Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
Capo 1st
Verse 1
Am F C
And all I remember is your back
Am F C
Walking towards the airport leaving us all in your past
G Am Fsus2
I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you
G Am F
I begged you to want me but you didn’t want to
Chorus
C G
But piece by piece he collected me up off the ground where you abandon things
Am F F C G
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me at six years old
C
You know, he never walks away, he never asks for money
G C/G G5
He takes care of me, he loves me
Am F
Piece by piece he restores my faith that a man can be kind
C
And a father could stay
Verse 2
Am F C Csus C Csus
And all of your words fall flat
Am F C Csus C Csus
I made something of myself and now you wanna come back
G Am F
But your love it isn’t free, it has to be earned
G Am F
Back then I didn’t have anything you needed so I was worthless
Chorus
C G
But piece by piece he collected me up off the ground where you abandon things
Am F F C G
Piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me at six years old
C
You know, he never walks away, he never asks for money
G C/G G5
He takes care of me, he loves me
Am F
Piece by piece he restored my faith that a man can be kind
C Am F
And a father could stay, piece by piece
Chorus
C
Piece by piece I fell far from the tree
G
I would never leave her like you left me and
Am
She will never have to wonder her worth
F F C G
Because unlike you I’m gonna put her first and you know
C
He’ll never walk away, he’ll never break her heart
G C/G G5
He’ll take care of things, he’ll love her
Am F
Piece by piece he'll restore my faith that a man can be kind
And a father should be great
C Am F C
Piece by piece, piece by piece
