Intro G Bm Am Bm
verse 1
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I thought you wouldn't love me if I didn't do everything right
G Bm Am Bm
So I lied to tell the truth and hid myself most of all from you
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Good was never perfect, perfect never could be good enough for me
G Bm
But I tried and I failed
Am G
And you loved me
G Bm
Oh, I tried and I failed
Am G
And you loved me
verse 2
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I had all the answers; that was easier than facing the dark
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And I sold my story until the story started falling apart
Em Bm Am
Every secret spoken, out there in the open
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I've pretended not to see
G Bm
And I tried and I failed
Am G
And you loved me
G Bm
And I tried and I failed
Am G
And you loved me
Bridge
Bm Em C
I may never understand why I walked so far away
Bm C
I may never understand what it is that makes you stay
G Bm
When I try, when I fail
Am G
And you love me
G Bm
When I try and I fail
Am G
And you love me
G Bm
And I try and I fail
Am G
And you love me
G Bm
And I try and I fail
Am G
And you love me