Key: A
Introduction:
Am G
I would react badly
F G
To the slightest hint of hesitance
Am G
He'd bend awkwardly to suit my mood
F G
No word from his defense
Am G
I'd cry knowing how my tears
F G
Felt like acid burning through his skin
Am G
Pushed every little button
F G
But the right one that would let me in
Dm C
Now he's afraid of me
Dm C
Now he's afraid of me
Em G
It took me by surprise
C G
The hatred in his eyes
C D Am G
I've pushed this man as far as he could go
C F G
But he lacked the words to let me know
C G D B7
He acted out, now I can see it is my fault
verse 2
Am G
I made changes
That went unnoticed
F G
Sang songs for deaf ears
Am G
He mistook my silence for punishment
F G
As it had been all these years
Am G F G
I'd cry knowingly how my tears felt like acid burning through his skin
Dm C
Now he's afraid of me
Dm C
Now he's afraid of me
Em G
It took me by surprise
C G
The hatred in his eyes
C D Am G
I've pushed this man as far as he could go
C F G
But he lacked the words to let me know
C G D B7 C
He acted out, now I can see it is my fault