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ARTIST: SISTER HAZEL
SONG: SWORD AND SHIELD
TABBED BY: DANIEL CUELLAR
KEY: B MINOR (B C# D E F# G A)
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CHORDS
E--2---0--3--2---0---0----2--
B--3---2--3--2---0---2----3--
G--4---2--0--3---1---2----2--
D--4---2--0--4---2---2----0--
A--2---0--2--4---2---4-------
E---------3--2---0-----------
Bm A G F# E A/C# D
INTRO (1st Chord: 3 beats, 2nd Chord: 1 beat)
(Bm, A) (G, F#) (E, A/C#) (F#, Bm)
VERSE 1
Bm A
Just when the sky runs out of rain
G F#
Just when the sun runs out of light
E A/C#
Just when the earth is ill with pain
F# Bm
Just when your body is out of fight
PRE-CHORUS 1
G
I will be there,
D A E
I will be the smallest piece in everything
F#
And I would give my life before I break this promise to you
CHORUS
G D
Melt in to me
A Bm
Don't you want to be the ones that last forever
G D A A/C#
I'll be your everlasting
G D A Bm
And enemies they take your will but they won't last forever
G D A A/C#
I'll be your sword and shield and
G D A
I'll be your sword, I'll be your shield
VERSE 2
Bm A
Just when the ocean starts to dry
G F#
Just when the air is sick with smoke
E A/C#
Just when the statues start to cry
F# Bm
And fallen angels they lay broken
PRE-CHORUS 2
G
I will be there
D A E
I will be the smallest piece in everything
F#
And I would lose my life before I break this promise to you
CHORUS
G D
Melt in to me
A Bm
Don't you want to be the ones that last forever
G D A A/C#
I'll be your everlasting
G D A Bm
And enemies they take your peace but they won't last forever
G D A A/C#
I'll be your sword and shield and
G D A
I'll be your sword, I'll be your shield
BRIDGE
Bm A G F#
I'll be your gracious angel
Bm A G F#
I'll be your favorite stranger
Bm A G F#
I'll be the mortar holding your walls
Bm A G
I'll be your army
SOLO
Bm, A, G, F# (8x)
VERSE 3
Bm A
Just when the sky runs out of rain
G F#
Just when the sun runs out of light
E A/C#
Just when the earth is ill with pain
F# Bm
Just when your body is out of fight
PRE-CHORUS 3
G
I will be there,
D A E
I will be the smallest piece in everything
F#
And I would give my life before I break this promise to you
CHORUS
G D
Melt in to me
A Bm
Don't you want to be the ones that last forever
G D A A/C#
I'll be your everlasting
G D A Bm
And enemies they take your peace but they won't last forever
G D A A/C#
I'll be your sword and shield and
G D A A/C#
I'll be your sword and shield and
G D A
I'll be your sword, I'll be your shield
G D A
I'll be your army