Built To Bend

 
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Dad said, Son, this world dont owe you nothin 
       A                         E 
Itll chew you up, and wear you thin. 
           E                    D 
Keep your head down, keep your word, 
           A               E 
Dont you ever curse the wind. 
   E                  D 
I took that to the jobsite, 
              A                    E 
Through the sweat, the hurt, the mend, 
            E                  D 
Turns out life aint broke me yet 
      A       E 
Im built to bend. 
 

 
              E                         D 
Cause Ive cracked, Ive cursed, Ive come undone, 
        A                 E 
But I still aint given in. 
        E 
Every fall just taught me how 
     D 
To stand back up again. 
       F#m 
I aint made of steel, Im made of faith, 
      D 
And blood, and bone, and skin, 

I aint built to break 
               E 
Im built to bend. 
 

 
            E             D 
Loves a lesson I keep learnin, 
             A         E 
She dont always understand. 
         E                    D 
But she holds me when Im restless, 
       A                E 
And forgives me when I cant. 
              E                     D 
Life keeps teachin through the heartache 
             A         E 
The kind no nail can mend, 
       E             D 
Even pains got a reason 
        A       E 
Were built to bend. 
 

 
              E                         D 
Cause Ive cracked, Ive cursed, Ive come undone, 
        A                 E 
But I still aint given in. 
        E 
Every fall just taught me how 
     D 
To stand back up again. 
       F#m 
I aint made of steel, Im made of faith, 
      D 
And blood, and bone, and skin, 
I aint built to break 
               E 
Im built to bend. 
 

 
             F#m                      D 
Ive seen storms that split the oak trees, 
             D              E 
Leave the willow standin proud, 
                 F#m              D 
Guess theres strength in the surrender 
           D       A       E 
When you learn to ride it out. 
 

 
              E                        D 
Cause Ive cracked, Ive cursed, Ive come undone, 
        A                E 
But I still aint given in. 
        E 
Every fall just taught me how 
     D 
To stand back up again. 
       F#m 
I aint made of steel, Im made of faith, 
      D 
And blood, and bone, and skin, 
I aint built to break 
               E 
Im built to bend.