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♫ Intro:
C G Am F
♫ Verse 1:
C G
Put you first just like you wanted
Am
Gave you me, you took for granted
F
Now here I am at twenty-eight
C G
All my friends, I hardly know 'em
Am
I don't sing, 'cause you're still broken
F
I almost threw it all away
♫ Pre-Chorus:
C
How did we go from movies on Tuesdays
G
To all our memories packed in a suitcase?
Am F
Carried the weight for you for far too long
♫ Chorus:
C G
Even though I loved you, you know I had to leave
Am F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
C G
'Cause they say, "Time heals all wounds" but your wounds cut so deep
Am G F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
♫ Verse 2:
C G
It was hard to be thеre for you
Am
When my dreams kеpt fallin' short, and
F
You were the only thing I knew
C
You were always there when I was fallin'
G
You promised me that you were all in
Am F
I made you everything and nothing all at once
♫ Chorus:
C G
Cause even though I loved you, you know I had to leave
Am F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
C G
'Cause they say, "Time heals all wounds" but your wounds cut so deep
Am G F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
♫ Bridge:
C G
Yeah, I love you more than I love myself
Am F
And I hate that there is nobody else
C G
Yeah, I love you more than I love myself
Am F
And I hate that there is nobody
♫ Chorus:
C G
Cause even though I loved you, you know I had to leave
Am F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
C G
'Cause they say, "Time heals all wounds" but your wounds cut so deep
Am G F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
♫ Outro:
C G
Even though I loved you, wish I didn't have to leave
Am F
I still just wanna hold you as you fall asleep
C G
And I hope it all works out and you find everything you need
Am F
I guess I had to lose you on the way to finding me
Song History
Published: November 11, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025