[Intro] C  G  C  G

[First Part]

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 When I picture my hometown
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There's a bronze spray-tanned

Statue of you
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 And a plaque underneath it
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That threatens to push me down the stairs

At our school

[Pre-Chorus]

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And it was always the
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Same searing pain

But I dreamed that one day

I could say

[Chorus]

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 All that time you were throwin'
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Punches, I was buildin' somethin'

And I can't forgive
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The way you made me feel
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Screamed "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky
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As the blood was gushin'

But I can't forget
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The way you made me heal

[Segunda Parte]

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 And it wasn't a fair fight
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Or a clean kill

Each time that Aimee stomped across my gravе
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 And then she wrote hеadlines
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In the local paper
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Laughing at each baby step I'd take

[Pre-Chorus]

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And it was always the
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Same searing pain

But I prayed that one day

I could say

[Chorus]

G
 All that time you were throwin'
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Punches, I was buildin' somethin'

And I can't forgive
                    G
The way you made me feel
                                  C
Screamed "Fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky
                D
As the blood was gushin'

But I can't forget
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The way you made me heal

[Pós-Refrão]

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Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman

But she used to say she wished that you were dead
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 So I pushed each boulder up that hill
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Your words were still just ringin' in my head

Ringin' in my head

[Bridge]

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I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool
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I built a legacy which you can't undo
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But when I count the scars
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There's a moment of truth
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That there wouldn't be this
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If there hadn't been you

[Terceira Parte]

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 And maybe you've reframed it
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And in your mind

You never beat my spirit black and blue
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 I don't think you've changed much
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And so I changed your name
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And any real defining clues
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And one day, your kid comes home singin'
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A song that only us two is gonna know is about you

'Cause—

[Chorus]

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 All that time you were throwin'
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Punches, it was all for nothing

And our town it looks so small
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From way up here
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Screamed "Thank you, Aimee" to the night sky
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And the stars are stunning

Cause I can't forget
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The way you made me heal

[Post-Refrão]

                       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 that hill
                           D
Your words were still just ringin' in my head

Ringin' in my head

[Outro]

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 Thank you, Aimee
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 Thank you, Aimee