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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: Am
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
Am F Dm
Am F Dm
Verse 1:
Am F
In the dark with the music on
C
Wishing I was somewhere else
Am C E Am
Taking all your anger out on me, somebody help
Am F
I would rather rot alone
C
Than spend a minute with you
Dm F
I'm gone, I'm gone
Am C Dm F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
Am C Dm F
Cause my self-destruction is all your fault
Chorus:
Am F
How could you, how could you
Dm C
How could you hate me?
Am F Dm F Am
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
Am F Dm C
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
F Dm Am F C
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?
Am
Open wounds
Verse 2:
Am F
Downstairs the enemy sleeps
C
Leaving the TV on
Am C
Watching all the dreams we had turn into static
Am F
Doesn't matter what I do
C
Nothing's gonna change
Dm F
I'm never good enough
Am C Dm F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
Am C Dm F
Cause my self-destruction is all your fault
Chorus:
Am F
How could you, how could you
Dm C
How could you hate me?
Am F Dm F Am
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
Am F Dm C
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
F Dm Am F Am
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?
Bridge:
Dm
Tell me why you broke me down and
F Dm Am F
Betrayed my trust in you I'm not giving up
Dm G Dm
Giving in when will this war end?
F
When will it end?
Am C Dm F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
Am C Dm F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
Am C Dm F
And you can't stop me from falling apart
Am C Dm F
Cause my self-destruction is all your fault
Chorus:
Am F
How could you, how could you
Dm C
How could you hate me?
Am F Dm F Am
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
Am F Dm C
How could you, how could you, how could you love me?
F Dm Am F C
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?
Outro:
Am F Dm C
How could you, how could you
Am F Dm C
How could you, how could you
Am F Dm F C
When all I ever wanted to be was you?
F Dm Am F C
When all you ever gave me were open wounds?
Ending:
Am
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- Open Wounds (Tabs)
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Last Updated: April 15, 2026