[Intro]
D C F Eb F C
[Verse]
D C
Once upon a time a stutter disgusted me
Eb F C D
muttered distrust at me, pity you couldn’t fly
D C
I’ve only ever taken what’s mine
Eb F C
So what if I help you, I’m helping myself, too?
[Verse]
D C
Twice I got the wind knocked out of me, why?
Eb F C
Just to curl up and die? No, I’ve got too much pride.
D C
So I breathe it in then let it out slow,
Eb F C
When I turn to go, find you falling behind.
[Chorus]
Gm Bb Dm C Gm
I fought for every last inch that I got
Bb Dm C Gm
Forgive me for leaving my spot
Bb Dm C Gm Bb
Not standing in w8 while you finish the race
Dm D
with those two broken legs you’ve got.
D F
One thing’s for sure…
Gm Bb D
If I were you I never would have let it stop me,
D C D
I never have before.
Bb Dm Gm
And if you knew what I went through while trying to get through to you,
F
you’d thank me!
[Bridge]
Bb C F
You’d get down on one knee, no matter how much it hurt
Eb Bb C F Eb
And you would say “I’m sorry”, but I would say it first…
[Verse]
D C
Once, the two of us were eye for an eye
Eb F C D
Now I’ve given up trying how could I be so blind?
D C
You’ll never let me settle the score
Eb F C
To you I’m the scourge, not the partner in crime
[Chorus]
Gm Bb Dm C Gm
I fought for every last one of you schmucks!
Bb Dm C Gm
I might as well have saved my luck
Bb Dm C Gm Bb
Not wasted it all on some shortsighted, know-it-all
Dm D
so-called friends, you’re not.
D F
One thing’s for sure…
Gm Bb D
If I were you I never would have let it stop me,
D C D
I never have before.
Bb Dm Gm
And if you knew what I went through while trying to get through to you,
F
you’d thank me!
[Bridge]
Bb C F
You’d find me in a dream, on some uncharted map
Eb Bb C F Eb
And I would say I’m sorry, and you would want me back…
[Outro]
D C Eb
Once the world was just a web and a spider, and so was I.
F C D
A liar in a dress of white.
