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Intro : C G Am Em F Em C Verse : Am F G I met a prophet dark as the night C G Am She could see into my soul F G Said she'd been watching and had some advice C G Am She said shadows make you whole F G A life without pain is a wolf in sheep's clothes C G Am Em F Cause if you listen to the lessons that it holds G You'll find the gold Chorus : C G Am Em Child it's time to break the shell F Em F G Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C G Am Em You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F Em F G C You cannot fly until you break the shell Verse : Am F G I can remember when I was a child C G Am How the grown folks seemed so crazy F G Why are they so angry, why are they so loud ? C G Am And when I grow up that's never ever gonna be me F G That was the moment that I decide C G Am Em F That I would build a wall just shy of six feet tall G Too strong to fall [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/i/india-arie/382959.html ] Chorus : C G Am Em Child it's time to break the shell F Em F G Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C G Am Em You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F Em F G C You cannot fly until you break the shell Bridge : F C Courage is not being hard Em It's time to peel back all of the layers Am D You put between who you're meant to be F And who you are Fm And go be who you are Verse : Am F G So much disappointment to finally understand C G Am That there is no such thing as perfect F G Were all simply doing the best that we can C G Am Em F And we have a choice to live or truly be alive G C This is your life Chorus : (C) G Am Em Child it's time to break the shell F Em F G Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C G Am Em You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F Em F G C You cannot fly until you break the shell (C) G Am Em Child it's time to break the shell F Em F G Life's gonna hurt but it's meant to be felt C G Am Em You cannot touch the sky from inside yourself F Em F G C A bird cannot fly until it breaks the shell Ending : Am G C G Do with these words what you will F G D It's time for us to be for real F G D F You'll be stuck on the ground until Am G C You finally break the shell |