C                     Am
There is not a single word
             C
In the whole world 
                        Am
That could describe the hurt
                       F
The dullest knife just sawing back and forth
                    G
Ripping through the softest skin there ever was 


[Pre-Chorus]

                F
How were you to know? 
                G
How were you to know? 


[Chorus]

    C                     Am
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before
    C                     Am
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before


[Verse 2]

C                    Am
Love happens all the time
                     C
To people who aren't kind
                   Am
And heroes who are blind
                  F
Expecting perfect scripted movie scenes
                     G
Who wants an awkward silence mystery?


[Pre-Chorus]

                F
How were you to know? 
                G
How were you to know?


[Chorus]

    C                     Am
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before
    C                     Am
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G                                F
But I've been there before


[Bridge]

            Am                 G                 F
For all the air that's in your lungs
            Am             G
For all the joy that is to come 
                        F
For all the things that you're alive to feel
                    G
Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal


[Pre-Chorus]

                F
How were you to know? 
                G
How were you to know?


[Chorus]

    C                     Am
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before
    C                     Am
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before