Verse 1:
F               G
Hold me closer, don't let me go over
C               Dm  F
Hold me closer, mm, lock it away
G                          C              Dm
Keep my heart at your place, pull me closer
                        F
'Cause anytime or place, I'd be your shield
G
When you feel like you ain't got the fight in you to heal
C                              Am
And when you're weak in defeat, I need you to know
 
Chorus:
                    F
Baby, I would go to war for you
                     G
Build an army if you need me to, yeah
       C                               Am
'Cause losing me is better than losing you
                            F
Don't you know that I would die for you
                         G
If I knew that you would make it through?
       C                               Am
'Cause losing me is better than losing you
 
Verse 2:
F
Fast car and no breaks
G
You're the rush that I crave
C               Dm
Drive me insane
                   F
'Cause you're the air inside my lungs
 
Suffocating when you're gone
G
I'm a mess and it's all wrong without you here
C                                   Am
Oh, nothing's clear, and I need you to know
 
Chorus:
                    F
Baby, I would go to war for you
                     G
Build an army if you need me to, yeah
       C                               Am
'Cause losing me is better than losing you
                            F
Don’t you know that I would die for you
                         G
If I knew that you would make it through?
       C                               Am
'Cause losing me is better than losing you
 
Post-Chorus:
                        F
It’s better than losing yo-o-o-ou
G               C          Dm
Yo-o-o-ou, yo-o-o-ou, losing you
 
Chorus:
                    F
Baby, I would go to war for you
                     G
Build an army if you need me to, yeah
       C                               Am
'Cause losing me is better than losing you
                            F
Don't you know that I would die for you
                         G
If I knew that you would make it through?
       C                               Am
'Cause losing me is better than losing you
 
Post-Chorus:
                         F
It's better than losing  y-o-o-ou
G               C           Am
Yo-o-o-ou, yo-o-o-ou, losing you