Intro: C G C G Verse 1: C G When I picture my hometown D There’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you C G And a plaque underneath it C G That threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school C G D And it was always the same searing pain But I dreamed that one day, I could say Chorus: G C D All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’ D And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel G C D Screamed “xxxx you, Aimee” to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’ D But I can’t forget the way you made me heal Interlude: C G C G Verse 2: C G D And it wasn’t a fair fight, or a clean kill Each time that Aimee stomped across my gravе C G And then she wrote hеadlines C G In the local paper, laughing at each baby step I’d take C G D And it was always the same searing pain But I prayed that one day, I could say Chorus: G C D All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’ D And I couldn’t wait to show you it was real G C D Screamed “xxxx you, Aimee” to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’ D But I can’t forget the way you made me heal G C D Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman D But she used to say she wished that you were dead G C I push each boulder up the hill D Your words are still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head Bridge: Em Am I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool G D I built a legacy which you can’t undo Em Am But when I count the scars, there’s a moment of truth G D C That there wouldn’t be this, if there hadn’t been you Interlude: C G C G Verse 3: C G And maybe you’ve reframed it D And in your mind you never beat my spirit black and blue C G I don’t think you’ve changed much C G And so I changed your name, and any real defining clues C G And one day, your kid comes home singin’ D a song that only us two is gonna know is about you, ’cause— Chorus: G C D All that time you were throwin’ punches, it was all for nothin’ D And our town, it looks so small, from way up here G C D Screamed “Thank you, Aimee” to the night sky, and the stars are stunnin’ D 'Cause I can’t forget the way you made me heal G C D Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman D But she used to say she wished that you were dead G C So I pushed each boulder up that hill D Your words were still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head Outro: C G Thank you, Aimee C G Thank you, Aimee Outro: C G D
