sometimes it barely breathes
[F] Sometimes it shakes and stutters [C] while it still believes
[G] I said, I don't feel holy, [Bb] I don't feel strong or clean
[F] But I'm standing in the doorway [C] of a man that I'm meant to be
Demon, [Gm] I got her when you're almost free
When the chains feel [Eb] loose and the light starts finding me
[F] They don't kick the door when you're already [C] down
They wait till hope's breathing, then come [Gm] around
They whisper my past like it's all I'll be
Demon, I got [Bbm] her when you're [F] almost free
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] I started laying down my plans
[Bb] Every lie and every crush
[F] Learned that grace ain't scared of scars or [C] hands that shake when touched
[G] I watched my old self panic [Bb] as the walls began to crack
[F] Turns out hell hates ashes and it hates when you [C] don't look back
_ [G] My felt forgiveness hit me like a weight I couldn't [Bb] bear
Heavy like an honest truth I wasn't ready to [F] declare
But I carried it with tears and every step was new
[C] Freedom isn't flying, it's learning how to choose
[G] So knock if you want to, [Bb] I hear you through the door
[F] But I've been to the bottom and I [C] won't live there anymore
I [G] know the sound of mercy, and [Bb] I know the sound of change
And [F] I finally learned the difference between [C] conviction and [G] shame
Demons, I got her when you're almost free
When the [Bb] chains feel loose and the light starts finding me
[F] They don't kick the door when you're already down
[C] They wait till hope's breathing, then come around
[Gm] They whisper my [G] past like it's all I'll be
[Bb] Regret stands louder saying you belong [F] to _ [C] me
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ Slowly [Bb] I'm standing in the light and I'm learning to [F] believe
I'm not who I was and I [C] don't have to be
_ [G] Demons knock harder, but _ [Bb] _ _ I'm finally free
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] My felt forgiveness hit me like a weight I couldn't [Bb] bear
Heavy like an honest truth I wasn't ready to [F] declare
But I carried it with tears and every step was new
[C] Freedom isn't flying, it's learning how to choose
[G] So knock if you want to, [Bb] I hear you through the door
[F] But I've been to the bottom and I [C] won't live there anymore
I [Gm] know the sound of mercy, and [Bb] I know the sound of change
And [F] I finally learned the difference between [C] conviction and shame
[G] Demons knock harder when you're almost free
When the [Bb] chains feel loose and the light starts finding me
[F] They don't kick the door when you're already [C] down
They wait till hope's breathing, then come [Gm] around
They whisper my [Bb] past like it's all I'll be
But grace stands louder saying you belong [F] to me
[C] _ _ _ Slowly [G]
I'm standing _ [Bb] in the light and I'm learning to [F] believe
I'm not who I was and I [C] don't have to be
Demons [G] knock harder, _ _ [Bb] _ _ but I'm finally free
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] I'm _ [Gm] finally free
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _