I Might Bruise But I Don't Break
Recorded by Ruth Slade
Album: Single (2026)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
|(D) / / / |(Bm) / / / |(G) / / / |(A) /

(Verse)
I've been carryin' (D)things I don't say
Keep my (Bm)head up through the shame
Made mis-(G)takes I can't erase
Paid the (A)price in quiet ways
I've loved (D)wrong I've lost faith
Held on (Bm)long past too late
Still (G)tryin' to be someone new
After (A)all the hell I've been through

(Chorus)
I might (D)bruise but I don't break
Took every (Bm)hit that came my way
I've been (G)tired I've been afraid
But I'm still (A)fightin' every day
Ain't been (D)easy I make mistakes
Felt the (Bm)pain try to take me down
Held on (G)tight through the ache
I might (A)bruise, but I don't (D) break

(Instrumental)
 / / / |(Bm) / / / |(G) / / / |(A) /

(Verse)
I've been down (D)roads I wouldn't choose
Held on to (Bm)things I should've let go
Learned the (G)hard way what's real and fake
Paid for (A)every chance I'd take
Some nights I (D)thought I couldn't stand
Felt my (Bm)world slip through my hands
But every (G)fall taught me the same
You get back (A)up or stay in pain

(Chorus)
I might (D)bruise but I don't break
Took every (Bm)hit that came my way
I've been (G)tired I've been afraid
But I'm still (A)fightin' every day
Ain't been (D)easy I make mistakes
Felt the (Bm)pain try to take me down
Held on (G)tight through the ache
I might (A)bruise, but I don't (D) break

(Instrumental)
 / / / |(Bm) / / / |(G) / / / |(A) /

(Chorus)
I might (D)bruise but I don't break
Took every (Bm)hit that came my way
I've been (G)tired I've been afraid
But I'm still (A)fightin' every day
Ain't been (D)easy I make mistakes
Felt the (Bm)pain try to take me down
Held on (G)tight through the ache
I might (A)bruise - - -
But I don't break (D) - - - - -