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An Apology

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[Intro]
D C F Eb F C
[Verse 1]
DOnce upon a time a Cstutter disgusted me
Ebmuttered distrust at me, Fpity you Ccouldn’t Dfly
DI’ve only ever Ctaken what’s mine
EbSo what if by helping you, I’m Fhelping myCself, too?
[Verse 2]
DTwice I got the wind knocked Cout of me, why?
Just to Ebcurl up and die? No, I’ve Fgot too much Cpride
So DI... I breathe it in then Clet it out slow
When EbI turn to go, find you Ftrailing beChind
[Chorus]
I Gmfought Bbfor Dmevery last Cinch that I Gmgot
BbForDmgive me for Cleaving my Gmspot
BbNot Dmstanding in Cwait while you Gmfinish the Bbrace
with those Dmtwo broken legs you’ve Dgot
DOne thing’s for Fsure…
If I were Gmyou I never Bbwould have let it Dstop me,
I Dnever Chave Dbefore
And if you Bbknew what I went Dmthrough while trying Gmto get through to Fyou,
you’d thank me!
[Bridge]
You’d get down on one Bbknee, no Cmatter how much it Fhurt
And Ebyou would say “I’m Bbsorry”, but CI would say it Ffirst…Eb  
[Verse 3]
DOnce, the two of us were Ceye for an eye
Now I’ve Ebgiven in trying, Fhow could I Cbe so Dblind?
You’ll never let me Dsettle the Cscore
To Ebyou I’m a scourge, not Fpartner in Ccrime
[Chorus]
I Gmfought Bbfor Dmevery last Cone of you Gmschmucks!
BbI  Dmmight as well Chave saved my Gmluck
BbNot Dmwasted it Call on some Gmshortsighted, Bbknow-it-all
Dmso-called friends, you’re Dnot
DOne thing’s for Fsure
If I were Gmyou I never Bbwould have let it Dstop me,
I Dnever Chave Dbefore
And if you Bbknew what I went Dmthrough while trying Gmto get through to Fyou,
you’d thank me!
[Bridge]
You’d find me in a Bbdream, on Csome uncharted Fmap
And EbI would say I’m Bbsorry, and Cyou would want Fme Ebback
[Outro]
DOnce the world was just a Cweb and a spider, and Ebso was I
A Fliar in a Cdress of Dwhite

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An Apology

by PhemieC

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[Intro]

D C F Eb F C

[Verse 1]

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 by helping you, I’m helping myself, too?

[Verse 2]

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... I breathe it in then let it out slow

Eb F C

When I turn to go, find you trailing 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 wait 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 F

And if you knew what I went through while trying to get through to you,

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 3]

D C

Once, the two of us were eye for an eye

Eb F C D

Now I’ve given in trying, how could I be so blind?

D C

You’ll never let me settle the score

Eb F C

To you I’m a scourge, not 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 F

And if you knew what I went through while trying to get through to you,

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

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