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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
β« Verse:
C F
You were the light that wounds the eye
G F C
The pain that time could not deny
F
I felt resistance fading fast
G F C
As if you saved the heart for last
β« Verse:
Dm G
I knew right then no matter what
C F
This would take all that I've got
Dm G
There's really nothing I could do
F C F C
Oh, this much in love with you
β« Chorus:
G C G C
So break my faith, forget my name
F G
Either way it's all the same
C G C
You're my first word, my last breath
F G
My will to live when nothing's left
F G
Tear this heart right out of me
C F
Lock it up then lose the key
Dm G
Curse my name when you kneel to pray
F C G C F
I'm gonna love you anyway
β« Verse:
C F
I toss and turn helplessly
G F C
There's nothin' no one can do for me
F
You're the first thought in my soul
G F C
There's no regaining my control
β« Verse:
Dm G
And should one day I stand accused
Am F
By other loves I have refused
Dm G
When hope is gone and I am weak
F C F C
You are the last name I will speak
β« Chorus:
G C G C
So break my faith, forget my name
F G
Either way it's all the same
C G C
You're my first word, my last breath
F G
My will to live when nothing's left
F G
Tear this heart right out of me
C F
Lock it up then lose the key
Dm G
Curse my name when you kneel to pray
F C G Am F
I'm gonna love you anyway
F C G C
I'm gonna love you anyway
β« Outro:
F G F C
Song History
Published: June 23, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025