Tone: [Am]
Verse 1:
[Am] She's only 17 her whole life's ahead of her.
[F] She hates school because the people there discredit her.
[C] Her boyfriend tries to show her that's not how it seems.
[G] But every day she just gets [E]lowered with her self-esteem
[Am] He lets her know that every night will have a brighter day
[F] She even tried to overdose and take her life away.
[C] She's feeling hopeless there just sitting down beside her bed
[G] And then he takes his hand and places it be[E]beside her head.
[Am] He tries to hold her but with every touch she still resists.
[F] And then he sees the scars that burry deep within her wrists.
[C] She's feeling numb, he tries to beg and plead and ask her why.
[G] She says this way she has control of the [E]pain she feels inside.
[Am] He's asking her How long it's going since you've felt this?
[F] Way because you got me here just feeling so damn helpless
[C] She says it's been a while I guess I needed better luck.
[G] And then he screams at her and tells her [E]baby never cut!
Hook:
No[Am]Nobody seems to get you, you feel you're on your own
But [F]listen pretty lady you don't have to be alone.
So [C]baby don't cut, baby don't cut.
[G]You can do anything, just promise baby [E]you won't cut.
I [Am]know your heart is hurting, you think the road has end,
You [F]may just feel that blade you're holding is your only friend.
But [C]baby don't cut, baby don't cut.
[G]You can do anything, just promise baby [E]you won't cut.
Verse 2:
The [Am]next day at school she's feeling better than the day before.
[F]Even cracked a couple smiles as she walked the corridor.
But [C]all that seemed to end: she dropped her books when she walked into class
[G] And every student in the room just seemed to point and [E]laugh.
[Am] She couldn't take it anymore she sent her boy a text.
[F] She said I love you with my body, heart and soul to death.
[C] He thought nothing typed I love you then he sent it.
By [G]death he didn't know that she had literally just [E]meant it.
Cause see
She [Am]ducked the next class ran home into the bathroom.
[F]Thought to herself she wouldn't break her promise that soon.
[C]1 cut... 2 cuts... 3 cuts... 4
The [G]blood just started dripping from the tub to the [E]floor.
See her [Am]boyfriend had a feeling in his stomach that he hated
He [F]followed it right down to her house he never waited
The [C]front door was open, he heard the water running.
He [G]stormed into the bathroom and his heart just started [E]gunning.
Hook:
No[Am]Nobody seems to get you, you feel you're on your own
But [F]listen pretty lady you don't have to be alone.
So [C]baby don't cut, baby don't cut.
[G]You can do anything, just promise baby [E]you won't cut.
I [Am]know your heart is hurting, you think the road has end,
You [F]may just feel the blade you're holding is your only friend.
But [C]baby don't cut, baby don't cut.
[G]You can do anything, just promise baby [E]you won't cut.
Verse 3:
He puts her [Am]arm around his shoulder he's just tryna lean her back up.
[F]Yelling out her name as he lays her beside the bathtub.
[C]Feels his whole world just took a hit from a big avalanche
[G]Screaming out so heavily, somebody [E]call an ambulance.
[Am]Feeling mad angry like somebody led her on to this.
[F]Her eyeballs are rolling, drifting out of consciousness.
[C]Thinking to himself why the hell didn't she just stop at will.
The [G]tears just keep on rolling as they head to the hospi[E]hospital.
[Am]Paramedics rush her in, the doctor calls emergency.
[F]She's lost a lot of blood the place looking like a murder scene.
An [C]hour later, the doc walks in with a sour face.
[G] And says excuse me for the [E]words that I'm about to say.
[Am] I'm sorry for your loss, the boy just starts collapsing.
His [F]own world, his own girl just took a crashing.
[C]Saying to himself that it's his fault and that he let it up.
[G]Baby... I thought you made a promise [E]you would never cut
Hook:
No[Am]Nobody seems to get you, you feel you're on your own
But [F]listen pretty lady you don't have to be alone.
So [C]baby don't cut, baby don't cut.
[G]You can do anything, just promise baby [E]you won't cut.
I [Am]know your heart is hurting, you think the road has end,
You [F]may just feel the blade you're holding is your only friend.
But [C]baby don't cut, baby don't cut.
[G]You can do anything, just promise baby [E]you won't cut.
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