E                                            A        E
Somehow I'm the one apologizing every other night
         B          A
Is it my sad mental state that creates the pit in my stomach
                       E
That puts the fault on mine?
             E                                                                    A        E
Maybe it was fate that I forgot to give you that shitty cassette tape until last night
       B                        A
When I caught a glimpse of your lips on hers and I lost my focus
                      E
I couldn't compose my mind
         B                       A
When you tore out the stitches I labored over to suppress my emotions
                           E
I had only ever showed you mine

[Chorus]
         A                                E
And your cigarette smoke, it sticks to my clothes
         A                                  E
Like the words I stole, and wrote off as my own

[Interlude]
B A B A E

[Verse]
             E                                       A        E
Shortness of breath, carcinogens bled out from your chest
B                  A
In and out, breath through your mouth
                                                E
Take in what you can and just throw the rest out

Your ball and chain is keeping me here
                         A       E
When I just want to run away
B                   A                                                        E
Charm and wit has a tighter grip than my conscious will ever muster up anyway
B                 A                                                  E
Victim of my inability to stand up for myself and push the guilt away

[Chorus]
         A                                E
And your cigarette smoke, it sticks to my clothes
         A                                  E
Like the words I stole, and wrote off as my own
         A                                E
And your cigarette smoke, it sticks to my clothes
              A                                  E
Just like the words I stole, and wrote off as my own