[intro] Dm Dm Bb Gm [verse 1] Dm Oh let me in The air out here is thick Bb And I've grown thin Gm Been choking on the wind Dm Retching through my skin Bb Coughing up love that tastes like spring Gm Dm Green and starved of oxygen [chorus 1] Bb Gm Bb But I could be the light Bb F C Bb Blaze my own damn trail and you'll follow Bb F Dm To a cruel, hard heartland Bb A Dm F Dm Bb I'm a cruel, hard heartland [verse 2] Dm Grey charcoal blue Stretched across the sky Bb This lonely moon Gm Leaves footprints in my shoes Dm Wonders through my bed Dm Bb Strokes my paper face and combs my head Gm Dm Speaking silent words with hands instead [chorus 2] Bb Gm Bb She could be the light Bb F C Bb Help me blaze a trail and they'll follow Bb F Dm To a cruel, hard heartland Bb A Dm C I'm a cruel, hard heartland Bb A Dm C Eb I'm a cruel, hard heartland [bridge] Gm C To the east I raise my cup Gm Eb Rise at dawn and wake my sluggish heart Gm Beat life again Eb F A I am ready now, wasn't ready then [verse 3] Dm Bb I plunged into the lake to hide my tears Gm Conceal my salty fears Dm Heaving on the grass Bb Gasping at the air, the sky went dark Gm The fire broke apart Dm We slept at last [chorus 3] Bb Gm Bb When the embers die Bb F C Bb Then I'll take your hand and lead you there Bb F Dm To a cruel, hard heartland Bb A Dm F Dm I'm a cruel, hard heartland
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