Forgive Is To Know

[Intro ] C G Am F C G F C [Verso 1] C G Ive been working slowly Am F and time can help a song C G The chords are set in stone but F C the words Im working on C G Drove up to New England Am F listening in the car C G Rolled the windows down and F C held the wind across my arms [Verso 2] Am F A thing about forgiveness C G Is that it takes a change Am F Where once you were a victim C G you no longer feel the same Am F A thing about forgiveness C G is that it asks for change Am F Where once you felt a victim C G now you dont see it that way [Verso 3] C G I wont recount the story Am F you know it breaks my heart C G The ending it was tragic F C was the problem ever solved? C G All of us were wishing Am F we knew what to do C G Was not enough compassion F C taught to us in school? [Verso 4] Am F And just because you feel it C G doesnt mean its fair Am F Just because it hurt you C G doesnt mean youre cleared Am F Of the obligation C G to know the harm youve done Am F All of us are guilty C G none of us are innocent [Refrão] F C To err is human Am G but to forgive is divine F Divine C Divine [Verso 5] C G Something I remember Am F and guess I took to heart C G Is that we dont grow wiser F C without seeing our part C G Something I remembered Am F that stuck with me I guess C G Is that the institutions F C dont reward the compassionate [Refrão] F C To err is human Am G But to forgive is to learn F To learn C To learn Am To learn G To learn Outro F C I have this hope that Am G we could learn from our errors F And though the truth is still obscured C I think the truth could still be learned F C I have this hope Am G that we could change from whats occurred F And though the truth is still obscured C I think some truth could still be heard