Intro: Dm  F  C  Dm
 
Verse 1:
Dm
Now and then
                                   F
your name comes up in conversation with my friends
                                      C
I hate how much I feel it right there in my chest
                         G
I hate how much I feel it, yeah
      Dm
Like, how are you?
                                      F
It seems like things are going really well for you
                                  C
I wish that I could say the same about me too
                                 G
I wish that I could say the same
                       Dm
And boy, you know I've tried to pray, I've bruised my knees
     F
I've tried to bring you back to me
     C
I've tried my best to find some kind of peace
Bb
Don't you see?
 
Chorus:
           Dm
There's a big black hole where my heart used to be
           F
And I've tried my best to fill it up with things I don't need
           C
It don't work like that, no, it's not easy
   Bb
To fill this gap that you left in me
           Dm
There's a big black hole where my heart used to be
       F
And I wish that you would realize I'm all that you need
           C
It don't work like that, no, it's not easy
   Bb
To fill this gap that you left in me
 
Verse 2:
Dm
Without a trace
                                    F
You disappeared and took some of me with you, babe
                                      C
Like the way I used to laugh until my belly ached
                           G
Well, that's all gone away now, yeah
                       Dm
And boy, you know I've tried to pray, I've bruised my knees
     F
I've tried to bring you back to me
     C
I've tried my best to find some kind of peace
Bb
Don't you see?
 
Chorus:
           Dm
There's a big black hole where my heart used to be
           F
And I've tried my best to fill it up with things I don't need
           C
It don't work like that, no, it's not easy
  Bb
To fill this gap that you left in me
           Dm
There's a big black hole where my heart used to be
       F
And I wish that you would realize I'm all that you need
          C
It don't work like that, no, it's not easy
   Bb
To fill this gap that you left in me (that you left in me)
 
Interlude:
Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh (there's such a big black hole)
F
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C
Oh, oh, oh, oh (that you left in me)
Bb
Oh, oh, oh, oh
 
Chorus:
           Dm
There's a big black hole where my heart used to be
           F
And I've tried my best to fill it up with things I don't need
          C
It don't work like that, no, it's not easy
   Bb
To fill this gap that you left in me (oh, that you left in me)
           Dm
There's a big black hole where my heart used to be (oh, yeah, you left in me)
       F
And I wish that you would realize I'm all that you need (no)
          C
It don't work like that, no, it's not easy (oh no, it's not easy)
   Bb
To fill this gap that you left in me
Bb
(that you left in me)