Cycle Of Abuse Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F][Am][A][D][A][Am][F][Am]
[A][D][Am]

[Verse 1]
Treated unfairly
[F]You resen[Am]t everybody
that has [A]so [Esus4]much[D][A]
[F]Of the things in life [Esus4]that were
taken away [D]from [A]you

[Verse 2]
So wrapped up in your [F]misery
You [Am]never [A]feel the love that [F]sur[Am]rounds [A]you
So wrapped up in your [F]misery
You never [E]notice that [D]life [D5]passed
[D]you [Am]by[G5][Am]
[F]You've waited all you[E]r life

[Verse 3]
for the pain
[D]to [D5]go aw[D]ay[Am][A5][G5][Am]
[F]Lock yourself inside a w[E]orld
that makes you [Am]hate[C]
[Am]

[Verse 4]
Left it all alone
[F]Ignor[A]ed by the one you need
attention [D]from[Am][A]
For [F]the things in [A]life [Esus4]you
[Am]never [A]achieved on [D]your own
He [Am]can't be bothered to care for [F]you

[Verse 5]
To [Am]hold and respect and be there for you
He [A]can't be a real [F]father to you
Some day he'll [E]regret [Am]all [E]time t[D5]hat
went [D]by[Am][A5][G5][A5]
[F]You've waited all you[E]r life for the[D] pain
to go [D5]away[D][Am][A5][Am]
[F]And I've always hated

[Verse 6]
[E]to
see you hurt [Am]in si[C]de
[Am]So m[G5]uch I[Am] try [F]to help,[E]
but you [D]push me [D5]away[D][Am][A5][Am]
[F]Lock yourself inside a w[E]orld that makes you hat[A]e[C][A5]
[Am][A5][Am][Bb][C][Am][A5][Bb][C#][Am][A5][Bb][C]
[Am]Locked inside a wo[A5]rld of h[Bb]ate

[Interlude 1]
[C#][A][A5][Am][A5][Bb][C]
[Am][A5][Bb][C#][Am][A5][Bb][C][Am][A5][Bb][C#]
[A5]Beaten

[Verse 7]
down for as long
[Bb]as you remember
[C]Your life was [Am]analyzed,
criti[A5]cized [Bb]an d dismembered
[C#]Your [A5]hopes and dreams were
[Am]dis [A5]couraged a[Bb]nd severed
[C]The [Am]pain you've endured,
the [A5]suffer[Bb]ing you've [C#]weathered
[Am]You find it so hard to p[A5]ull your

[Verse 8]
[Bb]
self together
[C]To [Am]face the world [A5]to your
fears [Bb]you surrender
[C#]You drea[A5]m of a day,
you'll overcome [Bb]and sever
[Am]The cycle of abuse a[A]nd the p[Dm]ain
[Bb]you've carried [Eb]forever[D5]
[C]The [A]pai[Eb]n you've carrie[C]d for[D5]ever[Dm][A][Bb]

[Interlude 2]
[F][Eb][D5][C][Am][Eb][C][D5][D][Am][Bb][Eb][D5][C][Am][Eb][C][D5][A][Am]
[Bb][Eb][D5][C][Am][Eb][C][D5][A5][Bb][A5][Eb][D5][C][Am][Eb][C][D5]
[Eb][C][D5][F][Eb][C][D5][F][C][A][Am][A][Am]

[Verse 9]
[Am]You're not alone
[A]There's so many others
that care for [Am]you[A]
So [F]many things in [A]our lives you
[Am]helped us [D]all get through
It [A]means so much to me that you're here
[F]To [A]share in my life and calm

[Verse 10]
my [D]tears
[A]It means so much to me
that you're alive
[Dm]As you h[Esus4]old my child and wip[Am]e the te[D]ars
[Asus4]from your [Am]eyes[A][Bb][Am][A5][G5][Am]
[F]You've waited

[Verse 11]
all [E]your life for the pain
[D]to [D5]go aw[Am]ay[A5][G5][Am]
[F]And I've always hated [E]to see you
hurt [D]in [C]side[Am][G5][Am]
[F]So much I try to [E]help,
but you [D]push me [D5]away[D][Am][A5][Am]
[F]Lock yourself inside

[Verse 12]
[E]a world that makes
you [Am]hate[C][Am][A5][Am]
[F]You've waited all [E]your life for the pain
[D]to [D5]go aw[Am]ay[A5][Am]
[F]Lock yourself inside [E]a world
that makes you [A5]hate.[C]