Scars Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Bb
Capo:	3rd fret

Author alexandermjohnston 48. Last edit on May 6, 2022

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[Chords]
G:  320033
C2: X32033
D:  XX0232
C:  X32010
Em: 022000
 
 [Riff]
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----1-0-----1-0---------------3-----1-0-----|
G|----0---0-------------------2-0-----0---0---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
To emulate the piano riff from the studio version:
- use riff instead of intro chords
- use first five notes of riff instead of final G chord of the first Chorus.
- use riff over the outro if you hit it instead of the final G chord of the last full Chorus.
 
[Intro]
G D G C G D G
 
 
[Verse 1]
       G       C2     G
Waking up to a new sunrise
        G             C2    G
Looking back from the other side
      C            Em   D
I can see now with open eyes
 
 
[Verse 2]
        G         C2      G
Darkest water and Deepest pain
           G            C2    G
I wouldn't trade it for any   thing
          C                  Em    D
'Cause my brokenness brought me to You
          C            Em           D
And these wounds are a story You'll use
 
 
[Chorus]
       G        D       Em
So I'm thankful for the scars
       C              G        D         Em
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
      C                   G       D       Em
And I know they'll always tell of who You are
   C            G        D       G
So forever I am thankful for the scars
 
 
[Verse 3]
        G           C2   G
Now I'm standing in confidence
         G                C2      G
With the strength of Your faithfulness
        C         Em    D
And I'm not who I was before
      C             Em      D
No, I Don't have to fear anymore
 
 
[Chorus]
       G        D       Em
So I'm thankful for the scars
       C              G        D         Em
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
      C                   G       D       Em
And I know they'll always tell of who You are
   C            G        D       G
So forever I am thankful for the scars
 
 
[Bridge]
Em         C
I can see, I can see
G             D
How you Delivered me
Em             C
In Your hands, in Your feet
G              D
I found my victory
Em         C
I can see, I can see
G             D
How you Delivered me
Em             C
In Your hands, in Your feet
G              D
I found my victory
 
 
[Chorus 2]
    G        D        Em
I'm thankful for Your scars
       C              G        D         Em
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
    C                  G       D       Em
And with my life, I'll tell of who You are
   C            G     D
So forever I am thank-ful
 
 
[Chorus]
    G        D       Em
I'm thankful for the scars
       C              G        D         Em
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
      C                   G       D       Em
And I know they'll always tell of who You are
   C            G        D       G
So forever I am thankful for the scars
 
[Outro]
   C            G        D       G
So forever I am thankful for the scars
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4 comments

In the intro riff, I think the 8th note (3 on the G) should be 2 on the G.

Thank you for this!

One thing I like to do is play the final G in the last chorus as an Em. It kind of sustains the song, leading into the outro. Some times I repeat that last phrase (C G D Em) a few times before ending with a C G D G.