Intro + verse:

 F#m aug5     C

 |G     F#m aug5     C| x9


Chorus:

        C   Em  Cadd9      Dsus4     G   Gvar1  Cadd9
I'd rather have Sticks and stones, brok - en    bones,

         Cadd9    Dsus4   Em
Than the words you say to me

  C       Em   Cadd9  Dsus4      G   Gvar1 Cadd9
'Cause I know bruises heal, and cuts will  seal,

         Cadd9           D        |G     F#m aug5   C| x2
But your words beat the life from me.


Verse 2 - played with some variation in picking...listen to the song and you'll get it:


Sometimes your words are thick as lead...

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------0-----------------0---|
D|--------------0----------4--------2--------4---| x8
A|--------------2----------0--------3--------3---|
E|--------------3-------------------3------------|

*Repeat Chorus*

Bridge:

G    Dsus4    C  Em  C    


     D           G      Gvar1  Cadd9
Goodbye is the best way that I know

        D        G  Gvar1 Cadd9  Dsus4
To forgive and still be   letting go


*Repeat Chorus*

Outro - same deal with the picking variation; here are the chords:

E|-------5----------------|
B|-------3----1-----------|
G|--0----2----0-----------|
D|--4----0----2----2p0-0--| x5; end on G
A|--2----0----3----3------|
E|--3--------------3------|



Chords used:

F#m aug5: x0423x
C:        x32010
G:        320033
Em:       022000
Cadd9:    x32033
Dsus4:    x00235
Gvar1:    x20033
D:        x00232