Intro
C#m    F#m   E    G#m

Verse 1
C#m        F#m              E
I?ve never been the kind to hold back, 
G#m           C#m   F#m      E           G#m
Though I?ve never felt the burden before,
C#m            F#m                 E       
And all these years I begged for vengeance,
 G#m      C#m        F#m     E   G#m
Was only left with wanting more,


Pre-Chorus
    A  C#m
But I can?t be whole,
   E                 B
'til I let all this anger go,
      A                    E             B
The silent strain I?ve carried long enough.


Chorus
    E                B
And I can?t be with you,
              F#m
I don?t even want to,
        A                      B
I just wish your ghosts were gone,
       E             B
Cause I?m ready to love,
           F#m     A
I?ve been guarded long enough.

C#m    F#m   E    G#m

It?s taken a lot to forgive you,
Oh it?s taken me so long,
I tried in vain to forget you,
Oh I tried everything,

But I won?t be free, 
'til I?ve made peace with never knowing,
What went wrong and was the fault in me.

And I can?t be with you,
I don?t even want to,
I just wish your ghosts were gone,
Cause I?m ready to love,
I?ve been guarded long enough.

C#m    A     E   B
I?ve been guarded long enough,
C#m    A     E   B
I?ve been guarded long enough,
C#m    A     E   B
I?ve been guarded long enough to know,
C#m    A     E   B
I?m ready, I?m ready,
C#m    A     E   B
I?m ready, I?m ready,
C#m    A     E   B
I?m ready, I?m ready,
C#m    A     E   B
I?m ready, I?m ready now.