Intro:
   E D A B
   E D A B


E        D      A         B          E D A B
I should not be writing a song about you
E           D              A         B            E D A B
And all the things you unintentionally put me through
    E               D          A           B        E D A B
But I guess at some point this had to come out of my head
E             D            A           B         E D A B
Better than another contemplating late night in bed


You give me
E          D         A           B
Fickle and falsified feelings of fate
       E            D         A          B
And an overwhelming dread I'm always too late
   E           D    A         B            A D A B
An overabundance of warning signs blaring red
  E         D          A        B
I feel like I'm tied to you arm-to-arm
       E         D          A          B
'Cause something aches when you're too far
E          D            A       B       E D A B
These days I have to be careful where I tread


       Gb
'Cause heartstrings pull taut
        A     B
Tangled wires have me caught


    E            D      A     B         E
The strings that tie us together always fray
D      A  B      E
At my end I'm so scared
         D           A       B
That I'm pulling the wrong direction
      A             B
We'll put an end to this connection
    E            D      A     B         E
The strings that tie us together always fray
D     A
At my end, oh


At this point I'm more fearful that my
B              E D A B
messages don't send


E D A B


   E         D       A       B
We built ourselves a cup telephone
       E      D        A     B
But it always seems to be on hold
       E              D         A            B       E D A B
'Cause we're never at the right distance for a tight string
        E        D           A          B
So when no one's around, I'm talking to it
    E            D      A          B
And one of these days I finally do it
E        D
Spill my heart to you and say everything


       Gb
'Cause heartstrings pull taut
               A            B
Don't pull 'em out, they're all I've got


   E            D      A     B         E
The strings that tie us together always fray
D      A  B      E
At my end I'm so scared
         D           A       B
That I'm pulling the wrong direction
      A             B
We'll put an end to this connection
    E            D      A     B         E
The strings that tie us together always fray
D     A
At my end, oh


At this point I'm more fearful that my
B
messages don't


  A                      B
I need clarification to simplify the situation
               E      A
Am I the only one retying?
                            B
I need to let you know that I don't wanna let you go
                       E   A
And that's why it's so trying
                                     B
I'm new at this, that's obvious, but please don't let that be
                        A   E
The scissors to cut us apart
A
Let me see how


I can be


Somebody who can
B
Handle holding this


   E            D      A     B         E
The strings that tie us together always fray
D      A  B      E
At my end I'm so scared
         D           A       B
That I'm pulling the wrong direction
      A             B
We'll put an end to this connection
    E            D      A     B         E
The strings that tie us together always fray
D     A
At my end, oh


At this point I'm more fearful that my
B
messages don't


      E D A B
Don't send
      E D A
Don't send


Oh, at this point I'm more fearful that
B                 E
You'll never understand
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