Intro + verse:
F#m aug5 C
|G F#m aug5 C| x9
Chorus:
C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9
I'd rather have Sticks and stones, brok - en bones,
Cadd9 Dsus4 Em
Than the words you say to me
C Em Cadd9 Dsus4 G Gvar1 Cadd9
'Cause I know bruises heal, and cuts will seal,
Cadd9 D |G F#m aug5 C| x2
But your words beat the life from me.
Verse 2 - played with some variation in picking...listen to the song and you'll get it:
Sometimes your words are thick as lead...
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-----------------0---|
D|--------------0----------4--------2--------4---| x8
A|--------------2----------0--------3--------3---|
E|--------------3-------------------3------------|
*Repeat Chorus*
Bridge:
G Dsus4 C Em C
D G Gvar1 Cadd9
Goodbye is the best way that I know
D G Gvar1 Cadd9 Dsus4
To forgive and still be letting go
*Repeat Chorus*
Outro - same deal with the picking variation; here are the chords:
E|-------5----------------|
B|-------3----1-----------|
G|--0----2----0-----------|
D|--4----0----2----2p0-0--| x5; end on G
A|--2----0----3----3------|
E|--3--------------3------|
Chords used:
F#m aug5: x0423x
C: x32010
G: 320033
Em: 022000
Cadd9: x32033
Dsus4: x00235
Gvar1: x20033
D: x00232
