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Bigger Person

• Intro

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

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