Verse 1:
GD
Apology without change is manipulation
EmC
Oh, and loving you always had me hesitating
GD
She played you, then you played me
EmC
You said this time don't worry
GD
You made me a fool and I followed the rules
EmC
Never good enough for you
Verse 2:
GD
The way you talk to someone is a reflection
EmC
Of how much respect you have for them as a person
GD
On and off, no consistency
EmCEm
Strung me along and my feelings
D
Like I was nothing
Interlude: CChorus:
GD
I fell in love with your potential
EmC
Always made you my essential
GD
Why did everyday feel like a chase?
EmC
Shouldn't loving someone go both ways?
Verse 3:
G
I'vе said it once and I'll say it again
D
'cause I mean it
Em
I won't bе the girl that you use to get over
C
your feelings
GD
And it's sad that you showed me attention
Em
But somebody questioned
C
Made me feel like a trophy in all of the worst
ways
G
That ain't affection
DEmC
No, that ain't affection
Chorus:
GD
'Cause I fell in love with your potential
EmC
Always made you my essential
GD
Why did everyday feel like a chase?
EmC
Shouldn't loving someone go both ways?
Bridge:
Em
And maybe if it's right
D
And you became the perfect guy
C
Who knows what to do
G
Oh, but you're just a child
Em
And I know I deserve someone who
D
Can appreciate my worth
C
'Cause I gave you my undivided
G
You showed me this was single-sided
Chorus:
GD
'Cause I fell in love with your potential
EmC
Always made you my essential
GD
Why did everyday feel like a chase?
EmC
Shouldn't loving someone go both ways?
GD
Drainin' all my energy
EmC
For someone who never made me a priority
GD
Why did everyday feel like a chase?
EmC
Shouldn't loving someone go both ways?
Outro:
GD
I lowered the bar and baby it wasn't that hard
EmC
So, good luck to the next girl's broken heart you cause
GD
Built you boy in my dream, can't believe you'd mislead
EmC
a girl who was ready to give you everything