**Capo 7** Verse 1: G C G Looking back on the things that found me Em C Places I would never choose G C G The same things that both haunt and heal Em D My demons and my muse Chorus: C G We are crushed and created C G We are melted and made C G We are broken and built up D Em In the very same way C G What I thought I could handle C G What I thought I could take C G What I thought would destroy me D Em Leaves me stronger in its wake C G C G C G D Verse 2: G C G And there are times that I've underestimated Em C Both the grief and goodness found in something new G C G Where one thing dies, something else can be created Em D And though it's truth you find, it's innocence you lose Chorus: C G We are crushed and created C G We are melted and made C G We are broken and built up D Em In the very same way C G What I thought I could handle C G What I thought I could take C G What I thought would destroy me D Em Leaves me stronger in its wake C G C G C G D Ooooo. Am C I'm not the me that I started with G D My friends say my eyes are brighter Am C I'm not the me that I started with G D C I'm freer, and I'm wiser, and I'm stronger… Chorus: C G We are crushed and created C G We are melted and made C G We are broken and built up D Em In the very same way C G What I thought I could handle C G What I thought I could take C G What I thought would destroy me D Em Leaves me stronger, stronger C G We are crushed and created C G We are melted and made C G We are broken and built up D Em In the very same way C G What I thought I could handle C G What I thought I could take C G What I thought would destroy me D Em Leaves me stronger in its wake C G C G C G D Em It leaves me stronger C G C G C G D http://www.last.fm/music/Caitlyn+Smith/_/Crushed+and+Created