Misc Originals – Austin Olmstead - Broken Crown Borrowed Time (Guitar)

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[Intro] |Bb |Bb | [Verse 1]
       Bb
I grew up thinking I’d be something
Bigger than this quiet town,
  Gm
A man who’d carve his name in oak
And wear a gold and rightful crown.
        F
But the years don’t bow to plans made
By a kid with fire in his eyes,
        Eb
And the world has a way of teaching

     Gm
What ambition never tries.
[Pre-Chorus]
            F
I mistook pride for purpose,

              Eb
Thought the throne was mine to climb.
[Chorus]
                                 Bb
Now I’m standing with a broken crown

             Gm
On borrowed time,

                            Bb
Holding dreams that never happened

                             F
Like a fault that’s somehow mine.

                      Gm
Every crack in my foundation

                           Eb
Keeps me humble, keeps me blind,

                                  Bb
’Cause I’m living with a broken crown

            F                  Bb
And running out of borrowed time.
[Verse 2]
   Bb
I chased the wrong reflections,
Fought the battles that I made,
            Gm
Burned good bridges out of anger
And blamed the smoke for all my shame.
           F
There were people who believed in me,
More than I believed myself,
      Eb
But I lost them in the shadows
Of the man I swore I’d help. [Pre-Chorus]
               F
I learned the hard way kingdoms

       Eb
Ain’t built on stubborn pride.
[Chorus]
                                Bb
So I’m standing with a broken crown

             Gm
On borrowed time,

                          Bb
Trying to gather all the pieces

                     F
Of the man I left behind.

                         Gm
If regret could buy forgiveness,

                         Eb
Lord, I’d pay for every lie -

                                  Bb
But I’m here with just a broken crown

          F            Bb
And fading, borrowed time.
[Solo] |Gm7 |Eb |Bb |F | [Bridge]
       Gm
Maybe kings ain’t meant for glory,

       Eb
Maybe crowns ain’t meant to shine,

       Bb
Maybe all we really own

         F
Are the battles we survive.

        Gm
If the truth can be my kingdom,

        Eb
And my word the only throne -

         Bb
Then the man I am becoming

          F
Ain’t as lost as what I’ve known.
[Chorus]
                               Bb
So I’ll carry this old broken crown

                                Gm
Through the rest of my borrowed time,

                          Bb
Not as proof that I was worthy

                          Gm
But of the storms I left behind.
And if I make it through tomorrow
                        Eb
With a little peace of mind,

                              Bb
Then this broken crown still taught me

        F                 Bb
How to live on borrowed time.
[Outro] |Gm |Eb |Bb |F | |Gm |Eb |Bb |F | |Gm |Eb |Bb |F | |Bb |