The only version of this song I know is the one from McLachlan's Live Version EP, so it
may differ ever, ever so slightly in lyrics. Just a disclaimer!
Am
Heaven bent to take my hand
F C
and lead me through the fire -
G Am
be the long-awaited answer
F C G
to a long and painful fight.
Am
Truth be told, I tried my best,
F C
but somewhere along the way
Am C F
I got caught up in all there was to offer,
Am C F
and the price was so much more than I could bear.
C
Though I've tried, I've fallen. I have
G Dm F
sunk so low. I messed up -
C G
better, I should know.
Dm F
So don't come 'round here
C G Dm
and tell me, "I told you so."
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Am
We all begin with good intent:
F C
love was raw and young.
G Am
We believed that we could change ourselves,
F C
the past could be undone.
G Am
But we carry on our backs the burden
F C
time always reveals
G Am
in the lonely light of morning,
Dm F
in the wound that would not heal.
Dm F C
It's the bitter taste of losing everything
G Dm
that I've held so dear.
C
I've fallen. I have
G Dm F
sunk so low. I messed up -
C G
better, I should know.
Dm F
So don't come 'round here
C G Dm
and tell me, "I told you so."
Am
Heaven, bend to take my hand:
F C
nowhere left to turn.
G Am
I'm lost to those I thought were friends,
F C
to everyone I know.
G Am
Oh, they turn their heads, embarassed,
F C
pretend that they don't see.
Am
But it's one missed step,
C F
one slip before you know it.
Am C F
And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed.
C
Though I've tried, I've fallen. I have
G Dm F
sunk so low. I messed up -
C G
better, I should know.
Dm F
So don't come 'round here
C G Dm
and tell me, "I told you so."
