Tuning: E A D G B E

Music & Lyrics: Heather Nova Album: Pearl (2019) You can also play with capo 2, transpose -2 [Intro] |D |D | [Verse 1]

^DI keep ^Devery ^Bmword you sa^Bmid ^DWild^Dflowers growing ^F#mup around my ^F#mbed ^GAll those ^Gwords^A ^Ablooming in my ^Dhead

[Verse 2]

^DI don't ^Dneed much ^Bmonly tr^Bmuth ^DJust the ^Dthoughts tha^F#mt come to you^F#m ^GYou make ^Gpoetry, ^Ano one r^Aeaches me l^Dike you do^D

[Pre-Chorus]

And it's ^Bmall ^Bm ^A ^A Only ^Bmsyl^Bmlab^Ales^A But your ^Gwords^G, they will ^Amake or bre^Dak me^D

[Chorus]

^DSticks and stones ^A Bruise my bones ^Bm But your words^G will save me ^DSticks and stones ^A Bruise my bones ^Bm But I need^G your words ^D I don't want to live wi^Athout you ^Bm Don't want to live wi^Gthout you

|D |A |Bm |G |

^D Your words, your ^Awords, your word^Bms ^G ^G [Verse 3] ^DI keep ^Devery ^Bmword you sa^Bmid ^DString them ^Dall on in^F#mvisible thread^F#m ^GAll those ^Glittle pearls ^A Sh^Aining round my ^Dneck ^D Bl^Dooming in my ^Dhead

[Outro]

^D Sh^Dining round my ^Dneck^D ^D Bl^Dooming in my ^Dhead^D

Heather Nova - Your words