Intro
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Verse
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I believe in you and in our hearts we know the truth
And I believe in love and the darker it gets, the more I do
Try and fill us with your hate and we will shine a light
And the days will become endless and never, and never turn to night
And never, and never turn to night
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Then it's just too much
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I cannot get you close enough
EmA hundred arms, a hundred years
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You can always find me here
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And, Lord, don't let me break this
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Let me hold it lightly
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Give me arms to pray with
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Instead of ones that hold too tightly
Verse 2
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We have no need to fight
We raise our voices and let our hearts take flight
Get higher than those planes can fly
Where the stars do not take sides
ChorusG
Then it's just too much
A
I cannot get you close enough
EmA hundred arms, a hundred years
Em
You can always find me here
G
And, Lord, don't let me break this
A
Let me hold it lightly
Em
Give me arms to pray with
Em
Instead of ones that hold too tightly
ChorusG
And then it's just too much
A
The streets, they still run with blood
EmA hundred arms, a hundred years
Em
You can always find me here
G
And, Lord, don't let me break this
A
Let me hold it lightly
Em
Give me arms to pray with
Em
Instead of ones that hold too tightly
Verse 3G
I let him sleep and as he does
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My held breath fills the room with love
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Hurts in ways I can't describe
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My heart bends and breaks so many, many times
AEm
And is born again with each sunrise
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And is born again with each sunrise
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(Ha! Ha!)
InterludeGA
Funerals were held all over the city
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The youth bleed in the square
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And women raged as old men fumbled and cried
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"We're sorry, we thought you didn't care, oh."
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And how does it feel now you've scratched that itch?
Em
How does it feel?
GA
And pulled out all your stitches
Em
Hubris is a bitch
GAEmA hundred arms, a hundred years
GAEmA hundred arms, a hundred years
ChorusG
And then it's just too much
A
The streets, they still run with blood
EmA hundred arms, a hundred years
Em
You can always find me here
G
And, Lord, don't let me break this
A
Let me hold it lightly
Em
Give me arms to pray with
Em
Instead of ones that hold too tightly
GAEm x 4
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.