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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
D But I dreamed that one day, I could say
[Chorus]
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 “Fuck you, Aimee” to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’
D But I can’t forget the way you made me heal
C G C G
[Verse 2]
C G D And it wasn’t a fair fight, or a clean kill
D 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
D 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 “Fuck 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 G C G That there wouldn’t be this, if there hadn’t been you
[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’
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’
'Cause I can’t forget the way you made me heal
G C D Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman
But she used to say she wished that you were dead
G C So I pushed each boulder up the 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
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