thanK you aIMee

Intro : C G C G C G when i picture my hometown . . D there’s a bronze , spray - tanned statue of you . . C G and a plaque underneath it . . C G that threatens to push me down the stairs at our school . . C G D and it was always . . the same searing pain . . D but i dreamed that one day i could say . . Reff : G C all that time you were throwin’ punches D i was buildin’ . . somethin’ . . D and i can’t forgive the way you made me feel . . G C screamed , ’fuck you aimee’ to the night sky D as the blood was . . gushin’ . . D but i can’t forget the way you made me heal Int . C G C G C G and it wasn’t a fair fight . . D or a clean kill D each time that aimee stomped across my grave . . C G and then she wrote headlines . . C in the local paper laughing at G each baby step i’d take C G D and it was always . . the same searing . . pain D but i prayed that one day i could say . . Reff : G C all that time you were throwin’ punches D i was buildin’ . . somethin’ . . D and i couldn’t wait to show you it was real G C screamed , ’fuck you aimee’ to the night sky D as the blood was . . gushing . . D but i can’t forget the way you made me heal G C everyone knows that my mother D is a saintly . . woman . . D but she used to say she wished that you were dead G i pushed each boulder up the hill C your words are still . . D just ringin’ in my head , D ringin’ in my head . . Em i wrote a thousand songs Am that you find uncool . . G D i built a legacy that you can’t undo . . Em but when i count the scars Am there’s a moment of truth G that there wouldn’t be this D ( C ) if there hadn’t been . . you Int . C G C G C G and maybe you’ve reframed it . . D and in your mind you never beat D my spirit black and blue . . C G i don’t think you’ve changed much . . C and so i changed your name G and any real defining clues . . C G and one day , your kid comes home singing . . D a song that only us two D is gonna know is about you cause Reff : G C all that time you were throwin’ punches D it was all for . . nothin’ . . D and our town it looks so small from way up here G C screamed , ’thank you aimee’ to the night sky D and the stars are stunnin’ . . D cause i can’t forget the way you made me heal G C everyone knows that my mother D is a saintly . . woman . . D but she used to say she wished that you were dead G i pushed each boulder up the hill C your words are still . . D just ringin’ in my head , D ringin’ in my head . . Outro : C G thank you aimee . . C G thank you aimee . . C G D . .