Mending Song — Ruston Kelly
Chords and lyrics for Mending Song by Ruston Kelly (key of C).
Verse 1
Main Riff = Walk down from C to Am (C-->B/C-->Am), G, F, G
Intro
[C] [C/B] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [C/B] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 1
[C]I was [B/C]born in [Am][G]Carolina, [F]near the paper [G]mill
[C]I [B/C]learned the [Am]town was [G]haunted, [F]rebels had been [G]killed
[F]Somethin' grew up [G]twisted in me, [C]rippin' all
the [G]seams
But [Am]I was mended [G]by the love of my [F]mama
To [C]fight the [G]devils down in [C][C/B][Am]me[G][F][G]
Verse 2
[C]I [B/C]left for [Am]Nashville [G]with no [F]money to my [G]name
[C]I [B/C]sang on [Am]17th [G]like [F]I was on a [G]stage
The [F]road that I took [G]then was full of [C]ditches and [G]mistakes
And [Am]deep in the [G]shadow of my [F]failures
I [C]saw some [G]things are worth the [C][C/B][Am]pain[G][F][G]
Chorus
I wanna live [F]like I'm [C]only made of [G]air
And I will [F]forgive what I've [C]done out of [G]despair
I'm [C]tryin' to find the [G]happiness and [F]healin'
In the [C]things that [G]still need some [C][C][C/B][Am]repair[G][F][G]
[C] [C] [C/B] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 3
[C]My [B/C]marriage [Am]ended [G]and I [F]moved up north to [G]mend
[C]I [B/C]tried to [Am]fight it [G]like a [F]needle in my [G]skin
The [F]hole inside me [G]kept on growin', [C]everything went [G]black
Was [Am]then I heard the [G]words of my [F]father
"Have [C]faith, there's no [G]storm that doesn't [C][C/B][Am][G]pass"[G][F]
Chorus
I wanna live [F]like I'm [C]only made of [G]air
And I will [F]forgive what I've [C]done out of [G]despair
I [C]wish you only [G]happiness and [F]healing
And I [C]hope that you're [G]finding it out [C][C/B][Am]there[G][F][G]
[C][C/B]Yeah a[Am] [G]hah,[F] [G]oooh-ooh-ooh
[C] [C/B] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [C/B] [Am] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 4
[C]I'll [B/C]carry [Am]every [G]life I've [F]lived into the [G]next
[C][B/C]Maybe Saint [Am]Peter [G]will just [F]average all the [G]best
But don't [F]let me into [G]Heaven 'til [C]Goliath knows [G]defeat
And [Am]when it's done, I'll [G]slip into [C]nirvana
And let [C]go of [G]everything that's holdin' [C][C/B][Am]me[G][F][G]
[C][C/B][Am]Holdin' [G][F]me[C][G]
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