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      [Intro]
G Em B A x2

[Verse 1]
G                     Em
Your heart is like a fortress
B                   A
Keep your feelings locked away
        G
Is it easier?
 Em                        B A
Does it make you feel safe?
G                        Em
You wander through the darkness
                           B A
Of wilderness behind your eyes
G
I know you’re afraid
Em                     B
But you gotta move on

[Chorus 1]
         G       A
Every fortress falls
       B       A
It is not the end
         G        A
It ain't if you fall
            B          A           G     Em
But how you rise that says who you really are
A       B             D
So get up and come through
                G
If ever your fortress caves
Em
You're always safe

[Verse 2]
G            Em
I believe I know you
B                       A    D
Yet, I don't truly know myself
             G             Em             B
I pray you won't feel as alone as I have felt
G                 A
I don't want to fail you so
B                    A
I tell you the awful truth
   G              B    Em
Everyone faces darkness on their own
   A            B
As I have done, so will you

[Chorus 2]
G              A
Every fortress falls
A      B
It is not the end
A         G    A
It ain't if you fall
  A           B        A
But how you rise that says
          G    A
Who you really are
       B          D
So get up and go through
F#m              G      D
If ever your fortress caves
Em                     B
You're always safe in mine

Am G B Em B

[Verse 3]
                          C#m
The Earth spins round the sun
     Em
And behold
             B
Everything happens
        B         D     A         B Em
Every night that falls prey to sunrise

G Em B A

                    G        Em
If your fortress is under siege
 B       A B  G       A Em
You can always run for me
B      D                 G
If your fortress is under siege
       A       Em   B
You can always run

[Chorus 3]
G              Em
Every fortress falls
A      B
It is not the end
A         G    Em
It ain't if you fall
  A           B       A
But how you rise that says
          G    A
Who you really are
       B         D
So get up and go through
F#m              G      D
If ever your fortress caves
Em                     B
You're always safe in mine
F#m              G      D
If ever your fortress caves
Em                     B
You're always safe in mine
F#m              G      D
If ever your fortress caves
Em                     B
You're always safe in mine
    

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