Avoidant

Intro

C  E  F  Fm
        C
Whoever hurt you
                E
Don't love like I do
             F
I've kept my hand in the pot for way too
              Fm
 Long till it falls off
             C
What are you hiding?
              E
The teeth I'm pulling?
             F
I've kept my arms ajar while you took
                Fm
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
Fall back on your face, why don't you
     Fm
Just hold me?
C                                     E
I'm no psychic, what you thinking? But
                                    F
I predict that you'll be leaving but
Don't learn here just to give her there
     Fm
 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
( C  E  F  Fm )
              C
What are your secrets?
               E
Are they worth keeping?
              F
Just let your guard disintegrate, tell
                      Fm
Me all the ways you're feeling
             C
What are you fearing?
             E
That I'll be leaving?
             F
The more you stitch your lips until
                      Fm
Nothing slips, I could see it
C
Push and pull, like tug-of-war, when you
E
Leave, it brings me to the edge of doom
F
Next time you fall on your knees, I
    Fm
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
'Cause the next time I hear you yell at
        Fm
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
If the fall of our memory comes to be
     E
True
Then I'll know I did everything I could
   F
Do
To show you the depth of what love can
       Fm
Pursue
Ooh-ooh-ooh
C
When you're out there, talking to
           E
Someone new
Think of everything that I have given
   F
You
                                  Fm
Maybe she can get some of that too
                           C
That's what my love can do