Intro
 
Cm Ab Cm Ab 
 
Verse
 
Cm 
Take me way, back, back in the day 
   Ab 
My father was a f*ck up, absolutely insane 
       Cm 
Walked out the door, straight out of my life 
       Ab 
And he stole my innocence like a thief in the night 
        Cm 
I had a handful of cards stacked against me 
Ab 
Mom was blacked out, I couldn't tell if she left me 
Cm 
I gave up cause I didn't have a family 
Ab 
I fell hard with a body that attracts me 
Bb  G/B 
Somebody catch me 
 
Chorus
 
Cm 
I'm hopeless 
Eb 
(Hate) I'm helpless 
Ab 
(Love) I'm powerless 
 
I gotta get out of this 
Cm 
(Fear) no choice in 
Bb 
(Hate) this crisis 
Fm                                   Eb 
(Love) it's heartless I'm so sick of this 
Cm           Eb 
Why did you abandon me? 
Ab 
How could you just walk away? 
Cm 
(Fear) I'm hopeless 
Bb 
(Hate) I'm helpless 
Fm 
(Love) I'm powerless 
                   Eb 
I gotta get out of this 
 
Interlude
 
Cm Ab 
 
Verse 2
 
Cm 
Now I'm out here, walking the streets 
      Ab 
I'm a fatherless child, I'm a social disease 
           Cm 
There's no love living in broken home 
  Ab 
I never ever thought I have to live it alone 
           cm 
And then I talk to God, said I was empty 
Ab 
How could anybody ever possibly love me 
Cm 
I know that it hurts at the minute 
Ab 
It'll drag you to hell if you let it 
Bb          G/B 
Drag you to hell if you let it 
 
Chorus 2
 
Cm 
I'm hopeless 
Eb 
(Hate) I'm helpless 
Ab 
(Love) I'm powerless 
 
I gotta get out of this 
Cm 
(Fear) no choice in 
Bb 
(Hate) this crisis 
Fm                                   Eb 
(Love) it's heartless I'm so sick of this 
Cm           Eb 
Why did you abandon me? 
Ab 
How could you just walk away? 
Cm 
(Fear) I'm hopeless 
Bb 
(Hate) I'm helpless 
Fm 
(Love) I'm powerless 
                   Eb 
I gotta get out of this 
 
Interlude
 
Ab Cm Eb G 
Ab Cm Eb G 
 
Bridge
 
     Ab          Cm 
I've lost my innocence 
                     Eb                         G 
You tried to take my home, you tried to take me down 
 
(No, you can't take me down) 
     Ab            Cm 
I've found myself again 
                      Eb 
No, you can't take my heart 
                      G 
No, you can't take me down 
                   Cm 
Cause karma comes around 
              Eb Ab 
I'm hopeless 
 
I'm helpless 
Cm              Bb 
I'm powerless I gotta get out of this 
Fm                       Eb 
I gotta get out of this 
 
Chorus 3
 
Cm 
I'm hopeless 
Eb 
(Hate) I'm helpless 
Ab 
(Love) I'm powerless 
 
I gotta get out of this 
Cm 
(Fear) no choice in 
Bb 
(Hate) this crisis 
Fm                                   Eb 
(Love) it's heartless I'm so sick of this 
Cm           Eb 
Why did you abandon me? 
Ab 
How could you just walk away? 
Cm 
(Fear) I'm hopeless 
Bb 
(Hate) I'm helpless 
Fm 
(Love) I'm powerless 
                   Eb  Cm Ab 
I gotta get out of this 
                        Cm Ab 
I gotta get out of this