Shedding The Deadwood

C G Em/Esus2 C G Em/Esus2 D 3x C G Em/Esus2 It’s no wonder I’ve felt so tired C G Em/Esus2 D5 I’ve witnessed the careless all running past me C G Em/Esus2 While I’ve been told to ignore my desires C G Em/Esus2 D5 And grow numb with understanding Am I walk through theses woods G I carry this deadwood Am G D I am determined to see this through Am G Driven only by the guilt and the shame of giving up Am G D I must complete what I set out to do - For you C G Em/Esus2 It stayed on a shelf made of my arms C G Em/Esus2 D5 They had grown strong from giving support C G Em/Esus2 I knew that my arms could hold out forever C G Em/Esus2 It was my mind that’d grow tired Am G It’s been so long since I have questioned Am G D What it is that I really want Am G Instead I follow your directions Am G As you lead me on D C I can’t use it to build my home Em D C D It will not fulfill my desires Em D C D Some wood can be used to help build a life Em D C D Em This wood will be used for building a fire Em D5 Csus2 Dsus2 Em Esus2 Em Why carry this deadwood with me… Esus2 Em …when were I’m going there will be living trees C B5 C B5 A5 B5 Now close enough to carry it all to the end C D5 But throwing it all to the ground instead Em D C5 C5/B C5/A Em This bundle of deadwood D The pieces they fall C5 C5/B Corners indent the soil and accumulate on one another C5/A Tumble down and pile up Em D It awkwardly spills like myself at a time C5 Like the time it had killed C5/B C5/A Like every moment after it was collected and held Bm D A E I’d give up all that I started Bm D A E To pursue all that I wanted Bm D A E I may arrive empty handed Bm D A E But at least I will arrive