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β« Intro:
G Gm x2
β« Verse 1:
G Gm
When we last spoke I was a dog with a broken leg
G Gm
I couldn't run to you, so l'd bite 'til you'd shoot me dead
G Gm
I Am a coward but first I was a kid
G Gm
Lost you like a sore loser with my tail between my
C
Legs
Gm C Gm C Gm C Gm*
Mary please let me repent
β« Chorus:
C Gmaj7
Broke my own limb and blamed you for the limp
C Gmaj7
And like a spoiled only child I thought l'd be forgiven
Gm C Gmaj7
I lied through my canines and I pulled at your hair
Gm C Gmaj7
I wanted you to hate me, so, you'd know l was still there
Gm C Gmaj7
I wanted you to hate me
β« Verse 2:
G Gm
Told the world that you kicked me to the curb
G Gm
but l'll admit I said it just so you'd see how bad I hurt
G Gm
I whined and cried so all the neighbors heard
G Gm*
And like a skinhead Christian, I screamed my cherry-picked
C Gm
Words
C G C Gm Gmaj7
Mary, your name makes my guilt simmer like that summer's sunburn
β« Chorus:
C Gmaj7
Broke my own limb and blamed you for the limp
C Gmaj7
And like a spoiled only child I thought l'd be forgiven
Gm C Gmaj7
I lied through my canines and I pulled at your hair
Gm C Gmaj7
I wanted you to hate me, so, you'd know l was still there
Gm C Gmaj7
I wanted you to hate me
β« Outro:
Gm C Gmaj7
If I were you, l'd hate me too
Gm C Gmaj7
I'd hate me too if I were you
Gm C Gmaj7
If I were you, l'd hate me too
Gm C Gmaj7
I'd hate me too if I were you
Song History
Published: February 13, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025