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The Struggle

By: Zach Williams

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[INTRO] [x2]
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[VERSE 1]
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He woke up this morning
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To an angel in his bed
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There was a devil in the bottle 
       Ab
He was holding in his hand
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With his head still full of whiskey
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and his eyes now full of tears
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  He dusted off a bible 
        Ab
That he hadn’t read in years and he said

[CHORUS 1]
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  I am tired, I am torn
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  and I can’t take it any more
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  You see this bottle has  been my only  friend
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But here I am to you my heart to you I give
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Oh, Father can you take away these tears

[VERSE 2]
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She struggles with ad - dic - tion
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She struggles to fit in
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She takes too much medi - cation 
   Ab
To cover up her tears
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One pill to make her happy
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Too many make her sad
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Then she notices the Bible
       Ab       
In the hotel by her bed, she says,

[CHORUS 2]
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  “I am weary I am worn”
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  And I can’t take it any more
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  You see this bottle has  been my only  friend
    Gb                  Absus          Bbm9
But here I am to you my heart to you I give
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Father can you wash away these sins

[BRIDGE]
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  Then the sun came up and the skies turned blue
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  And the pain   they knew was gone
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  And as the old life died a new life it was born
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  It was a life they never knew

[OUTRO]
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Until they followed you
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Songwriters: Zach Williams

CCLI#: 7061641

Recommended Key: Db

Tempo/BPM: 67.5