C
I was torn down in the 7th grade
 Am
All the things people used to say
     Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me
          C
My heart used to beat until the 7th grade
 Am
It's getting hard to even say anything
   Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me


[Verse 1]
C
I hate words sometimes
                              Am
They're so powerful but not mine

When I try to talk I say I'm fine
                               Em
No one ever really knows I'm lying

Sitting in the classroom's worse than cryin'

Try to hide it, my face is burning up

Teacher says "no test today," I act excited
 C
That's what everyone else is doing

I gotta get through it
          Am
Hold my pencil in my hand so tight I think I'll get some bruises
            Em
I'm that clueless, I'm that clueless

They always say not to talk down on myself, but that's what everyone else is doing
 C
That's what everyone else is doing

I gotta get through it
           Am
Hold my pencil in my hand so tight I think I'll get some bruises
           Em*
I'm not clueless

I don't think so, at least
                                  C                     Em                C
But why can't I figure out why people that are soft sometimes act like beasts?


[Chorus]
        C
I was torn down in the 7th grade
 Am
All the things people used to say
     Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me
           C
My heart used to beat until the 7th grade
 Am
It's getting hard to even say anything
   Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me


[Verse 2]
C                                                  Am
So many stories, but people still think they're alone
                                                       Em
Every eyeball staring at them's another crack to the bone

And every heart it rejects, all day they wanna go home

And when they do, they just start crying from the jokes that were told
  C
How do these people that don't know me hurt me so bad?
Am
I might just be too sensitive, why am I always so sad?
       Em
But all day I hide my sadness way deep down inside my heart

And if I show it to anybody, they would rip it all apart
 C
No, we're not paranoid, just grown to be aware
       Am
If they act all nice at first and even save you up a chair
               Em
What do they want? This is a trick, this is a trap

I can't go on, hide in the bathroom till they're gone
                                    C
No way someone would actually want me


[Chorus]
        C
I was torn down in the 7th grade
 Am
All the things people used to say
     Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me
           C
My heart used to beat until the 7th grade
 Am
It's getting hard to even say anything
  Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me


[Bridge]
        C              Am          Em
I was torn down, torn down, torn down, torn down, torn down
     Am*           Bm*              G*
And now I know to feel, well it's okay
       Am                    Em               G*
I've heard the words, won't take them to my grave


[Chorus]
       C*
I was torn down in the 7th grade
Am*                    Em*
All the things people used to say

It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me
          C
My heart used to beat until the 7th grade
 Am
It's getting hard to even say anything
 Em
It stuck in my mind, now it'll come for me


[Outro]
        C              Am          Em
I was torn down, torn down, torn down, torn down, torn down
        C              Am          Em
I was torn down, torn down, torn down, torn down, torn
     C*
I was torn down in the 7th grade