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
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