I Run For Life

[Intro]
A


[Verse]
(A)                   
  It's been years since
               Bm
they told her about it
    D                   A
The darkness her body possessed
                        
  And the scars are still
              Bm
there in the mirror
     D            
  Everyday that she
              E
gets herself dressed
           F#m           
  Though the pain is miles
           E
and miles behind her
        D                    E
And the fear is now a docile beast
       D  
If you ask her why

she is still running
       E           
  She'll tell you it
              \
makes her complete


[Chorus]
          A
I run for hope
         E
I run to feel
              F#m
I run for the truth
                D
For all that is real
               A       
  I run for your mother,
                   E
your sister, your wife
          F#m        
  I run for you and me
    D~                A
my friend, I run for life


[Verse]
(A)               
  It's a blur since
              Bm
they told me about it
        D        
  How the darkness
               A
had taken its toll
                          
  And they cut into my skin
          Bm
and they cut into my body
              D     
  But they will never
                   E
get a piece of my soul
    F#m           
  And now I'm still
              E
learning the lesson
   D                     E
To awake when I hear the call
           D  
And if you ask me

why I am still running
     E
I'll tell you I run for us all


[Chorus]
          A
I run for hope
         E
I run to feel
              F#m
I run for the truth
                D
For all that is real
               A       
  I run for your mother,
                   E
your sister, your wife
          F#m        
  I run for you and me
    D                 A
my friend, I run for life


[Interlude]
A A D D F#m F#m Bm Bm D D~


[Verse]
        A           
  And someday if they
           Bm
tell you about it
       D        
  If the darkness
                A
knocks on your door
                Bm
Remember her, remember me
D  
We will be running

as we have before

Running for answers
E               \
Running for more


[Chorus]
          A
I run for hope
         E
I run to feel
              F#m
I run for the truth
                D
For all that is real
               A       
  I run for your mother,
                   E
your sister, your wife
          F#m           D
I run for you and me my friend


[Chorus]
          A
I run for hope
         E
I run to feel
              F#m
I run for the truth
                D
For all that is real
               A            
  I run for your mother, your
              E
sister, your daughter, your wife
          F#m        
  I run for you and me
    D                 A
my friend, I run for life


[Outro]
A E F#m D  
I run for your mother,
      A                         E
your sister, your wife
          F#m        
  I run for you and me
    D                 A~
my friend, I run for life