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Rough Love

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Capo 4
[Intro]
C D Em
[Verse 1]
CPullin' teeth
straight out of Dmy mouth reeks
of inseEmcurities 
you poured inAmto me
CIf these walls talked 
they'd tell yDou to stop 
stop with your Emmurdering 
of my Amdignity
[Chorus 1]
CAll Dthe Emother boys wanted was
Cto Dgaze Emin my eyes
CAll Dyour Emsick little brain craved was**       
Cto sDee me Emcry
[Instrumental]
 C   D   Em2x
[Verse 2]
CLook at me 
what have DI become
I'm just a Emtoy
You played and Amdestroyed
CWhat is love?
        D        (stop)
Does it push and shove?
Does it hEmaunt you?
Make you feel like a fAmool
[Chorus 1]
CAll Dthe oEmther boys left me cause 
CI wasn't Dgood Emenough
CNow DI'm Emstuck with these nightmares 
of Cme Daccepting rough Emlove
[Instrumental]
 C   D   Emx2
[Bridge]
Em
AmEvery tear that falls Emfrom me
AmIs the last one you will Emsee
AmTell myself this all tEmhe time
AmI don't know what changes Cmy Dmind
[Chorus 1]
CAll Dthe Emother boys wanted was
Cto Dgaze in my Emeyes
CAll Dyour Emsick little brain craved was** 
Cto sDee me Emcry
[Chorus 2]
CAll the Dother boyEms left me cause 
CI wasn't Dgood enouEmgh
CNow I'm stDuck with tEmhese nightmares 
     C*        D*                   Em* 
of me accepting rough love

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Rough Love

by Melanie Martinez

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 4

[Intro]

C D Em

[Verse 1]

Pullin' teeth

straight out of my mouth reeks

of insecurities

you poured into me

If these walls talked

they'd tell you to stop

stop with your murdering

of my dignity

[Chorus 1]

C D Em

All the other boys wanted was

C D Em

to gaze in my eyes

C D Em

All your sick little brain craved was**

C D Em

to see me cry

[Instrumental]

C D Em

[Verse 2]

Look at me

what have I become

I'm just a toy

You played and destroyed

What is love?

D (stop)

Does it push and shove?

Does it haunt you?

Make you feel like a fool

[Chorus 1]

C D Em

All the other boys left me cause

C D Em

I wasn't good enough

C D Em

Now I'm stuck with these nightmares

C D Em

of me accepting rough love

[Instrumental]

C D Em

[Bridge]

Am Em

Every tear that falls from me

Am Em

Is the last one you will see

Am Em

Tell myself this all the time

Am C D

I don't know what changes my mind

[Chorus 1]

C D Em

All the other boys wanted was

C D Em

to gaze in my eyes

C D Em

All your sick little brain craved was**

C D Em

to see me cry

[Chorus 2]

C D Em

All the other boys left me cause

C D Em

I wasn't good enough

C D Em

Now I'm stuck with these nightmares

C D Em

* * *

of me accepting rough love

About Rough Love Chords by Melanie Martinez

Learn how to play Rough Love by Melanie Martinez with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Rough Love chords”, “Rough Love guitar chords”, or “Melanie Martinez Rough Love chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Rough Love chords and for experienced players who want accurate Rough Love lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, D, Em, Am.

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What key is "Rough Love" in?

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