Intro: A D C#m Bm (3x)

A               D
I used to do it for the love a long time ago
        C#m     Bm              A
And all I ever wanted was love
A               D
I used to love without fear a long time ago
       C#m       Bm             A
And all I ever wanted was love
A                       D
Then somebody came around and tried to hurt me
C#m                             Bm      
Tried to make me feel like I was unworthy
A                       D
Took a pure love and tried to make it dirty
C#m                             Bm      
Truth was they never did deserve me 
A (Switch to 1st position)
No!

Chorus:
A               D       C#m                 Bm
I had to lose myself so I could love you better
A                       D                  C#m                      Bm
I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better
A               D       D
Had to lose myself, had to lose myself 
C#m                     Bm
So I could love you better
A                       D
Had to lose myself in love
C#m                     Bm
And that’s just the way it is…

Repeat Strum pattern for verses

Couldn’t tell me I was love when I needed it
When, all I ever wanted was love. 
Should a told me just me because!
I’m worth receiving it 
But all I ever wanted was love 
There’s is something awkward about the selflessness it takes to
Give love and the good that it makes you!
True love can never really forsake you
But it took a little while just for me to see! 

Chorus:
I had to lose myself so I could love you better
I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better
Had to lose myself, had to lose myself 
So I could love you better
Had to lose myself in love
And that’s just the way it is…

I had a paralyzing fear of facing failure
And I couldn’t love you perfectly with fear in my head
So I peerlessly had to face the danger
So I could come back and love you whole instead
All of your soul I said!
So I could make it better

Chorus:
I had to lose myself so I could love you better
I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could love you better
Had to lose myself, had to lose myself 
So I could love you better
Had to lose myself in love
And that’s just the way it is…


B-Sec:
F#m
And so it goes that I never meant to hurt you
Bm
Couldn’t stay but I never meant to desert you
C#m
Whole lot a things I just had to work thru
Bm
Time to heal and restore myself worth too
F#m
Confrontation of my fears and anxiety 
Bm
Cried a whole lot years I suffered quietly 
C#m
And though it may have taken years I can finally!
F#m                                     A
Tell you that you were always on my mind!

Chorus:
A               D       C#m                 Bm
I had to lose myself so I could make it better
A                       D                    C#m                Bm
I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could make it better
A                       D
Had to lose myself, had to lose myself 
C#m                     Bm
So I could make it better
A                       D
Had to lose myself in love
C#m                     Bm      
And that was just the way!

(Use Adam Lives In Theory Strum)
Bridge:
A                       D
Takes strength to absorb all the abuse I did
C#m                             Bm
Great love to absorb all the misuse I did
A                               D
Hey baby it’s not an excuse I give.
C#m                                     Bm
And I’d do it all again because for you I live
 
A                       D
Takes strength to absorb all the abuse I did
C#m                             Bm
Great love to absorb all the abuse I did
A                               D
Hey baby it’s not an excuse I give.
C#m                                           Bm
And I’d do it all again because for you I live 


Chorus:
A               D       C#m                 Bm
I had to lose myself so I could make it better
A                       D                    C#m                Bm
I had to lose myself, had to lose myself so I could make it better
A                       D
Had to lose myself, had to lose myself 
C#m                     Bm
So I could make it better
A                       D
Had to lose myself in love
C#m                     Bm      
And that was just the way!
A       D       C#m     Bm
And that was just way it is…. 

A 577655
A* 002220
C#m 446654
Bm 224432
F#m 244222