Mat Kearney - Renaissance

^AmSta^Fnd^Car^Gsus4d Tuning: Intro: Bm G D Asus4 (2X) Play along to figure strumming pattern VERSE 1: Am F C Gsus4 (6X) ^AmThis is my renaissance ^FThis is my one response ^CThis is the way I say I love you ^{Gsus4 Am}This is my second chance ^FThis is my one romance ^CThis is the cutting line ^Gsus4On which I stand to show you ^AmIt happened fast in a flash just this evening ^FI hit the gas, horn blast, brakes screaming ^CCar crash, broken glass, broke my dreaming ^Gsus4I hit the dash so fast my ears are ringing ^AmMy sister’s on the right side just slightly leaning ^FI grabbed her hand hard until she started breathing ^CMy brother’s in the back jaw cracked from the beating ^Gsus4The breath in my chest has slipped and I’m sinking ^AmBlinking through diamond spider webs of cracked glass ^FI’m trying to remember all the words you said in the past ^CThrough the ash, siren screams and red beams ^Gsus4I hear you sing softly to me

^CI can be the wall when you fall down ^FFind me on the rocks when you break down

^Gsus4I heard it in the song when you call out ^CBut I got to say now it’s got to change (REPEAT)

^AmThis is my broken heart ^FThis is my bleeding start ^CThis is the way I’ve come to know you ^{Gsus4 Am}This is my winding road ^FThis is my way back home ^CThis is the narrow door you know that I will^Gsus4 walk through

^AmI got a letter today of why she went away ^FShe said, it’s better this way, you know I never could stay ^CHalf empty closets and frames, all that’s left to my name ^Gsus4As she left in the rain and left my heart on a chain ^AmThree years I’ve built this two-face tower for hours on a lease ^FYou gave me one yellow flower that said rest in peace ^CIn pieces I’ve broken open to think too much or just enough ^Gsus4Alone to trust midst the rubble and the dust ^AmHumbled, it took this much to break down and understand ^FSpent my life this far on castles made of sand ^CTossed in the breakers in the palm of your hand ^Gsus4Now I can finally stand

^CI can be the wall when you fall down ^FFind me on the rocks when you break down ^Gsus4I heard it in the song when you call out ^CBut I got to say now it’s got to change ^CI can be the wall…………. ^{F Gsus4}I heard it in the song…………….^C. ^CI can be the w^Fall………………… ^Gsus4I heard it in the s^Cong…………………

^AmThis is my renaissance ^FThis is my one response ^CThis is the way I say I love yo^Gsus4u.