Sticks & Stones Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][D][Eb][D][C][D][Eb]

[Verse 1]
[D]I'm [Dsus4]a[D][Eb]
[D]vic[C]tim[D] of[C] yo[D]ur [C]pai[G]n[Gm][Ab]
But [Gm]I have no one else to[D]
[C]blame but [D]me[Dsus4]
[D]There [Eb]were[D][C][D][C][Gm]
choices guaran[Ab]teed
[Gm]I closed my eyes, and [G]turned[C][D][C]
[Dsus4]the other[D] cheek[Eb]
[D][Dsus4]

[Verse 2]
[D]
[C]Sti[F]cks and Stones
[C]may break my bones
But [D]words will never [Bb]hurt
me so they [F]say
Oh [C]well, yours [Eb]hurt like hell

[Interlude 1]
[Eb][C][D]
[C][Dsus4][D][Eb][D][C][D][C]

[Verse 3]
[G]You [Gm]don't own me - I am [Ab]free
I'll [Gm]take the high road and [G]pray [D]that
[C]it takes [D]me[Eb][D][Dsus4][C]
[G]Com[Gm]pany loved [Ab]misery
Un[Gm]til it chose to change t[C]he[D]
[C]sce[D]ner[Eb]y
[D][C][Dsus4]

[Verse 4]
[D]
[C]Sti[F]cks and Stones
[C]may break my bones
But [D]words will never [Bb]hurt
me so they [F]say
Oh [C]well, yours [Eb]hurt like hell
[F]I'm a fight[C]er on the mend
And [Dm]I wi[D]ll rise ab[Bb]ove the
world you [F]spin
You [C]fail, I [Eb]wish you well

[Interlude 2]
[D][Eb][D][Eb][D][Eb][D][C]
[Gm][Ab][Gm][C][Dm][D][Eb][D]
[C][Bb]

[Verse 5]
I'm letting [Bb]go of yo[Ab]u - I'm
letting go of [Eb]me
I'm letting go [C]of [D]all [Eb]the [F#5]things
[F#]That hold me [Ab]down emphatic[Bb]ally
I'm letting go of [Ab]time - I'm
letting go [Eb]of space
I'm letting go of all [F#5]the waste
I've [Ab]carried to this place

[Verse 6]
[F]Sticks and Stones may [C]break my bones
[Bb]But word[D]s will never[Bb] hurt
me [C]so they [F]say
[C]Oh well, yours [Eb]hurt like hell
[F]I'm a [C]fighter to the end
[Dm]I have rose ab[Bb]ove the
world you [F]spin
[C]You fail, I [Eb]wish [C]you
[Bb]well

[Outro 1]
[Bb][F][Gm][D][C][D]