Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 F# Once upon a time there was a girl. In her early years she had to learn How to grow up living in a war that she called home Never knew just where to turn for shelter from the storm Em Bm It hurt me to see the pain across my mother's face Em Everytime my father's fist would F# Put her in her place G Hearing all the yelling I would Bm cry up in my room G F# Hoping it would be over soon.. Chorus: G D Bruises fade, father, but the pain remains the same G D And I still remember how you kept me so afraid G D Strength is my mother, for all the love she gave A And ev'ry morning that I wake, Em I look back at yesterday Bm Bm/A Gmaj7 F#7 And I'm ok... I often wonder why I carry all this guilt When it's you that helped me put up all these walls I've built Shadows stir at night through a crack in the door The echo of a broken child screaming, "Please, no more" Daddy, don't you understand the damage you have done? To you, it's just a memory, but for me, it still lives on Chorus: Bruises fade, Father, but the pain remains the same And I still remember how you kept me so, so afraid Strength is my mother for all the love she gave Every morning that I wake, I look back to yesterday C G/B Am It's not so easy to forget All the marks you left along her neck When I was thrown against cold stairs And every day, I'm afraid to come home F# In fear of, what I might see next... Chorus: Bruises fade, Father, but the pain remains the same (Same) And I still remember how you kept me so afraid Strength is my mother for all the love you gave Every morning that I wake, I look back to yesterday And I'm OK I'm OK | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsA Am C D Em F# F#7 G Gm G Gmaj7 Gmaj B Bm |