Laufey - A cautionary tale

Oh, ^Gadd2heavens, hear my s^Em7tory, a ^C6cautionary ^Dadd4tale Of ^Gadd2how I came to ^Em7be loved, and ^C6how it came to ^Dadd4fail A ^Am7first time for ^Emlovers, a ^C6first time in ago^Dadd4ny The ^Am7truths you will un^Emcover will ^C6knock you on your ^Dadd4knees

^Em I gave it too muc^C6h, I gave myself ^Gup I lost sight of ^Dadd4all my dignity ^Em I've always been ^C6smart, my chameleon ^Gheart Took your draining ^Dadd4personality^Em and gave it to ^C6me I wanted to ^Gplease you, this per^Dformance of a ^Amlifetime My heart to you ^Emhanded, you took it for ^C6granted And made me the ^Dadd4villain, all alone^{Gadd2 Em7 Cadd9 Dadd4}

I ^Gadd2struggled through the ^Em7winter Found ^Cadd9cheat codes to your ^Dadd4soul Was ^Gadd2born to be a ^Em7giver Des^Cadd9tined to pay the ^Dadd4toll

^Em I gave it too muc^C6h, I gave myself ^Gup I lost sight of ^Dadd4all my dignity ^Em I've always been ^C6smart, my chameleon ^Gheart Took your draining ^Dadd4personality^Em and gave it to ^C6me I wanted to ^Gplease you, this per^Dformance of a ^Amlifetime My heart to you ^Emhanded, you took it for ^C6granted And made me the ^Dadd4villain

Oh, in^Gside you, there's a ^Emguiltless child who ^Cmaj7never saw his ^D6mother smile A ^Gboy who had no ^Emsense of home, be^Cmaj7lieves he's better ^D6off alone Who ^Emcoils up in ^Cmaj7jealousy to ^Gmask his inse^Dcuri^B7/D#ties And ^EmI can't fix you, ^Cmaj7God, I tried, the ^Ahourglass I shattered just in ^Ctime ^D

^Em I gave it too muc^C6h, I gave myself ^Gup I lost sight of ^Dall my dignity ^Em One more lover ^C6fails, cautionary ^Gtales Continue to ^Dhappen to me