Chords for Pale Waves - The Hard Way

_ _ _ _ We were just strangers, _ didn't [F#] know your name but
I [Bm] could tell you were good at [A] hiding your pain
_ The ones you kept closest, _ didn't [F#] even _ notice
But I [Bm] saw your _ heartache yet it [A] stayed _ away
And [D] lately it's haunting me, I [F#] didn't protect you
Your skin [Bm] was still _ _ thickening but I [A] just _ assumed
That you [G] were _ [A] okay _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] But I learned _
[D] _ _ _ Thought it [G] wasn't my _ _ [A] plan _
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[D] _ _ _ _ You left us too soon, such [Bm] pain they put you [F#] through
Only felt [Bm] safe in your room
Made you [D] someone to [A] turn to, a [D] delicate flower
_ They took all your [F#] _ power
And [Bm] got in your head before you could [A] even bloom
_ But [D] lately it's haunting me, I didn't [F#] protect you
Your [B] skin was still _ _ _ thickening but I [A] just _ assumed
That [G] you were okay
[A] Thought _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ it [G] wasn't my _ _ [A] _ place
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] But I _ _ _ _ _ learned _
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_ _ _ Everything's okay, [A] I should've stayed, get out of your way
[D] Then I wouldn't have to learn the hard way
_ But what if someone has to lose, [A] why'd it have to be you?
Wish I [D] didn't have to learn the hard way
_ _ Saying everything's okay, I [A] should've taken out your way
[D] Then I wouldn't have to learn the [G] hard way
_ But why did someone have to lose, [Bm] why'd it have to be you?
[A] Wish I didn't have to learn the hard way _
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