Intro: G#m-C#m-F#-G#m-
Verse 1:
G#m
Mama never taught me how to love
C#m
Daddy never taught me how to feel
F#
Mama never taught me how to touch
G#m
Daddy never showed me how to heal
G#m
Mama never set a good example
C#m
Daddy never held mama's hand
F#
Mama found everything hard to handle
G#m
Daddy never stood up like a man
Refrain 1:
E F#
I've walked around broken
B C#m
emotionally frozen
E F#
Getting on getting on
Chorus 1:
G#m
How do you love someone
E
Without getting hurt
B
How do you love someone
F#/Bb
Without crawling
in the dirt
G#m
So far in my life
E
Clouds have blocked the
G#m
sun How do you love how
F# E
do you love someone
G#m
How do you love how
F# E
do you love someone
Verse 2:
G#m
I was always the chosen child
C#m
To be the scandal I became
F#
They told me I'd never survive
G#m
but survival's my middle name
Refrain 2:
E F#
I've walking around hoping
B C#m
just barely coping
E F#
Getting on getting on
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
C#m
It's hard to talk
E
to see what's deep inside
C#m
It's hard to tell the truth
E
when you've always lied
Interlude: G#m-C#m-F#-C#m- x2
(Repeat chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
G#m
How do you love someone
E
and make it less
B
How do you love someone
F#/Bb
Without filthing
in the keeps
G#m
So far in my life
E
Clouds have blocked the
G#m
sun How do you love how
F# E
do you love someone
G#m
How do you love how
F# E
do you love someone
Outro:
G#m E G#m(hold)
someone