Key: G
Introduction: E A
B A
It took me awhile to see things as they were
E B
In the light of truth, it wasn't you, it was me
A
I let myself get used to drowning in the hurt
E B
Against the wall, who'd of thought, it was me
C#m A E
From there I couldn't look over my shoulder
C#m B
I kicked down all the walls and started all over
E F#m G#m A
And I don't paint myself into corners anymore
E B
In a brittle heart of clay I threw my brushes away
E F#m G#m C#m
The tools of the trade that chained your memory to me
A
Are out the door
A (one strum) E
B A
When you left you left me with no other choice all
E B
But to sink, to my knees, and cry
A
I never knew just how far a soul could fall
E B
Like a rock, couldn't stop, didn't try
C#m A E
I locked myself behind shades of misery
C#m B
But when I let you go I set myself free
CHORUS
E F#m G#m C#m
The tools of the trade that chained your memory to me
A
Are out the door
A (one strum) E
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