Chords for stephanie smith - First Words (Bonus Track) - Not Afraid

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[A] _ _ It was [B] the freshman [D] year, _ [A] high school career [D] Things had barely gotten underway
[G] Before my [A] innocence would be betrayed Starting with a phone [Bm] call, a family [D] member dies
And at the funeral I looked into your eyes For the first time, this was a dream of [G] mine
But you didn't know [A] me, you didn't know my [D] _ _ [Em] first words
You spoke to [G] me, since you left [D] my family [Em] You didn't call [D] me Stephanie
[G] This will take some getting over, don't you [Bm] agree?
[E] But now I hear you
I know it's been a few years, [D] I've shed a few tears
[A] And now I have a few things [D] to say When we met, [E] you broke my [D] heart
Fourteen years [A] old, it tore me [D] apart
But that [E] aside, please know I love you And more than [A] that, I forgive [D] you
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Meeting at a truck stop for lunch We covered [A] basics, let's keep in [D] touch
Not even a week later, a letter in the mail
You think it's [A] better to let this fail Another attempt to get to know my [D] father
Efforts [A] exhausted, why did I [D] bother?
_ [Em] First [D] words you wrote to [Em] me Since I [Bm] made you family
They [G] wouldn't [D] leave till the words had [Bm] grieved
This will [D] take some getting over, [Bm] don't you agree?
_ [D] But now I hear you
I know it's been a few [Bm] years, I've shed a few [A] tears
And now I have a [D] few things to say When we [G] met, you broke my [D] heart
Nineteen years [A] old, it tore me [D] apart
But that aside, please know I love you And more than that, I forgive you _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] I forgive you
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] I [D] forgive you
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