Chords for Dear Reader - Bend

_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
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If you [Bb] do not bend you will [Gm] eventually break
Unless [G] you make the wind stop [D] blowing you [Gm] away _
_ We were [Bb] like two kids blowing on each other with two [C] straws on
I [E] was willing [Am] to stop and [Gm] listen to yours
_ _ [Gm] _ _ You say you [Bb] do not want me [Gm] because I want too much
And [G] I almost let you [D] patronize me [Dm] one last [Gm] time _
_ But I don't [Bb] want too much [C] I just want more [Gm] than you've [C] got
So lack is not good either [G] We are merely [Gm] a different size _ _ _ _ _
Don't [Bb] forget regret [C] It is a waste of [Gm] an emotion
And acceptance [G] is the key to [Dm] peace Do not try to [Gm] defy her
No I'm not [G] sad and slept together [Gm] in the same bed
I bent I curved I lent I [G] learned I was [Gm] stronger
_ _ _ _ _ _ You did not [Bb] do me wrong [F] in fact you did me [G] right
[C] You let me [F] go although I felt so [Gm] broken
Oh you did not [Bb] see the heart I [C] bleed perhaps you [Gm] were too lazy
[C] And though I [Gm] tried I could not [F] gain in the heart [Gm] of you either _
_ _ _ _ So now it's [Bb] done and I am [C] glad that I will [Gm] find another man
Though you will [G] always be the [C] first I [Gm] tasted
_ _ And I will [Bb] harness all this [D] pain and [Gm] let it bear me far away
I would not let this happening be wasted _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] I am [Bb] the wind
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_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ If _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you do [Bb] not bend you will [F] eventually [Gm] break
Unless [G] you make the wind [F] stop blowing [Gm] your way _ _
We were like two [Bb] kids blowing [Gm] on each other with two straws [Cm] on
I was [D] willing to [C] stop and listen [Gm] to yours _ _ _ _ _ _ _