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[Verse 1]
F Dm
There is not a single word
F Dm
in the whole world that could describe the hurt,
Bb
The dullest knife just sawing back and forth,
Gm C
and ripping through the softest skin there ever was
[Pre-Chorus]
(C) Bb C
How were you to know? Oh, how were you to know?
[Chorus]
F
And I, I hate to see your heart break,
Bb
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close,
Gm C
but I've been there before. (2x)
[Verse 2]
F Dm
Love happens all the time,
F Dm
to people who aren't kind, and heroes who are blind,
Bb
Expecting perfect scripted movie scenes.
Gm C
Who wants an awkward silence mystery?
[Pre-Chorus]
(C) Bb C
How were you to know? Oh, how were you to know?
[Chorus]
F
And I, I hate to see your heart break,
Bb
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close,
Gm C
but I've been there before. (2x)
[Bridge]
(Dm) F C Dm
For all the air that's in your lungs,
F C
For all the joy that is to come,
Bb
For all the things that you're alive to feel,
C
Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal.
[Pre-Chorus]
(C) Bb C
How were you to know? Oh, how were you to know?
[Chorus]
F
And I, I hate to see your heart break,
Bb
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close,
Gm C
but I've been there before. (2x)
