Carrie Newcomer - Before and after

Dust settles after a ^Chit and run Be^Emwildered by the ^Cdamage done I don't ^Gknow why we choose the ^Croads we travel Or ^Ghow a life could get ^Cso unravelled ^{Em C}

We ^Emlive our ^Clives from ^Gthen until ^Dnow By the ^Emmercies re^Cceived or the ^Gmark upon our ^Dbrow To my ^Emheart I'll col^Clect what the ^Gfour winds will ^Dscatter And^Em frame my ^Clife by be^Gfore and ^Cafter ^{Em C}

Once a ^Emtrick of light made ^Cme believe A red ^Emfire was blazing from^C every tree ^GWe held hands as the ^Cevening gathered I for^Ggave myself for what I^C didn't ask her ^{Em C}

Once I ^Emsaw the sky filled with^C falling stars Bumped my ^Emhead in the dark and it^C left a scar ^GHeld on too tight before I^C let it go Then for^Ggave myself for what I^C didn't know ^{Em C}

We ^Emlive our ^Clives from ^Gthen until ^Dnow By the ^Emmercies re^Cceived or the ^Gmark upon our ^Dbrow To my ^Emheart I'll col^Clect what the ^Gfour winds will ^Dscatter And^Em frame my ^Clife by be^Gfore and ^Cafter ^{Em C}

I've stretched my soul ov^Ger fifty states I have ^Amlived on fumes and re^Gligious cornflakes And once I ^Cdreamt my shoes had grown^G thin and battered And^Am forgave myself for what^C didn't matter^N.C.

^EmGod said, "Cain where ^Cis your brother?" ^Em And who will tell his ^Cgrieving mother? ^GJacob dreamt an angel ^Ccalled his name ^GAnd he never was ^Cquite the same ^{Em C}

We ^Emlive our ^Clives from ^Gthen until ^Dnow By the ^Emmercies re^Cceived or the ^Gmark upon our ^Dbrow To my ^Emheart I'll col^Clect what the ^Gfour winds will ^Dscatter And^Em frame my ^Clife by be^Gfore and ^Cafter ^{Em C}