She Used To Be Mine

F
It's not simple to say
          C
That most days, I don't recognize me
           Dm
That these shoes and this apron

That place and its patrons
     Bb
Have taken more than I gave them
F
It's not easy to know
        C
I'm not anything that I used to be although
          Dm
It's true, I was never attention's sweet center
  Bb
I still remember that girl

[Chorus 1]
F
She's imperfect but she tries
       C
She is good but she lies
      Dm
She is hard on herself
      Bb
She is broken and won't ask for help
       F
She is messy but she's kind
       C
She is lonely most of the time
       Dm
She is all of this mixed up and
                     Bb
baked in a beautiful pie
                               F
She is gone but she used to be mine

[Verse 2]
F
And it's not what I asked for
         C
Sometimes life just slips in through a backdoor
    Dm                                                Bb
and carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true

And now I've got you
F
And you're not what I asked for
       A7/C#
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back
      Dm
for a chance to start over
                     Bb
And rewrite an ending or two

for the girl that I knew

[Chorus 2]
         F
Who'd be reckless just enough
          C
Who'd get hurt but who learns how to toughen up
           Dm
When she's bruised and gets used
                   Bb
By a man who can't love

And then she'll get stuck
       F
And be scared of the life that's inside her
    A7/C#
Growing stronger each day

'Til it finally reminds her
   Dm
To fight just a little
                               Bb
To bring back the fire in her eyes
                                F     A7/C#
That's been gone but used to be mine
           Dm     Bb
Used to be mine

[Ending]
    F
She is messy but she's kind
       C
She is lonely most of the time
       Dm
She is all of this mixed up
               Dm/C      Bb
and baked in a beautiful pie
                               F
She is gone but she used to be mine