I Thought I'd Step In And Save You From Yourself


[Verse 1]

(Am) I saw the fire in your (G) eyes last night
(F) Burning bridges, setting (E) dreams alight
(Am) You keep running down the (G) same old track
(F) But every road just (E) leads you back

[Pre-Chorus]

(F) I've been (G) watching, I've been (Am) waiting
(F) Hoping (G) you'd see what I'm (E) saying

[Chorus]

(Am) I thought I'd step in and (G) save you
(F) From your demons, from your (E) pain
(Am) I thought I'd step in and (G) save you
(F) But you keep pushing me (E) away
(F) I can't love you more than (G) you love yourself
(Am) So tell me, how do I save you
(E) From yourself?

[Verse 2]

(Am) Every tear that falls, (G) another scar
(F) Another wound you (E) hide in the dark
(Am) I reach for you, but (G) you won’t take my hand
(F) Lost in a storm you (E) don’t understand

[Pre-Chorus]

(F) I’ve been (G) trying, I’ve been (Am) calling
(F) But you keep (G) running, keep (E) falling

[Chorus Repeat]

[Bridge] (soft, then builds)

(F) If I could take the weight from your (G) shoulders
(Am) If I could pull you out of the (E) rain
(F) But I know that love ain’t (G) enough if
(Am) You don’t wanna (E) change…

[Final Chorus] (bigger, more emotional)

(Am) I thought I’d step in and (G) save you
(F) From your demons, from your (E) pain
(Am) I thought I’d step in and (G) save you
(F) But you keep pushing me (E) away
(F) I can't love you more than (G) you love yourself
(Am) So tell me, how do I save you
(E) From yourself?

[Outro]

(Am) I can’t save you…
(G) No, I can’t save you…
(F) If you won’t (E) save yourself…

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Writer: Songsmith