Intro
Dm Am A# x4
Verse 1:
Dm
I've been brushed to the side
I've been taken for rides
He said I'm gonna do fine
A#
But I never knew why
Dm
I thought I could
still make it
How do we say it
I just wanted it
A#
in the worst way
Refrain 1:
Dm F A#
My life is such a wreck
Dm F Gm
I finally realize
Chorus 1:
A#
I got battle scars
Gm
battle scars
Dm
battle scars
A#
I got battle scars
Gm
battle scars
Dm
battle scars
A# C
I left behind my moral ties
Am Dm
they're gone before you know
A# Gm F A
I got battle scars battle scars
Post Chorus: Dm Am A# x4
Verse 2:
Dm
All my friends can
see right through
This confidence
A#
that I pretend is real
Dm
I'm happier this
way I think
But I can't remember
A#
how I really feel
Refrain 1:
Dm F A#
My life is such a wreck
Dm F C
I finally realize
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Breakdown: Dm x2
Bridge:
A# Am
Please doctor come
Dm F
cure me I lost my legs
A# Am
I walked for ten long years
Dm F
and I tripped along the way
A# Am
I don't know if I can take ten more
Dm F
I'm getting comfortable on the floor
A# A
And I can sleep for days and
Dm F A# A
dream about life with a general distaste
Chorus 2: Silence
A#
I got battle scars
Gm
battle scars
Dm
battle scars
A#
I got battle scars
Gm
battle scars
Dm
battle scars
Chorus 3:
A#
I got battle scars
Gm
battle scars
Dm
battle scars
A#
I got battle scars
Gm
battle scars
Dm
battle scars
A# C
I left behind my moral ties
Am Dm
they're gone before you know
A# C
Ask for hope and dignity
Am Dm
I lost them long ago
A# Am F A C(hold)
I got battle scars battle scars