Our Word Chords by 36 Questions & Jessie Shelton

_ _ [E] _ When I [Bb] was a little [Ab] girl, _ _ [E] _ _
like really little, [Ab] like eight or so, _
[E] I was playing [Bb] in my [Ab] father's
study, _ _ [E] a place in the house I wasn't [Ab] supposed to go.
_ [E] My father [Bb] fancied himself [Ab] a sailor. _
[E] _ His study was filled with [Ab] nautical decor.
_ [E] He kept a boat in the [Bb] bottle on the top of [Ab] a shelf, _ _ [E] and it shattered on [Bb] the ground when
I slammed the [Gb] door.
I told my mother everything. _
I told her I [Eb] was so, so sorry.
_ [Gb] She told me, don't [B] cry.
When he comes home [Db] tonight, we can make [Eb] everything okay.
_ _ [Db] _
[Ebm] This is all we [Eb] have to say.
_ [Ab] We don't remember [B] a boat [Db] in a [Ab] bottle.
It must have fallen [B] off its shelf alone.
[Ab]
We know you loved it, [B] we're so [Db] sad it's [Ab] broken, but neither one of [B] us was [E] even home.
[Dbm] And it's our word, [Eb] yes, our word [Ab] against his.
_ [E] So I hid screw-ups from my [Ab] father, _ _ [E] _
made up school awards to [Ab] please my mom. _
[E] _ Whatever made the steak taste [Ab] better, _ _ [E] _ whatever kept the waters [Ab] calm, _ _ [E] _
I was told to keep their
[Ab] secrets, _
[E] _ and in turn [Ab] they'd keep mine.
_ [E] _ As I got older, I got [Ab] dumber.
_ _ [E] I couldn't help but cross the [Gb] line.
Three times I [Db] nearly wrecked my [Gb] life.
Three times I nearly [Eb] came to ruin.
_ [Ebm] Three times went [B] crying to my [Db] parents, who said they'd make it [Eb] go away.
_ [Ab]
Yes, this is [Eb] all we had to say.
_ [Ab] We never rented [B] a house [Db] in Sedona.
[Ab] We didn't see [B] Camille the day she died.
[Ab]
We haven't been on [B] our boat in [Db] some years [Ab] now, so we don't care [B] what you found inside.
And [Dbm] it's our word, [Eb] yes, our word.
[Dbm] It's our word, [Eb] yes, our word.
_ _ _ _ _
Against theirs. _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ Somebody [Eb] was paid _ [Ab] to make it [Db] go away.
_ [Gb] _ _
Everyone [Ab] was paid _ to make the problems [Db] go away.
_ [Gb] _ _ Doesn't [Ab] matter who gets you, or who is blamed for [Gb] what you need to do.
Declare your name, [Ab] and _ inconvenient truths can be [Gb] easily _ erased. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [E] _
When I was [Ab] 26, _ _
[E] _ I was living [Ab] in New York.
_ [E] _ I developed some fun habits. _ _ _
Put my white blood cells to [Ab] work. _ _
[E] _ I remember it so [Ab] clearly.
_ _ [E] _ I was home alone on a [Ab] Tuesday night.
_ [E] To level out, I popped some [Ab] Galaner. _ _
[E] It couldn't seem to get my [Ab] mind right.
_ _ [E] I drew a bath and slipped into [Ab] it.
_ _ [E] _
And suddenly [Ab] became aware. _
[E] I couldn't keep my head above [Ab] water.
_ _ [E] I took a final gasp [Gb] of air.
And as I [Db] lay there helplessly,
[Gb] _ A million different [Eb] thoughts came to me.
[Gb]
I saw my [E] parents hearing the news.
[Ab] Your only daughter [Eb] drowned today.
_ _ [Dbm] I thought about what [Eb] they might say.
_ [Ab]
Our daughter Judith, now [B] she moved [Db] to Austin.
[Ab] She's very happy [B] there, or so we [Db] hear.
_ [Ab] She's always been [B] so goddamn [Db] independent.
[Ab]
The years go by and [B] now we barely [Db] see her.
[Ab] Our daughter Judith, you [B] must be [Db] mistaken.
[Ab] You mean the girl we [B] raised as if our [Db] own.
[Ab]
We loved her so much she [B] felt like [Db] our child.
[Ab] But eventually we had [B] to send her [E] home.
It'd be [Dbm] their word.
Only [Eb] their word.
It'd [Dbm] be their word.
[Eb] Only their word.
_ _ _ On its own. _ _ _ _