[Strophe]
   G                  B7             
I heard it said that words are deadly
   Em 
 things? 
I heard it said that words are deadly things? 
            C              Cm       
I was surprised to find myself alive
    G       D7 
 and breathing 
I was surprised to find myself alive and breathing 
       G                        
I said I know it's tough but I'm
  B7                   Em 
 growing up; and your love, it
 just ain't  
I said I know it's tough but I'm growing up; and your love, it just ain't  
Cm 
good enough,  
         G    Em       C    D7    G 
so I'm taking back my heart for me. 
[Strophe]
        G         B7           
I was lured into every word you
  Em 
 speak.           
I was lured into every word you speak.           
                 C              Cm 
Yeah when I was young you could tie
              G          D7 
 my tongue and weaken my knees,  
Yeah when I was young you could tie my tongue and weaken my knees,  
        G                      
But the lines been drawn and I'm
 B7             Em           
 moving on. Another girl will
     Cm 
 come  
But the lines been drawn and I'm moving on. Another girl will come  
              G      Em       C 
along, so I'm taking back my heart
 D7    G         G7 
 for me.
along, so I'm taking back my heart for me.
[Interlude]
 C                                 
This is the end of the road this is
 D7                     G 
 where we part, you can keep all
 your  
This is the end of the road this is where we part, you can keep all your  
                 Em 
memories but I'm taking my heart. 
        C                 D7       
Turns out being away is a wonderful
         G G7 
 way to be. 
Turns out being away is a wonderful way to be. 
          C                         
I'm going back to the earth, back to
  D7                  G 
 open doors, back to beach boys
 records  
I'm going back to the earth, back to open doors, back to beach boys records  
   Cm 
and minor 4's   
          G       Em     C      D7
Cause I'm taking back my heart for
 G 
 me.
Cause I'm taking back my heart for me.
[Strophe]
   G                  B7             
I heard it said that words are deadly
  Em       G7 
 things? 
I heard it said that words are deadly things? 
           C               Cm       
I was surprised to find myself alive
    G         D7 
 and breathing 
I was surprised to find myself alive and breathing 
          G                     
I said I know it's tough but I'm
 B7                    Em 
 growing up; and your love, 
I said I know it's tough but I'm growing up; and your love, 
              Cm 
it just ain't good enough, 
        G      Em      C    D7  G 
so I'm taking back my heart for me.