[Intro]
| G  | Bm  | Em  | Em    D/F#  |
[Strophe]
            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-Refrain]
        C 
It's a lose-lose 
        D 
That I don't choose 
     C                                    Cm 
But you don't always choose the ones you love
[Refrain]
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
[Strophe]
       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-Refrain]
        C 
It's a lose-lose 
        D 
That I don't choose 
     C                                    Cm 
But you don't always choose the ones you love
[Refrain]
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-Refrain]
                    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
[Pont]
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
[Refrain]
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