Ruins chords by Melissa Etheridge

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Intro 1

Don't try to

Verse 1
A 
 (A major) call
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) There are some  (A major) bridges that  (E minor) burn
A 
Em 
A 
Bey (A major) ond recog (E minor) nition bey (A major) ond repair
Em 
A 
 (E minor) Don't say you've  (A major) changed
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E minor) There are some  (A major) forces that turn  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
Bey (A major) ond re (E minor) collection
A 
Em 
bey (A major) ond my  (E minor) stare
G 
Em 
D 
When I feel  (G major) the cold  (E minor) in   the dark  (D major) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
I know you're  (A major) there  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 

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Verse 2
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
Long ago  (A major)  (E minor) I was a  (A major) woman in  (E minor) pain
A 
Em 
A  (A major) woman in  (E minor) need
A 
I  (A major) ran to you
Am 
A 
Em 
A 
Long  (A minor)  (A major) ago  (E minor) I did  (A major) not
Em 
understand  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
You were  (A major) making me bleed  (E minor) 
A 
Am 
I  (A major) ran to  (A minor) you
G 
Em 
D 
When I feel  (G major) the cold  (E minor) in   the dark  (D major) 
A 
Em 
A 
I know what you  (A major) do  (E minor)  (A major) 

Verse 3
D 
I will  (D major) crawl through my past
Bm 
Over stones  (B minor) blood and glass
F#m 
In the  (F sharp minor) ruins
D 
Reaching  (D major) under the fence
Bm 
As I try  (B minor) to make sense
F#m 
In the  (F sharp minor) ruins

Interlude 1

I know your

Verse 4
Em 
heart  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
has  (A major) held its own  (E minor) fear
A 
Em 
It's  (A major) perfectly clear  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
What they  (A major) did to you  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
In my  (A major) heart  (E minor) it's
A 
Em 
the screaming  (A major) I  (E minor) hear
A 
Em 
I won't  (A major) let them come  (E minor) near
A 
Am 
Since my  (A major) love knew  (A minor) you
G 
Em 
D 
When I  (G major) feel the cold  (E minor) in   the dark  (D major) 
I remember you
A 
Em 
 (A major)  (E minor) 

Verse 5
A 
 (A major) 
Am 
A 
D 
 (A minor) I     (A major) will crawl  (D major) through my past
Bm 
Over stones  (B minor) blood and glass
F#m 
In the  (F sharp minor) ruins
D 
Reaching  (D major) under the fence
Bm 
As I try  (B minor) to make sense
F#m 
In the  (F sharp minor) ruins

Interlude 2

Verse 6
A 
Night after night  (A major) 
Em 
A 
Em 
I  (E minor)  (A major) am carving it out (E minor) 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
I will  (A major) carry it down  (E minor) to the  (A major) water (E minor) side
A 
Night after night  (A major) 
Em 
I am hearing the sound  (E minor) 
A 
Em 
Of wings  (A major) that come  (E minor) beating
Am 
I  (A minor) will not hide
G 
D 
When I feel  (G major) the cold in the dark  (D major) 
A 
E 
Em 
A 
Am 
I will know  (A major) why  (E major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (A minor) 
A 
I  (A major) will crawl

Verse 7
D 
 (D major) through my past
Bm 
Over stones  (B minor) blood and glass
F#m 
In the  (F sharp minor) ruins
D 
Reaching  (D major) under the fence
Bm 
As I try  (B minor) to make sense
F#m 
In the  (F sharp minor) ruins

Verse 8

But if I am to heal

I must first learn to feel

In the ru ins

I will crawl

Outro 1
D 
Bm 
F#m 
 (D major)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
 (D major) 
Bm 
F#m 
 (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
Bm 
F#m 
 (D major)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
Bm 
F#m 
 (D major)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 