Intro: Am C Em

Am                              C
I wish that I had known in that first minute we met,
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The unpayable debt that I owed you.
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Because you'd been abused by that bone that refused you,
        Em                  Am
And you hired me to make up for that.

Am                                C
Walking in that room when you had tubes in your arms,
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Those singing morphine alarms out of tune
Am                                C
Kept you sleeping and even, and I didn't believe them
        Em                       Am
When they called you a hurricane thunderclap.

Am                              C
When I was checking vitals I suggested a smile.
     Em                             Am
You didn't talk for awhile, you were freezing.
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You said you hated my tone, it made you feel so alone,
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And so you told me I ought to be leaving.

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But something kept me standing by that hospital bed,
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I should have quit but instead I took care of you.
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You made me sleep and uneven, and I didn't believe them
     Em                            Am
When they told me that there was no saving you.