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9. Because We Had To
[Verse 1]
GWell you were Bmwrong about the Cway
You Dsaid my memory would Gchange
Day after dBmay, you clCaimed
I’d Dfind it inside of me to Ggrow
Away from the Bpain
And the shame and the Amguilt
And Cthe questions
DWondering what did GI do wrong
To yoBmu, to decCide it was time to goD  
[Chorus]
BecaGuse we Chad toD  
Because GI tried the best that EmI could
To Dhave and to Chold youD  
In the wGay I Dknew that I Emshould
And Dwe’d still be Cbreathing darlingD  
If I Gdid the Dlittle you Emasked of Dme
But CI couldn’t, Dso now we’re nothing at alGlG  
[Verse 2]
The way that the Bmnight came down
You Cwere alone in your Droom
With somebody Gelse
But you were too Bmbig, and bold in my Ceyes
And I was to Dcowardly to call all your lies
  GWell I didn’t Bmknow not telling the tCruth
Would cost me my Dsoul, and most of my Gyouth
So with you I Bmstayed in spite of Cmyself
And I don’t know Dwhy
[Chorus]
BecaGuse we Chad toD  
Because GI tried the best that EmI could
To Dhave and to Chold youD  
In the wGay I Dknew that I Emshould
And Dwe’d still be Cbreathing darlingD  
If I Gdid the Dlittle you Emasked of Dme
But CI couldn’t, Dso now we’re nothing at alGlG  
[Instrumental]
 Em   D   Bm   C(x2)
[Bridge]
EmWhy would you Droam when you knew
That I’d Bmalways be coming back home, Calone, to you?
EmYou knew that I neverD, ever, ever, eBmver
Would have Ddone that to you
Still you did
[Chorus]
BecaGuse we Chad toD  
Because GI tried the best that EmI could
To Dhave and to Chold youD  
In the wGay I Dknew that I Emshould
And Dwe’d still be Cbreathing darlingD  
If I Gdid the Dlittle you Emasked of Dme
But CI couldn’t, Dso now we’re nothing at alGlG  
[Verse 3]
And when we were CyoungerD  
And our Ghearts oF#mutpaced our EmwitsD  
It was CbetterD  
and GI preferred to Dlive in the igEmnoranceD  
In the bubbCleD  
that you Gbuilt with a Emfake façaEde
In the Dguise of anoCther
Well you sold lDies and I bought them Gall

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Because We Had To

by The 502s

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F#m

9. Because We Had To

[Verse 1]

G Bm C

Well you were wrong about the way

D G

You said my memory would change

Bm C

Day after day, you claimed

D G

I’d find it inside of me to grow

Away from the pain

And the shame and the guilt

And the questions

D G

Wondering what did I do wrong

Bm C D

To you, to decide it was time to go

[Chorus]

G C D

Because we had to

G Em

Because I tried the best that I could

D C D

To have and to hold you

G D Em

In the way I knew that I should

D C D

And we’d still be breathing darling

G D Em D

If I did the little you asked of me

C D G G

But I couldn’t, so now we’re nothing at all

[Verse 2]

The way that the night came down

C D

You were alone in your room

With somebody else

Bm C

But you were too big, and bold in my eyes

And I was to cowardly to call all your lies

G Bm C

Well I didn’t know not telling the truth

D G

Would cost me my soul, and most of my youth

Bm C

So with you I stayed in spite of myself

And I don’t know why

[Chorus]

G C D

Because we had to

G Em

Because I tried the best that I could

D C D

To have and to hold you

G D Em

In the way I knew that I should

D C D

And we’d still be breathing darling

G D Em D

If I did the little you asked of me

C D G G

But I couldn’t, so now we’re nothing at all

[Instrumental]

Em D Bm C

(x2)

[Bridge]

Em D

Why would you roam when you knew

Bm C

That I’d always be coming back home, alone, to you?

Em D Bm

You knew that I never, ever, ever, ever

Would have done that to you

Still you did

[Chorus]

G C D

Because we had to

G Em

Because I tried the best that I could

D C D

To have and to hold you

G D Em

In the way I knew that I should

D C D

And we’d still be breathing darling

G D Em D

If I did the little you asked of me

C D G G

But I couldn’t, so now we’re nothing at all

[Verse 3]

C D

And when we were younger

G F#m Em D

And our hearts outpaced our wits

C D

It was better

G D Em D

and I preferred to live in the ignorance

C D

In the bubble

G Em E

that you built with a fake façade

D C

In the guise of another

D G

Well you sold lies and I bought them all

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