Because We Had To
The 502s
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Key:
G Bm C Well you were wrong about the wayD G You said my memory would changeBm C Day after day, you claimedD G I’d find it inside of me to growB Away from the painAm And the shame and the guiltC And the questionsD G Wondering what did I do wrongBm C To you, to decide it was time toD go [Chorus]G C D Because we had toG Em Because I tried the best that I couldD C D To have and to hold youG D Em In the way I knew that I shouldD C And we’d still be breathingD darlingG D Em D If I did the little you asked of meC D But I couldn’t, so now we’reG G nothing at all [Verse 2]Bm The way that the night came downC D You were alone in your roomContinues after the adG With somebody elseBm But you were too big, and bold inC my eyesD And I was to cowardly to call all your liesG Bm Well I didn’t know not tellingC the truthD Would cost me my soul, and most ofG my youthBm So with you I stayed in spite ofC myselfD And I don’t know why [Chorus]G C D Because we had toG Em Because I tried the best that I couldD C D To have and to hold youG D Em In the way I knew that I shouldD C And we’d still be breathingD darlingG D Em D If I did the little you asked of meC D But I couldn’t, so now we’reG G nothing at all [Instrumental] Em D Bm C (x2) [Bridge]Em D Why would you roam when you knewBm That I’d always be coming backC home, alone, to you?Em D You knew that I never, ever,Bm ever, everD Would have done that to you Still you did [Chorus]G C D Because we had toG Em Because I tried the best that I couldD C D To have and to hold youG D Em In the way I knew that I shouldD C And we’d still be breathingD darlingG D Em D If I did the little you asked of meC D But I couldn’t, so now we’reG G nothing at all [Verse 3]C D And when we were youngerG F#m Em D And our hearts outpaced our witsC D It was betterG D and I preferred to live in theEm D ignoranceC D In the bubbleG Em E that you built with a fake façadeD C In the guise of anotherD Well you sold lies and I boughtG them all