Verse 1:
B                            Gb
I come runnin' to you like a moth into a flame
     Abm                              E
You tell me, "Take it easy," but it's easier to say
     B             Gb
Wish I didn't need so much of you
  Abm                E
I hate to say, but I do
      B                                   Gb
We're sleepin' on our problems like we'll solve them in our dreams
    Abm                               E
We wake up early morning and they're still under the sheets
     B                     Gb
I'm lost in my head, I'm spinnin' again
       Abm                E
Tryna find what to say to you
 
Pre-chorus:
E
  Been up all night
Abm
  All night runnin' all my lines
B                    Gb
  But it’s only the truth
E
  Been up all night
Abm
  Not sure how to say this right
B                (nc)
  Got so much to lose
 
Chorus:
                E
Never been so defenceless (Oh)
Abm               B
  Never been so defenceless (Ooh)
Gb                                E
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (Oh)
    Abm                  B          Gb
But I've never been so defenceless (Ooh)
 
Post-chorus:
 E             Abm
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
 B
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Gb                                E
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (Oh)
    Abm                  B        Gb
But I've never been so defenceless (Ooh)
 
Verse 2:
    B                               Gb
No, you don’t have to keep on being strong for me and you
Abm                               E
Acting like you feel no pain, you know I know you do
      B                            Gb
And I can't get inside when you're lost in your pride
        B                     E
But you don't have a thing to prove
 
Pre-chorus:
E
  Been up all night
Abm
  All night runnin' all my lines
B                    Gb
  But it’s only the truth
E
  Been up all night
Abm
  Not sure how to say this right
B                (nc)
  Got so much to lose
 
Chorus:
                E
Never been so defenceless (Oh)
Abm               B
  Never been so defenceless (Ooh)
Gb                                E
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (Oh)
    Abm                  B         Gb
But I've never been so defenceless (Ooh)
 
Post-chorus:
 E            Abm
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
 B
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Gb                                E
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (Oh)
      Abm                  B      Gb
But I've never been so defenceless (Ooh)
 
Bridge:
  E                            Abm
I hope that I'm not asking too much
              B          Gb
Just wanna be loved by you (Don't you be so defensive)
     E                    Abm
And I'm too tired to be tough
               B        Gb
Just wanna be loved by you
 
Chorus:
                  E
Never been so defenceless
Abm               B
  Never been so defenceless
Gb                                E
You just keep on buildin' up your fences
      Abm                B        Gb
But I've never been so defenceless
 
Post-chorus:
 E            Abm
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
 B
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Gb                                E         Abm
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (Oh)
  B     Gb
Defenceless 
 
Chorus:
                  E
Never been so defenceless (Oh)
Abm               B
  Never been so defenceless (Ooh)
Gb                                E
You just keep on buildin' up your fences (Oh)
      Abm                B      Gb
But I've never been so defenceless (Ooh)
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