Bigger Person

C Cm G (Ooh-ooh-ooh) C Cm G (Ooh-ooh-ooh) C Cm When you'd yell I would stay silent G G You never noticed I was quiet C Cm G G I was taught that speaking up was talking back C Cm Always first to say: I'm sorry G G 'Cause I wanted you to like me C Cm G G And I thought that's what it took to make it last C Cm It's a lose-lose G G That I don't choose C Cm G But you don't always choose the ones you love G C Cm I shouldn't have to be the bigger person G C How come I have to break to keep us working? Cm G It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be C Cm I'll take the blame the way you want me to 'Cause that's what I'd do for you C Cm G (Ooh-ooh-ooh) C Cm G (Ooh-ooh-ooh) C Cm I was half of this dynamic G G I was stable, you were manic C Cm G G Without you or with you, comes with a cost C Cm I got used to the excuses G G And emotional abuses C Cm G G We kept moving the lines we'd never cross C Cm It's a lose-lose G G That I don't choose C Cm G But you don't always choose the ones you love G C Cm I shouldn't have to be the bigger person G C How come I have to break to keep us working? Cm G It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be C Cm I'll take the blame the way you want me to 'Cause that's what I'd do for you C Cm G I always think it's over, but it never really is G C 'Cause I can't get the closure when you're like this Cm Can we switch C Cm Maybe this time you'll be the bigger person G G 'Cause I'm getting tired of bearing all your burden C Cm It should be up to you, but you won't admit the truth Ooh-ooh C Cm I shouldn't have to be the bigger person G C How come I have to break to keep us working? Cm G It's always up to me even though it shouldn't be C Cm I'll take the blame the way you want me to 'Cause that's what I'd do for you