The Straw chords by Kassi Ashton

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

Bmaj7    Em7   Em


Verse 1:
Bmaj7
Could've been the way you stood there acting like I needed you to save the day
  Em7              Em
I don't need to be saved
Bmaj7
Could've been you cornered my emotions up against the wall when I needed space
    Em7           Em
You know I needed space
  Bmaj7
I would've traded all the things you gave me I didn't need
  Em7                                                Em
I thought I was a stayer, but God, you made a runner out of me

Chorus:
   Bmaj7
My shoulders would hold ya and the gravity of the blame
Em7                                Em
Heart broke, no joke, Do we really have to give it a name?
                                         Bmaj7
My back aches, my bones break, I was the only one willing to change
    Em7                          Em
Who cares what made it heavy, anyway?
    Bmaj7
The straw


Verse 2:
Bmaj7
Was it that I spelled it out in black and white but you could never hear me?
    Em7               Em
You can only hear yourself
  Bmaj7
I know you think I just gave up, but I didn't give up, I was so damn patient
  Em7                                                Em
I tried, I cried, but like a dam to a flood, I could only take so much


Chorus:
   Bmaj7
My shoulders would hold ya and the gravity of the blame
Em7                                Em
Heart broke, no joke, Do we really have to give it a name?
   Bmaj7
My back aches, my bones break, I was the only one willing to change
    Em7                          Em
Who cares what made it heavy, anyway?


Bridge:
    Bmaj7
The straw that broke the back of the girl that loved ya
    Em7                                        Em
The straw that broke the back of the girl that loved ya
    Bmaj7
The straw that broke the back of the girl that loved ya
    Em7                                                  Em
The last damn straw that broke the back of the girl that loved ya, ah


Chorus:
   Bmaj7
My shoulders would hold ya and the gravity of the blame
Em7                                Em
Heart broke, no joke, Do we really have to give it a name?
   Bmaj7
My back aches, my bones break, I was the only one willing to change
    Em7                          Em
Who cares what made it heavy, anyway?
    Bmaj7
The straw
    Em7
The straw


Outro:
Em       Bmaj7
Ooh, the straw that broke the back of the girl that loved ya
    Em7                                                  Em
The last damn straw that broke the back of the girl that loved ya
N.B.
Damn