Intro F#m Verse 1 F#m These words I give to you F#m Bm When you feel the cold night closing in D My native son F#m These wounds I'll heal for you F#m Bm When you feel the thorns that pierce your skin D F#m I feel your hurt Pre-Chorus 1 Bm F#m This world can be cold E F#m But this is all we have Bm F#m E I'm talking to you, my native son Chorus 1 F#m A When the day has overcome you D E And the taste won't go away D F#m You're a child of creation D E And you were made this way F#m A With blackness close behind you D E And with wickedness coming fast D F#m You're a child of creation E All this will pass D F#m You walk your path Verse 2 F#m This cold that bites your skin F#m Bm It cuts like knives into your heart D Forever winter F#m These names that break you F#m Bm We all have a side to us that can turn D Just watch me break Pre-Chorus 2 Bm F#m This world can be cruel E F#m But this is all we have Bm F#m E I'm talking to you, my native son Chorus 2 F#m A When the day has overcome you D E And the taste won't go away D F#m You're a child of creation D E And you were made this way F#m A With blackness close behind you D E And with wickedness coming fast D F#m You're a child of creation E All this will pass D You walk your path Instrumental F#m E F#m E D x2 Bridge E Don't be afraid to walk in the footprints F#m Where others failed E Strangers surround you, taunt and betray you D Bring you down E These are the free words, these are the true words F#m I give to you E Just walk in the footprints, don't be afraid D N.C. To stand your ground, my son Pre-Chorus 3 Bm F#m This world can be cruel E F#m But this is all we have Bm F#m E I'm talking to you, my native son Chorus 3 F#m A When the taste has overcome you D E And the pain won't go away D F#m You're a child of creation D E And you were made this way F#m A And with blackness close behind you D E And with wickedness coming fast D F#m You're a child of creation E All this will pass D You walk your path Outro F#m
