Key: B
Introduction:
Gm
The funny thing about hurt people
Is they tend to hurt people
Eb
I'm alright
F Eb
Your voice was like a knife
F
It used to make me cry
Eb
You tried to cut my pride
Not this time
Bb F Gm
So go ahead and say the things you gotta say
Eb
You know you're only throwing empty words my way
Bb F
'Cause you won't break me, you won't break me
Gm Eb
You can't take me down, no
Gm
The funny thing about listening is
I don't have to hear you
Eb
The only approval that I need is mine
F Eb
Your voice was like a knife
F
It used to make me cry
Eb
You tried to cut my pride
(Gm)
Bb F Gm
So go ahead (go ahead) and say the things you gotta say
Eb
You know you're only throwing empty words my way (my way)
Bb Fm
'Cause you won't break me (won't break me)
Fm
You won't break me (can't break me)
Gm Eb Bb
You can't take me down, no
F Gm
So go ahead and say the things you gotta say (I wanna say it)
Eb
It's only empty words a million miles away
Bb F
'Cause you won't break me (won't break me)
Gm
You won't break me (oh, you can't take me)
Eb
You can't take me down, no
F Cm Eb
The hardest part of this
Cannot be heard or seen
F Gm Eb
This journey starts when I begin loving me
Bb F Gm
So go ahead and say the things you gotta say
Eb
You know you're only throwing empty words my way
Bb
'Cause you won't break me (you're never gonna break me)
Fm
You won't break me (you're never gonna take me)
Gm Eb
You can't take me down, no
Bb F Gm
So go ahead (say it) and say the things you gotta say (you gotta say it)
Eb
It's only empty words a million miles away (a million miles away)
Bb
'Cause you won't break me (won't break me)
F
You won't break me (never break me, oh, never, never)
Gm Eb
You can't take me down, no
Bb
Ah-ah yeah yeah,(yeah)
F
Ah-ah yeah yeah,(Oooh)
Gm Eb
Ah-ah yeah yeah yeah (yeah yeah)
Bb F
So go ahead and say the things you gotta say
You know you're only throwing empty words my way