Tethered

[Verse 1]
Am                      C
She's younger than she looks
 
But she’s old enough to know
                     Em
The nature of this world
                  Am7
And so the story goes
                             F
She's dressed up like her friends
                          C
But she's prettier than them
                          G
The whole room turns to look
                       Am
Like something from a book
 
 
[Refrain]
   F
Ooh-ooh
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                     F
The speech becomes a slur
                         C
She’s talking to some creep
                  Em
Uncomfortable as hell
                    Am
But too polite to leave
                     F
The lines begin to blur
                           C
There's something in her drink
                     Em
She stumbles to his car
                    F
And no one says a thing
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
        C             Gm   Dm
Oh my love, you're so young
 
 
[Chorus]
 Am                                F
Some might say she's able to get back her normal life
           C                             Em
When you love someone unwillingly, you leave yourself behind
          Am                            F
You're hiding in the bathroom and you pray for better times
 C                                     Em            E
Say you're gonna leave him there and find a better life
 
 
[Verse 3]
Am              Fmaj7
Down the rabbit hole
                     C
She wakes up in his bed
                     Em
Confused about her heart
                         Am
And bruised between her legs
                         Fmaj7
But she's too afraid to leave
                        C
Or bite the hand that hits
                         E
She tells herself it's love
                       F
Then plays along with it
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
         C                 Gm   Dm
Oh my friend, you’re still young
 
 
[Chorus]
 Am                                F
Some might say she’s able to get back her normal life
           C                             Em
When you love someone unwillingly, you leave yourself behind
         Am                             F
You're hiding in the bathroom and you pray for better times
 C                                     Em            E
Say you’re gonna leave him there and find a better life
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
F             C
Oh, oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh-oh)
Gm  Dm
Run (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
F            C
Oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh)
 
 
[Bridge]
Am         F
Abused at 17
                    C
Some unrelenting creep
                  NC
The father of her son
 
 
[Chorus]
 Am                                F
Some might say she's able to get back her normal life
           C                             Em
When you love someone unwillingly, you leave yourself behind
         Am                             F
You're hiding in the bathroom and you pray for better times
 C                                     Em            E
Say you're gonna leave him there and find a better life
 
 
[Outro]
 Am
(Oh, oh-oh-oh)
                        F
Ah, find a better life
                        Am
Oh, find a better life
 
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