A very nice song by a very under-appreciated artist.
Mournwood are Halifax-based Cud Eastbound and Millie Jacobs.
Capo V
Intro: C C/B Am C/B
C C/B Am C/B
C C/B Am C/B
Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh
C C/B Am
Ooooooooooooooh ohhh
C C/B Am C/B
Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh
C C/B Am
Ooooooooooooooh ohhh
Verse 1:
C Am
You helped me see the scars
F
Be myself and keep from starving
C
Keep from starving out
C Am
Roads twist around our arms
F
Bearing deep in heartache
C
And the will to drive it out
Chorus:
F C
Oh the way we're trying
G
To carry on
C
Well we'll drive it out
F C
And oh the way we're trying
G
To carry on
C C/B Am C/B
Well we'll drive it out
C C/B Am C/B
Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh
C C/B Am
Ooooooooooooooh ohhh
C C/B Am C/B
Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh
C C/B Am
Ooooooooooooooh ohhh
Verse 2:
C Am
My feet plow the ground
F
Unless they're walking upwards
C
Towards the sun
C Am
My eyes face the ground
F
Unless they're dreaming up
C
And while you're standing on that high-rise
Singing out
Chorus 2:
F C
And oh the way we're trying
G
To carry on
C
Well we'll drive it out
F C
And oh the way we're trying
G
To carry on
C C/B Am C/B
Well we'll drive it out
C C/B Am C/B
Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh
C C/B Am
Ooooooooooooooh ohhh
C C/B Am C/B
Oooooh oooh ooh ooooooh oooooh
C C/B Am
Ooooooooooooooh ohhh
Verse 3:
C Am
You helped me see the scars
F
Be myself and keep from starving
C
Keep from starving out