[Verse]
G             D         Em         
I gave all my oxygen to people that
        C 
 could breath 
I gave all my oxygen to people that could breath 
   G           D             Em      
I gave away my money and now we don't
       C 
 even speak 
I gave away my money and now we don't even speak 
  C               D               
I drove miles and miles, but would
     Em      D       C 
 you do the same for me? 
I drove miles and miles, but would you do the same for me? 
   G  D  G 
Oh ho-o-onestly  
G              D                 Em 
Offered off my shoulder just for you
          C 
 to cry upon 
Offered off my shoulder just for you to cry upon 
G                 D             Em 
Gave you constant shelter and a bed
              C 
 to keep you warm 
Gave you constant shelter and a bed to keep you warm 
C                D               
They gave me the heartache and in
   Em     D      C 
 return I gave a song 
They gave me the heartache and in return I gave a song 
         G     D    G 
Its goes o-o-on and on 
[Chorus]
C                 G             D   
Life can get you down so I just numb
            G 
 the way it feels 
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels 
  C               G               
I drown it with a drink and out of
 D       B7         Em 
 date prescription pills 
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills 
    C                  D          
And all the ones that love me they
      Em      D      C 
 just left me on the shelf 
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf 
           Am/E 
No farewell 
            Am/E                   
So before I save someone else, I've
  Am/E G/B C   D/F# G 
 got to save myself
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
[Verse]
  G               D            Em  
I gave you all my energy and I took
           C 
 away your pain 
I gave you all my energy and I took away your pain 
       G                D          
'Cause human beings are destined to
 Em         C 
 radiate or drain 
'Cause human beings are destined to radiate or drain 
 C              D                
What line do we stand upon 'cause
      Em      D         C 
 from here it looks the same? 
What line do we stand upon 'cause from here it looks the same? 
    G     D      G 
And only scars remain
[Chorus]
C                 G             D   
Life can get you down so I just numb
            G 
 the way it feels 
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels 
  C               G               
I drown it with a drink and out of
 D       B7         Em 
 date prescription pills 
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills 
    C                  D          
And all the ones that love me they
      Em      D      C 
 just left me on the shelf 
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf 
           Am/E 
No farewell 
            Am/E                   
So before I save someone else, I've
  Am/E G/B C   D/F# G 
 got to save myself
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
[Bridge]
         Em                  C 
But if I don't, then I'll go back 
                G 
To where I'm rescuing a stranger 
        D                           
Just because they needed saving just
       Em 
 like that 
Just because they needed saving just like that 
              C 
Oh, I'm here again 
            G 
Between the devil and the danger 
       D 
But I guess it's just my nature 
            C 
My dad was wrong 
                        D 
'Cause I'm not like my mum 
                   Em          
'Cause she'd just smile and I'm
     D            C 
 complaining in a song 
'Cause she'd just smile and I'm complaining in a song 
       Am/E 
But it helps 
            Am/E                   
So before I save someone else, I've
  Am/E G/B C   D/F# G 
 got to save myself
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself
[Chorus]
C                 G             D   
Life can get you down so I just numb
            G 
 the way it feels 
Life can get you down so I just numb the way it feels 
  C               G               
I drown it with a drink and out of
 D       B7         Em 
 date prescription pills 
I drown it with a drink and out of date prescription pills 
    C                  D          
And all the ones that love me they
      Em      D      C 
 just left me on the shelf 
And all the ones that love me they just left me on the shelf 
           Am/E 
No farewell 
            Am/E                   
So before I save someone else, I've
  Am/E G/B C   D/F# G 
 got to save myself 
So before I save someone else, I've got to save myself 
             Am/E                    
And before I blame someone else, I've
  Am/E G/B C   D/F# G 
 got to save myself 
And before I blame someone else, I've got to save myself 
             Am/E                   
And before I love someone else, I've
  Am/E G/B C   D/F# G 
 got to love myself
And before I love someone else, I've got to love myself