[F]I heard you said th[A7]that words are deadl[Dm]deadly things?
I was surpri[Bb]sed to find myse[Bbm]lf alive and b[F]reathing[C7]
I said [F]I know it's tough but I'm g[A7]growing up;
and your l[Dm]love, it just ain't
[Bbm]good enough,
so I'm ta[F]taking [Dm]back my h[Bb]eart f[C7]or me.[F]
I was lu[F]red into e[A7]very word you s[Dm]peak.
Yeah when I was y[Bb]oung you could t[Bbm]ie my tongue and w[F]eaken my kn[C7]ees,
But the [F]lines been drawn and I'm[A7] moving on. Ano[Dm]ther girl would co[Bbm]me
along, so I'm [F]taking [Dm]back my h[Bb]eart[C7] for m[F]e. [F7]
T[Bb]his is the end of the road this is w[C7]here we part, you can k[F]eep all your
memories but I'm [Dm]taking my heart.
Turns ou[Bb]t being away is a w[C7]onderful way to be[F]. [F7]
I'm going [Bb]back to the earth, back to op[C7]open doors, back to be[F]beach boys records
and[Bbm]and minor 4's
Cause I'm [F]taking b[Dm]back my [Bb]heart fo[C7]r m[F]e.
I h[F]heard you said that [A7]words are deadly [Dm]things? [F7]
I was surpr[Bb]ised to find myse[Bbm]lf alive and b[F]reathing [C7]
I said I k[F]know it's tough but I'm [A7]growing up; and your l[Dm]love,
it just ain't [Bbm]good enough,
so I'm t[F]aking b[Dm]ack my h[Bb]eart f[C7]or m[F]e.
