The Wound Is Where The Light Gets In

E A E I was half way up the mountain when the rocks I held gave way A B Came tumbling like an avalanche, to the bottom wher I lay C#m E Now with the taste of blood and twist of bone A My healing could begin E B E A 'Cause the wound is where the light, The wound is where the light C#m B E The wound is where the light gets in E A E I've stood here like a hostage with a knife held to my vain A B Held captive to the poison that I took to numb the pain C#m E A 'Cause everybody wishes they were born with thicker skin A It's trickey how the heart works When the break ups and the big jecks E Make never want to hurt that way again A F#m Maybe I'm naive but in every scare I see E B A place where love is trying to break in E B 'Cause the wound is where the light E A E You can recognise a saint by the scares they don't disguise A B You can pick out a real sinner by the kindness in their eyes C#m E A So if you're stumbling in the dark and bleeding at the (shin?) Remember