Key: F
Introduction:
F
It' s not simple to say
C
That most days, I don' t recognize me
Dm
That these shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Bb
Have taken more than I gave them
F
It' s not easy to know
C
I' m not anything that I used to be although
Dm
It' s true, I was never attention' s sweet center
Bb
I still remember that girl
F
She' s imperfect but she tries
C
She is good but she lies
Dm
She is hard on herself
Bb
She is broken and won' t ask for help
F
She is messy but she' s kind
C
She is lonely most of the time
Dm
She is all of this mixed up and
Bb
baked in a beautiful pie
F
She is gone but she used to be mine
F
And it' s not what I asked for
C
Sometimes life just slips in through a backdoor
Dm Bb
and carves out a person and makes you believe it' s all true
And now I' ve got you
F
And you' re not what I asked for
A7/C#
If I' m honest I know I would give it all back
Dm
for a chance to start over
Bb
And rewrite an ending or two
for the girl that I knew
F
Who' d be reckless just enough
C
Who' d get hurt but who learns how to toughen up
Dm
When she' s bruised and gets used
Bb
By a man who can' t love
And then she' ll get stuck
F
And be scared of the life that' s inside her
A7/C#
Growing stronger each day
' Til it finally reminds her
Dm
To fight just a little
Bb
To bring back the fire in her eyes
F A7/C#
That' s been gone but used to be mine
Dm Bb
Used to be mine
F
She is messy but she' s kind
C
She is lonely most of the time
Dm
She is all of this mixed up
Dm/C Bb
and baked in a beautiful pie
F
She is gone but she used to be mine