Verse 1: G (hold strings) I tried my best to keep you here Esus4 G But it's hard to hold a shadow G (hold strings) You said goodbye but I couldn't hear Esus4 G Too busy praying for a miracle Chorus: Em Cadd9 And you left me on my knees G D You just walked out the door Em Cadd99 You didn't even have the decency to intervene Cadd9 D while I was begging God for You to love me Verse 2: Em (hold strings) I prayed about us every night Esus4 G Boy I know you had to hear me Em (hold strings) You could've stopped me then and told the truth Esus4 G But instead you pulled the pillow over your head Chorus: Em Cadd9 And you left me on my knees G D You just walked out the door Em Cadd99 You didn't even have the decency to intervene Cadd9 D while I was begging God for You to love me Bridge: Em, C, G, D Em C G D You should've told me it was useless, That I was praying empty prayers But you hopped in your car, pulled out your keys While you were leaving, I was begging God for you to love me Em C And I know that He had something better to do G D Than to sit and listen to a broken-hearted fool Could've been saving the world from a tragedy, But instead He was listening to me I was asking, begging for a sign to bring comfort to this lonely heart of mine But apparently you're not what I need I guess you walking out was Him answering Chorus: Em Cadd9 And you left me on my knees G D You just walked out the door Em Cadd99 You didn't even have the decency to intervene Cadd9 D while I was begging God for You to love me Verse 1: G (hold strings) I tried my best to keep you here Esus4 G But it's hard to hold a shadow