Verse 1:
G                  D   
  Long hours and a few dying flowers
         Em                   C   Csus2
But you never seem to stick around
G                   D   
  How could you let something so good
         Em                       C
Go to waste and bleed the colours out?
 
Pre-Chorus:
         Em                             D
You don't  know what you got 'til it's gone
                                     Bm
Know when it's right 'til it's wrong
                              C
In search of perfect when you had it with you all along
Em                                  D
  You broke her heart down with ease
                               Bm
Now I'm picking up every piece
                          C
You must be so hard to please
 
Chorus:
                G
I wish I could say
D                           Em
 "Thank you for all the mistakes
C                           G    D
  Thank you for all of the pain"
            Em                  C
I guess somebody else's loss is another's gain
           Em                              D      C
I'm saying thank you to the one who let her get away
   G
Away
 
Verse 2:
G                           D   
  She gave you love, but it wasn't enough
             Em                      C   Csus2
You had your mind set out on other things
     G                           D   
Can't sleep at night, now you're paying the price
         Em                             C
You let another come and take your place
 
Pre-Chorus:
         Em                             D
You don't  know what you got 'til it's gone
                                     Bm
Know when it's right 'til it's wrong
                              C
In search of perfect when you had it with you all along
Em                                  D
  You broke her heart down with ease
                               Bm
Now I'm picking up every piece
                          C
You must be so hard to please
 
Chorus:
                G
I wish I could say
D                           Em
 "Thank you for all the mistakes
C                           G    D
  Thank you for all of the pain"
            Em                  C
I guess somebody else's loss is another's gain
           Em                              D      C
I'm saying thank you to the one who let her get away
   C   
Away
 
Bridge:
Am                                  Em
Thank you to the one who caused her heart to break
    D                            Dsus4     D
I'm thanking you for giving me a soul to save
Am                               Em    D
Thank you to the one who let her get away
 
Chorus:
                           G
You know, I wish I could say
D                           Em
 "Thank you for all the mistakes
C                           G    D
  Thank you for all of the pain"
            Em                  C
I guess somebody else's loss is another's
                   G
Oh I wish I could say
D                           Em
 "Thank you for all the mistakes
C                           G    D
  Thank you for all of the pain"
            Em                  C
I guess somebody else's loss is another's gain
           Em                              D      C
I'm saying thank you to the one who let her get away
   G
Away