Sticks And Stones
Dave BarnesVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
e|--5------5----3-----3------------3---3---3---0--2--------------------------|
B|--3------3----1-----1------------3---3---3---0--3--------------------------|
G|--0------0----0-----0------------0---0---0---0--2--------------------------|
D|--4------4----2---2p0------------0---0---2---2--0--------------------------|
A|--5------5----3-----3------------2---2---3---2-----------------------------|
E|--3------------------------------3-------0---------------------------------|
You would have kept those words on your tongue
If you had known what they had done
While your fists stay right, right by your side
Your words they bruise me deep inside
Id rather have sticks and stones and broken bones
Than the words you say to me
Cause I know that bruises heal and cuts will seal
But your words beat the life from me
Sometimes your words are thick as lead
You swing them strong upside my head
What hasnt killed has made me strong
So Ill take my scars and move along
Goodbye is the best way that I know
To forgive and still be letting go (I'd rather have...)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Readable chord sheet for Sticks And Stones by Dave Barnes
[Gmaj9] [Dsus4] [C] [Csus2] [G/B] [G] [C9] [Em] [D] e|--5------5----3-----3------------3---3---3---0--2--------------------------| B|--3------3----1-----1------------3---3---3---0--3--------------------------| G|--0------0----0-----0------------0---0---0---0--2--------------------------| D|--4------4----2---2p0------------0---0---2---2--0--------------------------| A|--5------5----3-----3------------2---2---3---2-----------------------------| E|--3------------------------------3-------0---------------------------------| You would have k[Gmaj9]ept those wo[C]rds on [Csus2]your to[Gmaj9]ngue [C] [Csus2] If you had k[Gmaj9]nown what th[C]ey[Csus2] had d[Gmaj9]one [C] [Csus2] While your f[Gmaj9]ists stay ri[C]ght, right b[Csus2]y your s[Gmaj9]ide [C] [Csus2] Your words they [Gmaj9]bruise me d[C]ee[Csus2]p in[Gmaj9]side [C] Id[G/B] rather have st[C]icks and st[Dsus4]ones and [G]bro[G/B]ken b[C9]ones Than the w[C]ords you [Dsus4]say to[Em] me [G/B]Cause I know that b[C]ruises [Dsus4]heal and c[G]uts [G/B]will s[C9]eal But your wo[C]rds beat the li[D]fe from me Sometimes your[Gmaj9] words are t[C]hic[Csus2]k as l[Gmaj9]ead [C] [Csus2] You swing them s[Gmaj9]trong ups[C]ide[Csus2] my he[Gmaj9]ad [C] [Csus2] What hasnt ki[Gmaj9]lled has [C]mad[Csus2]e me s[Gmaj9]trong [C] [Csus2] So Ill take my[Gmaj9] scars an[C]d m[Csus2]ove al[Gmaj9]ong [C] [Csus2] [D]Goodbye is the b[G]est way [G/B]that I k[C]now To f[D]orgive and s[G]til[G/B]l be l[C]etting g[D]o (I'[G/B]d rather have...) | / slide up | \ slide down | [B] hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note