C F C Taking it slowly Am F C Iʼm afraid to be lonely C F C Nobody told me Am F Itʼs harder than I thought to tell the truth C F C Itʼs gonna leave you in pieces Am F C All alone with your demons C F C And I know that we need this Am F But Iʼve been too afraid to follow through Chorus: C F C Hold me close and I wonʼt leave Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody C F C So much to say but I donʼt speak Am G F C And I hate that I let you stop me Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody C F C Donʼt know where the time went Am F C Stuck in the wrong mindset C F C I let the rules bend Am F When I know that all along theyʼre made to break C F C You got me searching for reasons Am F C To keep me from leaving C F C And that I have trouble breathing Am F I give myself another chance to stay Chorus: C F C Hold me close and I wonʼt leave Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody C F C So much to say but I donʼt speak Am G F C And I hate that I let you stop me Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody Bridge: Dm C One day before you know it, you will see Dm G All of the pain and all the irony, yeah Dm C Youʼll feel the stinging and youʼll think of me F ʼCause it hurts when you hurt Chorus: C F C Hold me close and I wonʼt leave Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody C F C So much to say but I donʼt speak Am G F C And I hate that I let you stop me C F C Hold me close and I wonʼt leave Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody C F C So much to say but I donʼt speak Am G F C And I hate that I let you stop me Am G F C ʼCause it hurts when you hurt somebody