Saved Me Without Knowing
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Intro
A A D D
A A E A
[Verso 1]
A
I was living in the shadows
D A
Until the passing of days
F#m
Bottle on the table
E A
And the Good Lord out of reach
A
You showed up smiling
D A
Like a fire in the cold
F#m
You didn't ask for nothing
E A
Just a hand to hold
[Refrão]
D
You saved me without knowing
A
Like a river cuts a stone
F#m
Gentle but it's showing
D A
How it carves a place called home
F#m
You saved me without knowing
D E A
Gave me something worth fighting for
{Instrumental}
D D A A E E
[Verso 2]
A
You worked until your hands were weary
D A
But your heart don't ever quit
F#m
Keeping steady hands
E A
When the rest of us let go
A
You don't see the way you shine
D A
Or the peace you bring around
F#m
But you lifted up a stranger
E A
Who was six feet underground
[Refrão]
D
You saved me without knowing
A
Like a river cuts a stone
F#m
Gentle but it's showing
D A
How it carves a place called home
F#m
You saved me without knowing
D E A
Gave me something worth fighting for
{Instrumental}
D D A A
F#m F#m E E
[Ponte]
D
Funny how the angels
A
Never see their wings
F#m
But they move the mountains
E A
With the quietest of things
[Refrão]
D
You saved me without knowing
A
Like a river cuts a stone
F#m
Gentle but it's showing
D A
How it carves a place called home
F#m
You saved me without knowing
D E A A
Gave me something worth fighting for
Outro
D D A A E E
A A D D A E A
How to play Saved Me Without Knowing
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