Intro x2

Am   F    

C                              G
Shot down, by your bullets

           C                                 G
They shatter, my faith and my bones

                          F
If you would listen, your words they hurt

                          C
They creep right under my skin

                      G
They cut so deep, oh

Dm              F                    Am
Can't you understand, I don't want battles, battles, battles

            Dm               F
And if you lay them in my hand

Am
I won't fight battles, battles, battles

            F       C
Oh tell me why

                   G                             F
We work so hard to break these bones

     F     C                  G
Can we try, to lay down

                             Am
These sticks and stones,

                F
Sticks and stones, 

C                         G
We crash and fall, together

      C                      G
So sad, we don't remember 

                F
Why we're tearing us apart

                       C                   G
When I can feel the cries, the cries in my heart,


Dm              F                    Am
Can't you understand, I don't want battles, battles, battles

                Dm                   F
And if you lay them in my hand

                   Am
I won't fight battles, battles, battles

                 F   C
Oh tell me why

                  G                             F
We work so hard to break these bones

     F     C                  G
Can we try, to lay down

Am
These sticks and stones,

                F
Sticks and stones, 

Am ...... F

G
Why does it have to be so hard just surrender

                                        F
When we got nothing left, nothing left to loose

Dm              F                                Am
Can't you understand, I don't want battles, battles, battles

                 Dm                  F
And if you lay them in my hand

                   Am
I won't fight battles, battles, battles

                 F   C
Oh tell me why

                  G                              F
We work so hard to break these bones

C                          G
Can we try, to lay down

Am
These sticks and stones,

                F
Sticks and stones.