| Dsus4 |
| I didn’t mean to treat you | bad |
| Cadd9 |
| But I d | id it anyway |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| Some would say your life was | sad |
| Cadd9 |
| But you | lived it anyway |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| Your | friends they stand around, they watch you | crumble |
| Cadd9 |
| As you | falter to the ground |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| Your | friends they stand beside as you were | flying |
| Cadd9 |
| Oh you were | flying oh so high |
| G | Em7 |
| But then | someday people look at you for | what they call their own |
| Dsus4 |
| They watch you | suffer |
| Cadd9 |
| Yeah they | hear you calling home |
| G |
| And then | someday we could take our time |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| To b | rush the leaves aside so you can | reach us |
| Cadd9 |
| Ay, but you | left me far behind |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| I didn’t mean to treat you | oh so bad |
| Cadd9 |
| But I | did it anyway, now I said |
| G | Em7 | Dsus4 |
| But | may-ay-ay-ay-be | some would say you’re left with | what you had |
| Cadd9 |
| But you | couldn’t share the pain, no no no |
| G | Em7 | Dsus4 | Cadd9 |
| | Couldn’t share the pain, they watch you | suffer, mm | mm mm |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| I could have made my own mis | takes |
| Cadd9 |
| But I | live with what I’ve known |
| Em7 |
| We might share in something great |
| Dsus4 |
| But won’t you l | ook at where we’ve grown |
| Cadd9 |
| Won’t you l | ook at where we’ve gone |
| G |
| And then | someday comes tomorrow holds |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| A s | ense of what I feel for you in | my mind |
| Cadd9 |
| As you | trip the final line |
| G |
| And that | cold day when you lost control |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| Shame you left my life so soon you should have | told me |
| Cadd9 |
| Hey, but you | left me far behind |
| Em7 | Dsus4 |
| I didn’t mean to treat you | oh so bad |
| Cadd9 |
| Oh, but I | did it anyway |
| G | Em7 | Dsus4 |
| Now | may-ay-ay-ay-be | some would say you’re left with | what you had |
| Cadd9 |
| Oh, but you | couldn’t share the pain, no no no no |
Oh, no no no no no
Oh, no say oh no, say oh no, say oh no
| Em | D | G/B | D/A | G | Em |
| But | may- | ay- | ay- | ay | but | said |
| Em |
| I didn’t mean to treat you | oh so bad |
Oh, but I did it anyway
| G |
| Now, said oh ma- | may-ay-ay-ay-be some would say you’re left with |
| Em | D | G/B | D/A | G | Em |
| But you | couldn’t | share the | pain | no | said | but |
| G |
| Times have changed your friends |
They come and watch you crumble to the ground
Yeah, they hold you down, hold on down
| G |
| Said | maybe uh huh, maybe uh |
| Em |
| Didn’t mean to | treat you bad |
| Em | D | G/B | D/A | G | Em |
| But you | left | me | far | be | hind | |
| Em | D | G/B | D/A | G | Em |
| Left | me | far | be | hind | |
| Em | D | G/B | D/A | G | Em | G |
| Left | me | fa- | ar | | be | hind |