Intro : C G Am Em F Em C Verse :

^Am I met a p^Frophet dark as the n^Gight She could s^Cee int^Go my ^Amsoul Said she'd been w^Fatching and had some ad^Gvice She said s^Chadows m^Gake you w^Amhole

A life without p^Fain is a wolf in sheep's cl^Gothes Cause if you l^Cisten ^Gto the ^Amlessons ^Emthat it ^Fholds You'll find the g^Gold

Chorus :

C^Child it's t^Gime ^Amto break the s^Emhell L^Fife's gonna h^Emurt but it's m^Feant to be f^Gelt You cann^Cot touch the s^Gky from ^Aminside your^Emself ^FYou cannot ^Emfly u^Fntil you b^Greak the s^Chell

Verse :

^Am I can rem^Fember when I was a c^Ghild How the g^Crown folks s^Geemed so c^Amrazy Why are they so a^Fngry, why are they so l^Goud ? And when I g^Crow up that's n^Gever ever gonna ^Ambe me

That was the m^Foment that I dec^Gide That I would b^Cuild a w^Gall just s^Amhy of s^Emix feet t^Fall Too strong to f^Gall

Chorus :

C^Child it's t^Gime ^Amto break the s^Emhell L^Fife's gonna h^Emurt but it's m^Feant to be f^Gelt You cann^Cot touch the s^Gky from i^Amnside your^Emself ^FYou cannot ^Emfly u^Fntil you b^Greak the s^Chell

Bridge :

^F Courage is not being h^Card It's time to p^Emeel back all of the layers You ^Amput between who you're meant to ^Dbe And who you ^Fare And go be who you ^Fmare

Verse :

^Am So much disapp^Fointment to finally unders^Gtand That there is ^Cno such t^Ghing as ^Amperfect

Were all simply d^Foing the best that we c^Gan And we have a c^Choice to l^Give or ^Amtruly ^Embe al^Five T^Ghis is your l^Cife

Chorus : (C) G Am Em Child it's time to break the shell

L^Fife's gonna h^Emurt but it's m^Feant to be f^Gelt You cann^Cot touch the s^Gky from i^Amnside your^Emself ^FYou cannot ^Emfly u^Fntil you b^Greak the s^Chell

L^Fife's gonna h^Emurt but it's m^Feant to be f^Gelt You cann^Cot touch the s^Gky from i^Amnside your^Emself A b^Fird cannot f^Emly u^Fntil it b^Greaks the s^Chell

Ending :

^AmDo with t^Ghese words w^Chat you w^Gill It's t^Fime for ^Gus to ^Dbe for real Y^Fou'll be st^Guck on the g^Dround unt^Fil ^AmYou finally b^Greak the s^Chell

India.Arie - Break the shell