The Key Chords by Madison Ryann Ward

[Ebm] We [Dbm] had it all, [B] let it fall, the favor and the [Bb] fortune
[Abm]
With [Gb] another [B] craving for distortion
[Bb] By the [Ebm] day, we find [Dbm] a way
[B] Birds of a feather, they fly [Bb] together
[Abm] And I see I'm soaring from [Gb] this [B] boring day
Mmm-mmm [Bb]-mmm-mmm
[Ebm] But to [Dbm] break free has [B] only been a dream
It's taking [Bb] away [Abm] all of my energy
I [Gb] try to [B] see so I can [Bb] finally breathe
I gotta find [Ebm] the key
I've [Dbm] been searching [B] for a piece of mind
Pride [Bb] and [Abm] certainty and truth I find
The soul [Gb] is cold [B] when the river's empty
[Bb] So tell [Ebm] me
These [Dbm] empty bones [B] are dead inside
Only [Bb] hope [Abm] keeps us alive
The road [Gb] is old [B] and it's never ending
[Bb] _ _
[Abm] These [Gb] empty bones [B] are dead inside
Only [Db] hope [Abm] keeps us alive
But the soul [Gb] is gold [B] when the heart is healthy
[Bb] See [Ebm] _ [Dbm] all this [B] drinking got me thirsty
[Bb] I [B] feel me breaking, [Ebm] I can't escape it
I [Gb] can't take the shame of [B] mercy
[Bb] Mmm-mmm [Ebm]-mmm-mmm
[Dbm] But I follow [B] what I'm searching
_ [Bb] [Abm] Cause maybe it's suitable [Gb] for [B] moving on
And [Abm] working through [Bb] the hurting
[Ebm] But to [Dbm] break free [B] has only been a dream
It's [Bb] taking away [Abm] all of my energy
I need [Gb] a light [B] to see so I can [Bb] finally find the [Ebm] key
[Dbm] I've been searching [B] for a piece of mind
[Bb] Pride and [Abm] certainty and truth I find
The soul [Gb] is [B] cold when the river's empty
[Bb] So tell [Ebm] me
These [Dbm] empty bones [B] are dead inside
[Bb] Only hope [Abm] keeps us alive
The road [Gb] is old [B] and it's never ending
[Bb] _ _
[Abm] These [Gb] empty bones [B] are dead inside
Only hope [Bb] keeps [Abm] us alive
But the [Gb] soul is gold [B] when the heart is healthy
[Bb] _
[Ebm] She paid her dues, [Bb] she played those [B] broken blues
Etta James and her name came from the very [Bb] same truth
[Abm] Skip the youth, now it's things to do
[Gb] [B] Now it's cleaning up after you
And it's the music [Bb] she sings to
[Ebm] You know better [Dbm] than to walk [B] in
With all the sin you're holding in
They said [Bb] to leave it at the [Abm] door
They said pain no more
[Gb] She said but I [B] got something I'm fighting for
What you mean pain no more?
[Abm] Play the chord
Melodies [Gb] play in her like chess
She's [B] taking deep breaths
She takes a beat into the chest
[Abm] And there's no finesse in this stress
[Gb] Demons try to tell her what's next
[B] She says I just [Bb] want you to be blessed [Ebm] Blessed
_ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ [Abm] _