Intro:
Am G C
F Am G/B
verse 1
Am G C
I am not a stranger to the dark
F Am G/B
Hide away, they say 'cause we don't want your broken parts
Am G C
I've learned to be ashamed of all my scars
F Am G/B
Run away, they say, no one'll love you as you are, but
Pre-Chorus 1
F G/B
I won't let them break me down to dust
Am G C
I know that there's a place for us
G/B
For we are glorious
C
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
Am
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
F G N.C.
I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
C
Look out 'cause here I come
Am
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
F G N.C.
I'm not scared to be seen, I make no apologies, this is me
Post-Chorus 1
C
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
F G
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh
verse 2
Am G C
Another round of bullets hits my skin
F Am G/B
Well fire away 'cause today, I won't let the shame sink in
Am G C
We are bursting through the barricades and
F Am G/B
Reaching for the sun (we are warriors), yeah, that's what we'll become
Pre-Chorus 2
F G/B
I won't let them break me down to dust
Am G C
I know that there's a place for us
G/B
For we are glorious
C
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
Am
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
F G N.C.
I am brave, I am bruised, I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
C
Look out 'cause here I come
Am
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
F G N.C.
I'm not scared to be seen, I make no apologies, this is me
Post-Chorus 2
C
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
F G
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, this is me
Bridge
C
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) And I know that I deserve your love
Am
(Oh-oh-oh-oh) 'Cause there's nothing I'm not worthy of
F G
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh)
C
When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
Am
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
F G N.C.
This is brave, this is bruised, this is who I'm meant to be, this is me
C
Look out 'cause here I come (look out 'cause here I come)
Am
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum (marching on, marching on)
F G N.C.
I'm not scared to be seen, I make no apologies, this is me
Outro
C
(Whatever the words wanna cut me down, ---- I’ll send in the flood)
Whenever the words go
Am
(Drown --'em -- out)
Whenever the words go
F G N.C.
(Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, -- oh, oh)
In the death of ---- my------oh-ooh -- wa-ah, ah, oh, this is me