Victory Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[C]I don't write 'cause I don[G]'t thi[C]nk
I don't [G]have a need [C]to speak
I [D]don't see [G]the bright side,
quite as [C]clear[D]
[C]Accolades and [G]happy days
[C]They don't ever las[D]t[G]
[C]Stories of courage[G] clo[C]uded up with fear
[D]

[Verse 2]
In the [G]broom grass I would l lie
[C]Glimmer in my eye,
the sun [D]smiled back on me
From [G]victory, I [C]tried
To [G]match eternal light with [C]how I live my life
Of [D]course, I was forced [G]to [C]retreat
From victory [D]I accept defeat

[Interlude 1]
[G][Em]

[Verse 3]
[C]Waxy gre[G]en and yellow walls
[C]Outside my [G]windows fal[C]l
Cover[D]ing the [G]light I thought I'd [C]see
Am [G]I sad or am I sick?
[C]What's [D]at [C]the root [G]of it?
[C]Do I thr[D]ow my [G]hands and quit?
[C]Something tells me no
[D]

[Verse 4]
In [G]the broom grass I would l lie
[C]Glimmer in my eye,
the sun [D]smiled back on me
From [G]victory, I [C]tried
[G]Match eternal light with [C]how I live my life
Of [D]course, I was forced [G]to retreat
[C]And from victory [D]I accept

[Interlude 2]
defeat
[G][C][D][Am]

[Verse 5]
Worries on all [Am]sides of my [G]mind
In [Am]si lence, my darkness is denied
[C][D]

[Verse 6]
In [G]the broom grass I would l lie
[C]Glimmer in my eye,
the sun [D]smiled back on me
From [G]victory, I [C]tried
[G]To match eternal light
with [C]how I live my life
Of [D]course, I was forced [G]to [C]retreat
And from victory [D]I accept d[G]efeat
From [C]victory [D]I accept defeat

[Outro 1]
[G][C][D]