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[Intro]
Am7 Am
[Verse 1]
  AmYou asked me to be yours, well, you'Gre tempting fFate
How I left a promise but it's Gone I can't Ammake
Lord knows it'd kill me if you Gwalked awFay
But darling, my lies, they hide you from the pFain
[Chorus 1]
FStay, let me explain why I Amact so Gmean
Don't look away, baby, it's not Amall that it Fseems
I'm so afraid that you'll just get Amup and lGeave
My heart will breAmak like I'm seventeenAm7  Am  
[Verse 2]
  AmYou're not the first one to leave me and you wGon't be the lFast
It just doesn't heave me like it Gdid in the pAmast
I will never be seen to aGct like you aFct
To take someone easy and leave it at thFat
[Chorus 2]
FStay, let me explain why I Amact so Gmean
Don't look away, baby, it's not Amall that it Fseems
I'm so afraid that you'll just get Amup and lGeave
My heart will breAmak like I'm seventFeen
BreAmak like I'm seventFeen
[Bridge]
  AI say less than I should,  FI say more than I meGan
I would try if I could, but I'm all I can bAe
If I had more I would   Fchange the cover, you seGe
I have walls that have stood before you ever loved AmeG  F  
Before you ever loved AmeG  F  
[Chorus 3]
FStay, let me explain why I Amact so Gmean
Don't look away, baby, it's not Amall that it Fseems
I'm so afraid that you'll just get Amup and lGeave
My heart will breAmakF  
FStay, let me explain why I Amact so Gmean
Don't look away, baby, it's not Amall that it Fseems
I'm so afraid that you'll just get Amup and lGeave
My heart will breAmak like I'm seventFeen
I'll breAmak like I'm seventFeen
It will breAmak like I'm seveFnteenAm  F  

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Am7

[Intro]

Am7 Am

[Verse 1]

Am G F

You asked me to be yours, well, you're tempting fate

G Am

How I left a promise but it's one I can't make

G F

Lord knows it'd kill me if you walked away

But darling, my lies, they hide you from the pain

[Chorus 1]

F Am G

Stay, let me explain why I act so mean

Am F

Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems

Am G

I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave

Am Am7 Am

My heart will break like I'm seventeen

[Verse 2]

Am G F

You're not the first one to leave me and you won't be the last

G Am

It just doesn't heave me like it did in the past

G F

I will never be seen to act like you act

To take someone easy and leave it at that

[Chorus 2]

F Am G

Stay, let me explain why I act so mean

Am F

Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems

Am G

I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave

Am F

My heart will break like I'm seventeen

Am F

Break like I'm seventeen

[Bridge]

A F G

I say less than I should, I say more than I mean

I would try if I could, but I'm all I can be

F G

If I had more I would change the cover, you see

A G F

I have walls that have stood before you ever loved me

A G F

Before you ever loved me

[Chorus 3]

F Am G

Stay, let me explain why I act so mean

Am F

Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems

Am G

I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave

Am F

My heart will break

F Am G

Stay, let me explain why I act so mean

Am F

Don't look away, baby, it's not all that it seems

Am G

I'm so afraid that you'll just get up and leave

Am F

My heart will break like I'm seventeen

Am F

I'll break like I'm seventeen

Am F Am F

It will break like I'm seventeen

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