If anyone has got other suggestions for the ''I've got to save myself'' chords, I'd love to hear them.
Verse 1
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
I gave all my oxygen to people that could breath
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
I gave away my money and now we don't even speak
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C]
I drove miles and miles, but would you do the same for me?
[G] [D] [G]
Oh ho-o-onestly
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
Offered off my shoulder just for you to cry upon
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
Gave you constant shelter and a bed to keep you warm
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C]
They gave me the heartache and in return I gave a song
[G] [D] [G]
Its goes o-o-on and on
Chorus
[C] [G] [D] [G]
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
[C] [G] [D] [B7] [Em]
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C]
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf
[Am/E]
No farewell
[Am/E] [Am/E] [G/B] [C] [D/F#] [G]
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
Verse 2
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
I gave you all my energy and I took away your pain
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
'Cause human beings are destined to radiate or drain
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C]
What line do we stand upon 'cause from here it looks the same?
[G] [D] [G]
And only scars remain
Chorus
[C] [G] [D] [G]
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
[C] [G] [D] [B7] [Em]
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C]
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf
[Am/E]
No farewell
[Am/E] [Am/E] [G/B] [C] [D/F#] [G]
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
Bridge
[Em] [C]
But if I don't, then I'll go back
[G]
To where I'm rescuing a stranger
[D] [Em]
Just because they needed saving just like that
[C]
Oh, I'm here again
[G]
Between the devil and the danger
[D]
But I guess it's just my nature
[C]
My dad was wrong
[D]
'Cause I'm not like my mum
[Em] [D] [C]
'Cause she'd just smile and I'm complaining in a song
[Am/E]
But it helps
[Am/E] [Am/E] [G/B] [C] [D/F#] [G]
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
Chorus
[C] [G] [D] [G]
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels
[C] [G] [D] [B7] [Em]
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills
[C] [D] [Em] [D] [C]
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf
[Am/E]
No farewell
[Am/E] [Am/E] [G/B] [C] [D/F#] [G]
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
[Am/E] [Am/E] [G/B] [C] [D/F#] [G]
And before I blame someone else, I've got to save myself
[Am/E] [Am/E] [G/B] [C] [D/F#] [G]
And before I love someone else, I've got to love myself
