Verse:
C                      Am               C
There is not a single word in the whole world
                        Am
That could describe the hurt
                        F
The dullest knife just sawing back and forth
                        G
And ripping through the softest skin there ever was
                 F or Am
How were you to know?
                      Dm
Well, how were you to know?

Chorus:
    C  Am                C
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before
    C  Am                C
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before


Verse:
 C                  Am
Love happens all the time
                     C
To people who aren't kind
                  Am
And heroes who are blind
                 F
Expecting perfect script in movie scenes
               G
Once an awkward silence mystery
               F or Am
How were you to know?
                      Dm
Well, how were you to know-oh-oh?



Chorus:
    C  Am                C
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before
    C  Am                C
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before

Solo: C , Am , C , Am , F , G (improv)

Bridge:
Am               C                  G
     For all the air that's in your lungs
Am               C              G
     For all the joy that is to come
G                            Am
     For all the things that you're alive to feel
                       F                     ( G )
     Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal

(not so sure about this part)
                    F
Oh, how were you to know? (How were you to know?)
                    Dm
Oh, how were you to know?



Chorus:
C  Am                C
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before
    C  Am                C
And I, I hate to see your heart break
                   F
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close
    G
But I've been there before