Verse 1: Ab My dad told me he hoped that he lived long enough Db To see me happy again Ab I didn't know what to say to that Db So all I said back was, "yeah, me too." Ab I wanna smile without hesitations Absus2 Laugh without any reservations Db Say I'm fine and mean it Ab I wanna be happy like I know I should be Absus2 Db I'm sorry truly my sadness makes you sad too Fm Db And since I can't happy for me Ab I wanna be happy for you Interlude -x2-: Ab Caug Fm Ab Verse 1: Ab Caug Fm Ab People tell me I look happier Ab Caug Fm Ab It feels like a lie Ab Caug Fm Ab Maybe I'm just better at hiding it now Ab Caug Fm Ab Or maybe this is what healing feels like Pre-Chorus: Eb Eb Maybe all that it is is not knowing what it is Db Until you do it Eb Eb I was hurting so bad for so long Db And then I wasn't before I knew it Chorus: Ab Caug Fm Ab And there was no--- graduation day Caug Fm Ab No clear finish line Ab Caug Fm Ab Just me working at healing my hurting Ab Caug Fm Ab And wondering if I'll be method acting for the rest of my life Interlude -x2-: Ab Caug Fm Ab Verse 2: Ab Caug Fm Ab People tell me I look happier Ab Caug Fm Ab And now I think I do too Ab Caug Fm Ab Either that or I'm a damn good actor Ab Caug Fm Ab Cause even I've got myself fooled Pre-Chorus: Eb Db At some point, I stopped having to pretend to be fine Eb I don't know when it happened Db But someday method acting turned into real life Chorus: Ab Caug Fm Ab And there was no---- graduation day Ab Caug Fm Ab I don't know and I don't care where I crossed the finish line Ab Caug Fm Ab Because healing is learning that healing from hurting Ab Caug Fm Was only a matter of time Outro: Ab Fm Fm7 Eb It was only a matter of Ab Fm Fm7 Eb It was only a matter of Ab Fm Fm7 Eb It was only a matter of Ab Fm Fm7 Eb It was only a matter of Ab Fm Fm7 Eb It was only a matter of Interlude -x3-: Ab Caug Fm Ab Ab Caug Fm It was only ever a matter of time
