[Intro]
| G | Bm | Em | Em D/F# |
[Verse 1]
G
When you'd yell I would stay silent
Bm
You never noticed I was quiet
Em D/F#
I was taught that speaking up was talking back
G
Always first to say, "I'm sorry"
Bm
'Cause I wanted you to like me
Em D/F#
And I thought that's what it took to make it last
[Pre-Chorus]
C
It's a lose-lose
D
That I don't choose
C Cm
But you don't always choose the ones you love
[Chorus]
Em C G
I shouldn't have to be the bigger person
Em C G
How come I have to break to keep us working?
Em C G B7
It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be
C Cm
I'll take the blame the way you want me to
G Bm Em D/F#
'Cause that's what I'd do for you
[Verse 2]
G
I was half of this dynamic
Bm
I was stable, you were manic
Em D/F#
Without you or with you, comes with a cost
G
I got used to the excuses
Bm
And emotional abuses
Em D/F#
We kept moving the lines we'd never cross
[Pre-Chorus]
C
It's a lose-lose
D
That I don't choose
C Cm
But you don't always choose the ones you love
[Chorus]
Em C G
I shouldn't have to be the bigger person
Em C G
How come I have to break to keep us working?
Em C G B7
It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be
C Cm
I'll take the blame the way you want me to
Am
'Cause that's what I'd do for you
[Post-Chorus]
D G
I always think it's over but it never really is
Em E Am
'Cause I can't get the closure when you're like this
D
Can we switch
[Bridge]
Em C G
Maybe this time you'll be the bigger person
Em C G
'Cause I'm getting tired of bearing all your burden
Em C G B7
It should be up to you, but you won't admit the truth, ooh-ooh
[Chorus]
Em C G
I shouldn't have to be the bigger person
Em C G
How come I have to break to keep us working?
Em C G B7
It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be
C Cm
I'll take the blame the way you want me to
N.c.
'Cause that's what I'd do for you
