Avoidant

Intro: 
C E F Fm 

 
        C 
Whoever hurt you 
                E 
Don't love like I do 
             F                                        Fm 
I've kept my hand in the pot for way too long till it falls off 
             C 
What are you hiding? 
              E 
The teeth I'm pulling? 
             F                                        Fm 
I've kept my arms ajar while you took the car to keep fighting 
 

 
C                                      E 
Push and pull like tug-of-war, when you 
                                      F 
Leave, I know it's never long till you 
                                           Fm 
Fall back on your face, why don't you just hold me? 
C                                     E 
I'm no psychic, what you thinking? But 
                                    F 
I predict that you'll be leaving but 
                                             Fm 
Don't learn here just to give her there, I worked for this 
 

 
    C                        E 
And you never wanted my love anyway 
              F 
A detrimental game you play 
                    Fm 
I can't wait here forever 
     C                           E 
It's true, I probably could find better, but 
                   F 
I'm asking you to step it up 
                        Fm 
Don't hurt me like they did to you 
 

 
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              C 
What are your secrets? 
               E 
Are they worth keeping? 
              F                                              Fm 
Just let your guard disintegrate, tell me all the ways you're feeling 
             C 
What are you fearing? 
             E 
That I'll be leaving? 
             F                                            Fm 
The more you stitch your lips until nothing slips, I could see it 
 

 
C                                       E 
Push and pull, like tug-of-war, when you 
                                        F 
Leave, it brings me to the edge of doom 
                                        Fm 
Next time you fall on your knees, I won't heal you 
C                                     E 
I'm no psychic, I don't know if you'll 

Fight for this or fight for yourself 
       F                                        Fm 
'Cause the next time I hear you yell at me, I am running 
 

 
       C                        E 
'Cause you never wanted my love anyway 
              F 
A detrimental game you play 
                    Fm 
I won't wait here forever 
     C                           E 
It's true, I probably could find better 
                       F 
But I think I'm better off alone 
                          Fm 
I've dealt with ones just like you 
 

 
C                                          E 
If the fall of our memory comes to be true 
                                           F 
Then I'll know I did everything I could do 
                                              Fm 
To show you the depth of what love can pursue 

Ooh-ooh-ooh 
C                                            E 
When you're out there, talking to someone new 
                                         F 
Think of everything that I have given you 
                                  Fm 
Maybe she can get some of that too 
                           C 
That's what my love can do