Key: G ♫ Intro: G | Bm | Em | Em D/F# : ♫ Verse 1: G When you'd yell I would stay silent Bm You never noticed I was quiet Em D/F# I was taught that speaking up was talking back G Always first to say, "I'm sorry" Bm 'Cause I wanted you to like me Em D/F# And I thought that's what it took to make it last
♫ Pre-Chorus: C It's a lose-lose D That I don't choose C Cm But you don't always choose the ones you love ♫ Chorus: Em C G I shouldn't have to be the bigger person Em C G How come I have to break to keep us working? Em C G B7 It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be C Cm I'll take the blame the way you want me to G Bm Em D/F# 'Cause that's what I'd do for you ♫ Verse 2: G I was half of this dynamic Bm I was stable, you were manic Em D/F# Without you or with you, comes with a cost G I got used to the excuses Bm And emotional abuses Em D/F# We kept moving the lines we'd never cross ♫ Pre-Chorus: C It's a lose-lose D That I don't choose C Cm But you don't always choose the ones you love ♫ Chorus: Em C G I shouldn't have to be the bigger person Em C G How come I have to break to keep us working? Em C G B7 It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be C Cm I'll take the blame the way you want me to Am 'Cause that's what I'd do for you ♫ Post-Chorus: D G I always think it's over but it never really is Em E Am 'Cause I can't get the closure when you're like this D Can we switch ♫ Bridge: Em C G Maybe this time you'll be the bigger person Em C G 'Cause I'm getting tired of bearing all your burden Em C G B7 It should be up to you, but you won't admit the truth, ooh-ooh ♫ Chorus: Em C G I shouldn't have to be the bigger person Em C G How come I have to break to keep us working? Em C G B7 It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be C Cm I'll take the blame the way you want me to N.C. 'Cause that's what I'd do for you