C
You been hurt and you're all cried out you say
F C
You walk down the street pushing people outta your way
You packed your bags and all alone you wanna ride
F
You don't want nothing, don't need no one by your side
C G
You're walking tough, baby but you're walking blind
F
To the ties that bind
[Chorus]
C | G | F
The ties that bind
C G F | F G | C
Now you can't break the ties that bind
[Verse 2]
C
Cheap romance, it's all just a crutch
F C
You don't want nothing that anybody can touch
You're so afraid of being somebody's fool
F
Not walking tough, baby not walking cool
C G
You walk cool, but darling, can you walk the line
F
And face the ties that bind
[Chorus]
C | G | F
The ties that bind
C G F | F G | C
Now you can't break the ties that bind
[Bridge]
G Am F G
Oh I, I'd rather feel the hurt inside, yes I would darling
Am F
Than know the emptiness your heart must hide
C G
Yes I would darling, yes I would darling,
F G
Yes I would baby
[Sax Solo]
[Verse 3]
D
You sit and wonder just who's gonna stop the rain
G D
Who'll ease the sadness, who's gonna quiet the pain
It's a long dark highway and a thin white line
G
Connecting baby your heart to mine
D A
We're running now but darling we will stand in time
G
To face the ties that bind
[Chorus/Outro]
D | A | G
The ties that bind
D A G
Now you can't break the ties that bind
D A G
You can't forsake the ties that bind
A D | D G | D
Whoa, whoa, oh
