IntroEAEAVerseBA
It took me awhile to see things as they were
EB
In the light of truth, it wasn't you, it was me
A
I let myself get used to drowning in the hurt
EB
Against the wall, who'd of thought, it was me
C#mAE
From there I couldn't look over my shoulder
C#mB
I kicked down all the walls and started all over
ChorusEF#mG#mA
And I don't paint myself into corners anymore
EB
In a brittle heart of clay I threw my brushes away
EF#mG#mC#m
The tools of the trade that chained your memory to me
A
Are out the door
A(one strum) E
I don't paint myself into corners anymore
InstrumentalEAEABA
When you left you left me with no other choice all
EB
But to sink, to my knees, and cry
A
I never knew just how far a soul could fall
EB
Like a rock, couldn't stop, didn't try
C#mAE
I locked myself behind shades of misery
C#mB
But when I let you go I set myself free
InstrumentalEAC#mBVerseEF#mG#mC#m
The tools of the trade that chained your memory to me
A
Are out the door
A(one strum) E
I don't paint myself into corners anymore
OutroEAEAE
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