Tone: [B]
Intro:
[B]
Verse 1:
Oh, [B]heavens, hear my s[Abm7]story, a [E6]cautionary [Gb]tale
Of [B]how I came to [Abm7]be loved, and [E6]how it came to [Gb]fail
a [Dbm7]first time for [Abm]lovers, a [E6]first time in ago[Gb]agony
The [Dbm7]truths you will un[Abm]uncover will [E6]knock you on your [Gb]knees
Chorus:
[Abm] I gave it too muc[E6]much, I gave myself [B]up
I lost sight of [Gb]all my dignity
[Abm] I've always been [E6]smart, my chameleon [B]heart
Took your draining [Gb]personality[Abm]personality and gave it to [E6]me
I wanted to [B]please you, this per[Gb]performance of a [Dbm]lifetime
My heart to you [Abm]handed, you took it for [E6]granted
And made me the [Gb]villain, all alone[B]alone [Abm7] [Eadd9] [Gb]
Verse 2:
I [B]struggled through the [Abm7]winter
Found [Eadd9]cheat codes to your [Gb]soul
Was [B]born to be a [Abm7]giver
Des[Eadd9]Destined to pay the [Gb]toll
Chorus:
[Abm] I gave it too muc[E6]much, I gave myself [B]up
I lost sight of [Gb]all my dignity
[Abm] I've always been [E6]smart, my chameleon [B]heart
Took your draining [Gb]personality[Abm]personality and gave it to [E6]me
I wanted to [B]please you, this per[Gb]performance of a [Dbm]lifetime
My heart to you [Abm]handed, you took it for [E6]granted
And made me the [Gb]villain
Bridge:
Oh, in[B]inside you, there's a [Abm]guiltless child who [Emaj7]never saw his [Gb6]mother smile
a [B]boy who had no [Abm]sense of home, be[Emaj7]believes he's better [Gb6]off alone
Who [Abm]coils up in [Emaj7]jealousy to [B]mask his inse[Gb]insecuri[Eb7]curities
And [Abm]I can't fix you, [Emaj7]God, I tried,
the [Db]hourglass I shattered just in [E]time [Gb]
Outro:
[Abm] I gave it too muc[E6]much, I gave myself [B]up
I lost sight of [Gb]all my dignity
[Abm] One more lover [E6]fails, cautionary [B]tales
Continue to [Gb]happen to me
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