Verse 1: Am She's only 17 her whole life's ahead of her. F She hates school because the people there discredit her. C Her boyfriend tries to show her that's not how it seems. G E But every day she just gets lowered with her self-esteem Am He lets her know that every night will have a brighter day F She even tried to overdose and take her life away. C She's feeling hopeless there just sitting down beside her bed G E And then he takes his hand and places it beside her head. Am He tries to hold her but with every touch she still resists. F And then he sees the scars that burry deep within her wrists. C She's feeling numb, he tries to beg and plead and ask her why. G E She says this way she has control of the pain she feels inside. Am He's asking her How long it's going since you've felt this? F Way because you got me here just feeling so damn helpless C She says it's been a while I guess I needed better luck. G E And then he screams at her and tells her baby never cut! Hook: Am Nobody seems to get you, you feel you're on your own F But listen pretty lady you don't have to be alone. C So baby don't cut, baby don't cut. G E You can do anything, just promise baby you won't cut. Am I know your heart is hurting, you think the road has end, F You may just feel that blade you're holding is your only friend. C But baby don't cut, baby don't cut. G E You can do anything, just promise baby you won't cut. Verse 2: Am The next day at school she's feeling better than the day before. F Even cracked a couple smiles as she walked the corridor. C But all that seemed to end: she dropped her books when she walked into class G E And every student in the room just seemed to point and laugh. Am She couldn't take it anymore she sent her boy a text. F She said I love you with my body, heart and soul to death. C He thought nothing typed I love you then he sent it. G E By death he didn't know that she had literally just meant it. Cause see Am She ducked the next class ran home into the bathroom. F Thought to herself she wouldn't break her promise that soon. C 1 cut... 2 cuts... 3 cuts... 4 G E The blood just started dripping from the tub to the floor. Am See her boyfriend had a feeling in his stomach that he hated F He followed it right down to her house he never waited C The front door was open, he heard the water running. G E He stormed into the bathroom and his heart just started gunning. Hook: Am Nobody seems to get you, you feel you're on your own F But listen pretty lady you don't have to be alone. C So baby don't cut, baby don't cut. G E You can do anything, just promise baby you won't cut. Am I know your heart is hurting, you think the road has end, F You may just feel the blade you're holding is your only friend. C But baby don't cut, baby don't cut. G E You can do anything, just promise baby you won't cut. Verse 3: Am He puts her arm around his shoulder he's just tryna lean her back up. F Yelling out her name as he lays her beside the bathtub. C Feels his whole world just took a hit from a big avalanche G E Screaming out so heavily, somebody call an ambulance. Am Feeling mad angry like somebody led her on to this. F Her eyeballs are rolling, drifting out of consciousness. C Thinking to himself why the hell didn't she just stop at will. G E The tears just keep on rolling as they head to the hospital. Am Paramedics rush her in, the doctor calls emergency. F She's lost a lot of blood the place looking like a murder scene. C An hour later, the doc walks in with a sour face. G E And says excuse me for the words that I'm about to say. Am I'm sorry for your loss, the boy just starts collapsing. F His own world, his own girl just took a crashing. C Saying to himself that it's his fault and that he let it up. G E Baby... I thought you made a promise you would never cut Hook: Am Nobody seems to get you, you feel you're on your own F But listen pretty lady you don't have to be alone. C So baby don't cut, baby don't cut. G E You can do anything, just promise baby you won't cut. Am I know your heart is hurting, you think the road has end, F You may just feel the blade you're holding is your only friend. C But baby don't cut, baby don't cut. G E You can do anything, just promise baby you won't cut.
