A Cautionary Tale chords by Laufey

• Capo on 4th
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

G


Verse 1:
    Gadd2             Em7     C6         Dadd4
Oh, heavens, hear my story, a cautionary tale
   Gadd2         Em7           C6             Dadd4
Of how I came to be loved, and how it came to fail
  Am7            Em        C6               Dadd4
A first time for lovers, a first time in agony
    Am7               Em         C6                Dadd4
The truths you will uncover will knock you on your knees

Chorus:
Em                 C6               G
  I gave it too much, I gave myself up
                Dadd4
I lost sight of all my dignity
Em                 C6                  G
  I've always been smart, my chameleon heart
                   Dadd4      Em               C6
Took your draining personality  and gave it to me
            G                   D             Am
I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime
                Em                      C6
My heart to you handed, you took it for granted
                Dadd4             Gadd2 Em7 Cadd9 Dadd4
And made me the villain, all alone


Verse 2:
  Gadd2                 Em7
I struggled through the winter
      Cadd9               Dadd4
Found cheat codes to your soul
    Gadd2        Em7
Was born to be a giver
   Cadd9            Dadd4
Destined to pay the toll


Chorus:
Em                 C6               G
  I gave it too much, I gave myself up
                Dadd4
I lost sight of all my dignity
Em                 C6                  G
  I've always been smart, my chameleon heart
                   Dadd4      Em               C6
Took your draining personality  and gave it to me
            G                   D             Am
I wanted to please you, this performance of a lifetime
                Em                      C6
My heart to you handed, you took it for granted
                Dadd4
And made me the villain


Bridge:
      G                   Em                  Cmaj7         D6
Oh, inside you, there's a guiltless child who never saw his mother smile
  G              Em               Cmaj7              D6
A boy who had no sense of home, believes he's better off alone
    Em          Cmaj7       G            D   B7/D#
Who coils up in jealousy to mask his insecurities
    Em               Cmaj7             A                             C    D
And I can't fix you, God, I tried, the hourglass I shattered just in time


Outro:
Em                 C6               G
  I gave it too much, I gave myself up
                D
I lost sight of all my dignity
Em               C6                G
  One more lover fails, cautionary tales
            D
Continue to happen to me