Mending Song chords by Ruston Kelly
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Verse 1
(D major)
(A major) (D major) I (A major) (D major) was born in Carolina,
(G major) near the paper (D major) mill (A major)
(D major) I learned (G major) the town (D major) was haunted,
rebels (G major) had (D major) been killed (A major)
(D major) Somethin' (G major) grew (D major) up twis (A major) ted in
(G major) me, rippin' all (A major) the seams
(D major) But I was mended by (A major) the love
of (D major) my mama
To fight (B minor) (D major) the devils down in me
Verse 2
I (D major) left for Nashville with
no money (G major) to (A major) my name
(D major) I sang on (G major) 17thlike I was on
a (D major) stage (A major)
(G major) The road that I (D major) took then (A major) was full
(D major) of ditches (G major) and (D major) mistakes
(A major) (D major) And deep in the shadow of my failures
I saw (B minor) (D major) some things are worth the pain (G major)
(A major) I (G major) wanna live
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Verse 3
like I'm
(D major) only made (A major) of air
And I (G major) will forgive what I've done
(D major) out of despair
(A major) I'm (D major) tryin' to find the happiness
(G major) and healin'
And the thing, (B minor) (D major) still (A major) need some (D major) re
pair (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
(D major)
Verse 4
My marriage ended and
(G major) I moved up north (D major) to mend
I tried to fight it like (G major) a needle
in my (D major) skin (A major)
(G major) The hole inside (D major) me kept on growin',
(G major) everything (D major) went black
Was then I heard the words
of my father
"Have faith, (B minor)
(D major) there's no storm (A major) that doesn't (D major) pass" (G major)
(D major)
Verse 5
I wan (G major) na live like I'm only (D major) made (A major) of air
And I (G major) will forgive what was done
(D major) out of des (A major) pair
(D major) I wish you only happiness
(G major) and healin'
And I hope (B minor) (A major) that you're findin' it
(D major) out there
(G major) (D major)
Verse 6
Yeah, ooh-ooh-ooh
I'll I'll (G major) (D major) I'll carry every life
I've lived into the next
Maybe Saint Peter will
(G major) just average (B minor) all (A major) the best
But (G major) don't let me in (D major) to Heaven (A major)
'til (G major) Goliath knows (D major) defeat
And when it's done,
I'll slip (A major) into (D major) nirvana
And let go (B minor) (D major) of everything
(A major) that's (D major) holdin' me
(A major) Hold (D major) in' me
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