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[Intro]
F/E  F  F/E  F  F/E  F  F/E  F  Am
[Verse 1]
You stF/Eood and cleared your thFroat
Then evF/Eery word you spFoke
Seemed to F/Efall out of your moFuth hit the grF/Eound and expFlode
AmSomething about the truth and that you wanted me to know
AmI was working all the time and that you hadn't been alone
You sF/Eaid that you were soFrry, how F/Eit had been hFell
IT hF/Eadn't been at hFome, cause you'd been F/Ein a hoFtel
AmTurned your phone towards me
AmAnd I felt the world melt
AmCause I was looking at a picture of you and someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
F/EClichFed, clF/Eiched I kFnowF/E  F  
But it's hF/Eard to giFve up hGope
GAs the saying goes
[Chorus]
It's better late than neFver
There's pride before a fGall
It's better to have loAmved and lost, than neGver loved at aCll
Hearts were bEmuilt for breFaking
If you love them set them fGree
Times the greatest heAmaler
And wGhat will be will bDe
I just know that I mFiss you
And none of it helpsG  
Please come back to F/EmeF  F/E  F  F/E  F  F/E  
[Verse 2]
I walFked from the frAmont door to my car
AmAnd drove straight to the bar
AmSat down
AmLooked at the scars across my arms
It aF/Ell came flooding bFack, like I was siF/Etting in the daFrk
How quF/Eickly I forFgot that F/EI had come so fFar
AmYou were more than this
Said I'd nAmever do it again
Because yoAmu said it hurt to see me do it to mAmyself
But tF/Ehat's all gFone now
And yF/Eou're not here to hFelp
BeF/Ecause you gave up Fon me just like eveF/Erybody elGse
AmI wish that I'd been better
AmThe person that you needed
I'm so much better than just sitCting here and bleeding
F/EI'm not gonna lFet this get wF/Eorse and take hFold
I made a prF/Eomise to myFself, and IF/E'll make it hoFmeG  
GWell as the saying goes
[Chorus]
It's better late than nFever
There's pride before a fGall
It's better to have loAmved and lost, than neGver loved at aCll
Hearts were bEmuilt for breFaking
If you love them set them fGree
Times the greatest heAmaler
And wGhat will be will bDe
I just know that I mFiss you
And none of it helpsG  
Please come back to FmeAm  
They all say IDm'll be fineC  
You'll baFrely cross my mind, just give it tDmime, oChh tFime
They all say IDm'll surviveC  
You'll baFrely cross my mind, just give it tDm7ime, ohh time
It's better late tChan neFver
There's pride before a fGall
It's better to have loAmved and lost, than neGver loved at aCll
Hearts were bEmuilt for breFaking
If you love them set them fGree
Times the greatest heAmaler
And wGhat will be will bDe
I just know that I mFiss you
And none of it helpsG  
Please come back to Fme

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As The Saying Goes

by Lucy Spraggan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/E

Dm7

[Intro]

F/E F F/E F F/E F F/E F Am

[Verse 1]

F/E F

You stood and cleared your throat

F/E F

Then every word you spoke

F/E F F/E F

Seemed to fall out of your mouth hit the ground and explode

Something about the truth and that you wanted me to know

I was working all the time and that you hadn't been alone

F/E F F/E F

You said that you were sorry, how it had been hell

F/E F F/E F

IT hadn't been at home, cause you'd been in a hotel

Turned your phone towards me

And I felt the world melt

Cause I was looking at a picture of you and someone else

[Pre-Chorus]

F/E F F/E F F/E F

Cliched, cliched I know

F/E F G

But it's hard to give up hope

As the saying goes

[Chorus]

It's better late than never

There's pride before a fall

Am G C

It's better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all

Em F

Hearts were built for breaking

If you love them set them free

Times the greatest healer

G D

And what will be will be

I just know that I miss you

And none of it helps

F/E F F/E F F/E F F/E

Please come back to me

[Verse 2]

F Am

I walked from the front door to my car

And drove straight to the bar

Sat down

Looked at the scars across my arms

F/E F F/E F

It all came flooding back, like I was sitting in the dark

F/E F F/E F

How quickly I forgot that I had come so far

You were more than this

Said I'd never do it again

Am Am

Because you said it hurt to see me do it to myself

F/E F

But that's all gone now

F/E F

And you're not here to help

F/E F F/E G

Because you gave up on me just like everybody else

I wish that I'd been better

The person that you needed

I'm so much better than just sitting here and bleeding

F/E F F/E F

I'm not gonna let this get worse and take hold

F/E F F/E F G

I made a promise to myself, and I'll make it home

Well as the saying goes

[Chorus]

It's better late than never

There's pride before a fall

Am G C

It's better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all

Em F

Hearts were built for breaking

If you love them set them free

Times the greatest healer

G D

And what will be will be

I just know that I miss you

And none of it helps

F Am

Please come back to me

Dm C

They all say I'll be fine

F Dm C F

You'll barely cross my mind, just give it time, ohh time

Dm C

They all say I'll survive

F Dm7

You'll barely cross my mind, just give it time, ohh time

C F

It's better late than never

There's pride before a fall

Am G C

It's better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all

Em F

Hearts were built for breaking

If you love them set them free

Times the greatest healer

G D

And what will be will be

I just know that I miss you

And none of it helps

Please come back to me

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