Battle Scars
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Em C
Hope the wound heals but it never does
G
That's cause you're at war with love
D
You're at war with love, yeah
[Refrão]
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...
Em C
Never let a wound ruin me
G
But I feel like ruin's wooing me
D
Arrow holes, they never close from Cupid on a shooting spree
Em
Feeling stupid cause I know it ain't no you and me
C
But when you're trying to beat the odds up
Been trying to keep your nods up
G
And you know that you should know
And let her go
D
But the fear of the unknown
Hold another lover strong
Em
Sends you back into the zone
C
With no Tom Hanks to bring you home,
A lover not a fighter
G
On the front line with a poem,
Trying to write yourself a rifle
D
Maybe sharpen up a stone
To fight the tanks and drones of you being alone
Pré-Refrão:
Em Em
I wish I never looked, I wish I never touched
C C
I wish that I could stop loving you so much
G
Cause I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
D
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Em Em
I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
C
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
G D
Cause it'll never be over (never be over) until you tell me it's over
[Refrão]
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...
Em C
You shouldn't have but you said it
G
It shouldn't have happened but you let it
D
Now you're down on the ground screaming medic
Em
The only thing that comes is the post-traumatic stresses
C
Shields, body armors and vests don't properly work
G
That's why you're in a locker full of hurt
D
The enemy within and all the fires from your friends
Em
The best medicine's to probably just let it win
Pre-Refrão:
Em Em
I wish I couldn't feel, I wish I couldn't love
C
I wish that I could stop cause it hurts so much
G
And I'm the only one that's trying to keep us together
D
When all of the signs say that I should forget her
Em Em
I wish you weren't the best, the best I ever had
C
I wish that the good outweighed the bad
G D
Cause it'll never be over, until you tell me it's over
[Refrão]
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...
Em C
Cause you set me on fire
G
I've never felt so alive, yeah
D
No, hoping wounds heal, but it never does
Em
That's because you're at war with love
C
And I'm at the point of breaking
G
And it's impossible to shake it (yeah)
D
See, you hoped the wound heals, but it never does
Em
That's cause you're at war with love
G
Hope it heals, but it never does
D
That's cause you're at war with love!
[Refrão]
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
Em C
These battle scars don't look like they're fading
G
Don't look like they're ever going away
D
They ain't never gonna change
These battle...
How to play Battle Scars
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.