E        G#m          C#m           A 
He lied, he cheated till he broke your heart  
        E               C#m           F#m    B 
And you can't count the teardrops you cried  
   E         G#m      C#m        A 
He made you afraid to make a new start  
    E                 B     E 
And that's why you've never tried  
  

    E           B      E 
But that was before my time  
    A                     E 
And darlin', that's all behind  
     A                  E             C#m     
I'll help you forget in these arms of mine  
     E          B       E 
What happened before my time   
 
You never had someone to love you so strong  
And nothing else matters at all  
I know you've carried those heartaches too long  
And now you're afraid to fall  
 
Chorus 
 
I'll help you forget in these arms of mine  
What happened before my time