Break Your Knees Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Breaks your knees and leaves you so
[Em]The sun can burn you
up and wear you [F]out
It's an [Em]angry sum[G]mer

[Verse 2]
[Am]There's no room to smile
When [Em]the face you make
just before you [F]cry
Looks so young like a child
[Em][C]

[Interlude 1]
[G][F][G]

[Verse 3]
[F]The sun will set [Em]on this m[G]y dear
Your [Am]labors aren't [F]in [Am]vain
[C]You're [F]blistered and
you're [Em]burned from [G]it
Your [Am]wounds are [C]gonna[Dsus4]
[C]heal
[F][Am]

[Verse 4]
[C]
[Am]Life on earth will end for
all con[Em]ceived
And prove to be only a [G]breath,
A mist, a womb for what's to [Em]come
[C]How soon [G]forever arrives
[C][G][Em]

[Verse 5]
[G]The sun[F] will
set on [C]this [Em]my d[G]ear
Your [Am]labors aren't in [F]vain[C]
You're [F]blistered and you're
[C]burned from [G]it
Your [Am]wounds are gon[C]na
[Dsus4]heal[F][C]

[Verse 6]
Steadfast my [C]love[F]
The [Em]end is n[G]ear
Just [Am]keep [C]your eye[Dsus4]s ahead[C][F]
Grab hold of me
I'll [Em]help you [G]there
You're [Am]never [C]on [D]you[G]r own[F][C]
You're [Am]nev e[C]r [Dsus4]all
[G]alone
[C][G]

[Verse 7]
[Am]Life on earth will end for all con[C]ceived
And prove to be [G]only [F]a breath,
A mist, a womb for what's to come
How soon [G]forever arrives

[Verse 8]
[Am]Breaks your knees and leaves you so
[C]The sun can burn you
up and wear you [F]out
It's an [D]angry summer

[Verse 9]
[Am]Don't look at the past again
The [C]first and last has made
[G]everything [F]new
And you are too
So lift your head
And let your [G]story be told
[Am]Life on earth will end for all con[C]ceived
And prove to be only [F]a breath,
A mist, a womb for what's to come
[D]How [Dsus4]soon fore[D]ver arrives

[Verse 10]
[Am]The sun will set on [C]this my [G]dear
Your [F]labors aren't in vain
You're [G]blistered [Am]and
you're [C]burned from it
Your [F]wounds are gonna [Dsus4]heal
(forever arrives)

[Verse 11]
[Dsus4]The sun w[D]ill[Am] set on this my [C]dear[G]
Your [F]labors aren't in vain
[G]

[Verse 12]
[Am]Life on earth will end for all conceived
[C]And prove to be [F]only a breath,
A mist, a womb for what's to come
How soon [Dsus4]forever a[D]r rives

[Outro 1]
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