After The War Key: A Tempo: 117 Capo 3

Verse 1
Eb Ab
Hearts are meant to go out on their own
Eb Ab
Leave the only home they’ve ever known
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Navigate the seasons, find someone to believe in
Eb Ab
And settle down to reap what has been sown

Verse 2
Eb Ab
Some homes will stand the test of time
Eb Ab
Weathering storms like a deeply rooted vine
Fm Bb Fm Bb
Others wash away at the first sight of rain
Eb Ab
And leave us with a heartache to remind

Chorus

When you fall apart ... you open up

The sun reveals the cracks you couldn’t see

Then your broken heart ... begins to mend

It softens like a drifting wood cradled by the waves that wash ashore

After the war

V2

Broken hearts are meant to hibernate

Heal their woods with time and masking tape

Step into the light, even though its bright

Learn how to walk without the weight

CH

Instrumental

Cm Bb Ab Eb x3 Cm Bb Ab (hold)

V3

Sifting through the rubble of our minds

Somewhere beneath one hopes to find

A humble cornerstone where you can build a home

And leave your battlefield so far behind

CH

Instrumental - THEN END ON Eb

Structure Intro V1 V2 Ch V3 Ch Br v4 Ch Br

Nashville #
INTRO: 1 4 1 4
VERSE: 1 4 1 4 2m 5 2m 5 1 4
CHORUS: 2m 5 1 6m 2m 5 1 6m 4 5 1 (hold)
BRIDGE: 6m 5 4 1 (x2 - 2nd time hold on 4 before resolving to the 1)