[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
Gadd2 Em7 C6
Oh heavens hear my story, a cautionary tale
Dadd4
Of how I came to be loved and how it came to fail
Gadd2 Em7 C6
A first time for lovers, a first time in agony
Dadd4
The truths you will uncover will knock you on your knees
[Chorus]
Em C6 G
I gave it too much, I gave myself up
Dadd4
I lost sight of all my dignity
Em C6 G
I've always been smart, my chameleon heart
Dadd4 Em
Took your draining personality and gave it to me
C6
G D
I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime
Am
My heart to you handed
Em
You took it for granted
C6
Dadd4 Gadd2 Em7
And made me the villain all alone
Cadd9 Dadd4
[Verse 2]
Gadd2 Em7
I struggled through the winter
Cadd9 Dadd4
Found cheat codes to your soul
Gadd2 Em7
Was born to be a giver
Cadd9 Dadd4
Destined to pay the toll
[Chorus]
Em C6 G
I gave it too much, I gave myself up
Dadd4
I lost sight of all my dignity
Em C6 G
I've always been smart, my chameleon heart
Dadd4 Em
Took your draining personality and gave it to me
C6
G D
I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime
Am
My heart to you handed
Em
You took it for granted
C6
Dadd4
And made me the villain
[Bridge]
G Em
Oh inside you there's a guiltless child
Cmaj7 D6
Who never saw his mother smile
G Em Cmaj7
A boy who had no sense of home, believes he's better off alone
D6
Em Cmaj7 G
Who coils up in jealousy to mask his insecurities
D B7/D#
Em Cmaj7
And I can't fix you, God I tried
A C D
The hourglass I shattered just in time
[Outro]
Em C6 G
I gave it too much, I gave myself up
D
I lost sight of all my dignity
Em C6 G
One more lover fails, cautionary tales
D
