Chords for Baby Don't Cut (Acoustic)
Tempo:
151.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
F
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] She's only 17 a whole life's ahead [F] of her.
She hates school because the people there discredit [C] her
Her boyfriend tries to show her that's not how [G] it seems but every day she just gets lowered with a [Am] self-esteem
He lets her know [A] that every night will have a brighter [F] day.
She even tried to overdose and take her [C] life away
She's feeling hopeless there to sit down beside [G] a bed and then he takes his hand and places [C] it beside [Am] her head
He tries to hold her but with every touch she still [F] resists and then he sees the scars that buried deep [Dm] within [C] her wrist
She's feeling numb and tries to beg and plead and ask [G] her why.
She says this way she has control of pain she feels [Am] inside
He's asking her how long's it going since you felt [F] this way because you got me here this feeling so damn [C] helpless
She says it's been a while
I guess I needed better [G] luck and then he screams at her and tells her baby never [Am] cut nobody seems to care
You feel you're on your [F] own, but it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
So baby don't cut baby
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
You think the road is in [F] you may just feel that blade y'all is your only [C] friend
Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby
[Am] The next day at school
She's feeling better than the [A] day [F] before even cracked a couple smiles as she walked the [C] corridor
But all that seemed to end she dropped the books and she walked in the [G] class and every student in the room just seemed to
Point [A] and laugh she couldn't take it anymore.
She sent a boy [F] a text
She said I love you with my body heart soul [C] to death.
He thought nothing typed.
I love you
Then he sent [G] it by death
He didn't know that she had [C] literally just meant to [Am] see she ducked the next class ran home into a [F] bathroom
Thought to herself she wouldn't break a promise [Dm] that [C] soon.
I one cut not two cuts not three cuts
It's for [G] the blood just started dripping from the top of the floor
[Am] See a boyfriend had a feeling in his stomach daddy hated [F] he followed it ran down to a house
He never [Dm] waited [C] the front door was open.
He heard the water running
[G] He stormed into the bathroom and his heart just started [Am] gunning cuz nobody seems to care you feel you're on your own
[F] But it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be alone.
[C] So baby don't cut
Baby, don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
I think the road is in [F] you may just shut up lady.
Oh, is your only [C] friend?
Baby, don't cut baby.
Don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise
He [Am] puts her arm around his shoulder.
He's trying to lean her back [F] up
Yeah, I learned not a name is he laser beside the bathtub?
[C] He feels his whole world just took a hit from a big [G] avalanche screaming out
So heavily somebody call an [Am] ambulance feeling mad angry like somebody's later on to [F] this eyeballs are rolling
Drifting out of consciousness [C] thinking to himself.
Why the hell didn't you stop it?
Will [G] the tissues keep on rolling as they head to the hospital?
[Am] Paramedics rush her in doctor calls emergency.
[F] She's lost a lot of blood the place looks like a murder [C] scene an hour later
The doc walks over with a sour [G] face and says excuse me for the words that I'm about to [Am] say
I'm sorry for your loss the boy just starts collapsing [F] his own world his own girl
Just took a crash [C] and saying to himself that it's his fault and that he let it [G] up, baby
I thought you made a promise you would never [Am] cut nobody seems to care you feel you're on your [F] own
Listen pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
Baby.
Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut
Do anything just promise [Am] I know your heart is hurting you think the road is in
[F] You may just feel that lady holding is your only [C] friend, but baby don't cut baby
Don't cut [G] you can do anything just promise, baby
[Am] Please [F] don't cut
[C] Baby don't cut
[G] Baby don't cut
[Am] Baby don't cut
[N]
She hates school because the people there discredit [C] her
Her boyfriend tries to show her that's not how [G] it seems but every day she just gets lowered with a [Am] self-esteem
He lets her know [A] that every night will have a brighter [F] day.
She even tried to overdose and take her [C] life away
She's feeling hopeless there to sit down beside [G] a bed and then he takes his hand and places [C] it beside [Am] her head
He tries to hold her but with every touch she still [F] resists and then he sees the scars that buried deep [Dm] within [C] her wrist
She's feeling numb and tries to beg and plead and ask [G] her why.
She says this way she has control of pain she feels [Am] inside
He's asking her how long's it going since you felt [F] this way because you got me here this feeling so damn [C] helpless
She says it's been a while
I guess I needed better [G] luck and then he screams at her and tells her baby never [Am] cut nobody seems to care
You feel you're on your [F] own, but it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
So baby don't cut baby
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
You think the road is in [F] you may just feel that blade y'all is your only [C] friend
Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby
[Am] The next day at school
She's feeling better than the [A] day [F] before even cracked a couple smiles as she walked the [C] corridor
But all that seemed to end she dropped the books and she walked in the [G] class and every student in the room just seemed to
Point [A] and laugh she couldn't take it anymore.
She sent a boy [F] a text
She said I love you with my body heart soul [C] to death.
He thought nothing typed.
I love you
Then he sent [G] it by death
He didn't know that she had [C] literally just meant to [Am] see she ducked the next class ran home into a [F] bathroom
Thought to herself she wouldn't break a promise [Dm] that [C] soon.
I one cut not two cuts not three cuts
It's for [G] the blood just started dripping from the top of the floor
[Am] See a boyfriend had a feeling in his stomach daddy hated [F] he followed it ran down to a house
He never [Dm] waited [C] the front door was open.
He heard the water running
[G] He stormed into the bathroom and his heart just started [Am] gunning cuz nobody seems to care you feel you're on your own
[F] But it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be alone.
[C] So baby don't cut
Baby, don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
I think the road is in [F] you may just shut up lady.
Oh, is your only [C] friend?
Baby, don't cut baby.
Don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise
He [Am] puts her arm around his shoulder.
He's trying to lean her back [F] up
Yeah, I learned not a name is he laser beside the bathtub?
[C] He feels his whole world just took a hit from a big [G] avalanche screaming out
So heavily somebody call an [Am] ambulance feeling mad angry like somebody's later on to [F] this eyeballs are rolling
Drifting out of consciousness [C] thinking to himself.
Why the hell didn't you stop it?
Will [G] the tissues keep on rolling as they head to the hospital?
[Am] Paramedics rush her in doctor calls emergency.
[F] She's lost a lot of blood the place looks like a murder [C] scene an hour later
The doc walks over with a sour [G] face and says excuse me for the words that I'm about to [Am] say
I'm sorry for your loss the boy just starts collapsing [F] his own world his own girl
Just took a crash [C] and saying to himself that it's his fault and that he let it [G] up, baby
I thought you made a promise you would never [Am] cut nobody seems to care you feel you're on your [F] own
Listen pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
Baby.
Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut
Do anything just promise [Am] I know your heart is hurting you think the road is in
[F] You may just feel that lady holding is your only [C] friend, but baby don't cut baby
Don't cut [G] you can do anything just promise, baby
[Am] Please [F] don't cut
[C] Baby don't cut
[G] Baby don't cut
[Am] Baby don't cut
[N]
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[Am] _ _ _ She's only 17 a whole life's ahead [F] of her.
She hates school because the people there discredit [C] her
Her boyfriend tries to show her that's not how [G] it seems but every day she just gets lowered with a [Am] self-esteem
He lets her know [A] that every night will have a brighter [F] day.
She even tried to overdose and take her [C] life away
She's feeling hopeless there to sit down beside [G] a bed and then he takes his hand and places [C] it beside [Am] her head
He tries to hold her but with every touch she still [F] resists and then he sees the scars that buried deep [Dm] within [C] her wrist
She's feeling numb and tries to beg and plead and ask [G] her why.
She says this way she has control of pain she feels [Am] inside
He's asking her how long's it going since you felt [F] this way because you got me here this feeling so damn [C] helpless
She says it's been a while
I guess I needed better [G] luck and then he screams at her and tells her baby never [Am] cut nobody seems to care
You feel you're on your [F] own, but it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
So baby don't cut baby
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
You think the road is in [F] you may just feel that blade y'all is your only [C] friend
_ Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby
[Am] The next day at school
She's feeling better than the [A] day [F] before even cracked a couple smiles as she walked the [C] corridor
But all that seemed to end she dropped the books and she walked in the [G] class and every student in the room just seemed to
Point [A] and laugh she couldn't take it anymore.
She sent a boy [F] a text
She said I love you with my body heart soul [C] to death.
He thought nothing typed.
I love you
Then he sent [G] it by death
He didn't know that she had [C] literally just meant to [Am] see she ducked the next class ran home into a [F] bathroom
Thought to herself she wouldn't break a promise [Dm] that [C] soon.
I one cut not two cuts not three cuts
It's for [G] the blood just started dripping from the top of the floor
[Am] See a boyfriend had a feeling in his stomach daddy hated [F] he followed it ran down to a house
He never [Dm] waited [C] the front door was open.
He heard the water running
[G] He stormed into the bathroom and his heart just started [Am] gunning cuz nobody seems to care you feel you're on your own
[F] But it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be alone.
[C] So baby don't cut
Baby, don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
I think the road is in [F] you may just shut up lady.
Oh, is your only [C] friend?
Baby, don't cut baby.
Don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise
He [Am] puts her arm around his shoulder.
He's trying to lean her back [F] up
Yeah, I learned not a name is he laser beside the bathtub?
[C] He feels his whole world just took a hit from a big [G] avalanche screaming out
So heavily somebody call an [Am] ambulance feeling mad angry like somebody's later on to [F] this eyeballs are rolling
Drifting out of consciousness [C] thinking to himself.
Why the hell didn't you stop it?
Will [G] the tissues keep on rolling as they head to the hospital?
[Am] _ Paramedics rush her in doctor calls emergency.
[F] She's lost a lot of blood the place looks like a murder [C] scene an hour later
The doc walks over with a sour [G] face and says excuse me for the words that I'm about to [Am] say
I'm sorry for your loss the boy just starts collapsing [F] his own world his own girl
Just took a crash [C] and saying to himself that it's his fault and that he let it [G] up, baby
I thought you made a promise you would never [Am] cut nobody seems to care you feel you're on your [F] own
Listen pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
Baby.
Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut
_ Do anything just promise [Am] I know your heart is hurting you think the road is in
[F] You may just feel that lady holding is your only [C] friend, but baby don't cut baby
Don't cut [G] you can do anything just promise, baby
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Please _ _ [F] _ don't _ cut
_ _ [C] _ Baby don't cut
_ _ [G] Baby don't cut _
_ [Am] _ Baby don't cut _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
She hates school because the people there discredit [C] her
Her boyfriend tries to show her that's not how [G] it seems but every day she just gets lowered with a [Am] self-esteem
He lets her know [A] that every night will have a brighter [F] day.
She even tried to overdose and take her [C] life away
She's feeling hopeless there to sit down beside [G] a bed and then he takes his hand and places [C] it beside [Am] her head
He tries to hold her but with every touch she still [F] resists and then he sees the scars that buried deep [Dm] within [C] her wrist
She's feeling numb and tries to beg and plead and ask [G] her why.
She says this way she has control of pain she feels [Am] inside
He's asking her how long's it going since you felt [F] this way because you got me here this feeling so damn [C] helpless
She says it's been a while
I guess I needed better [G] luck and then he screams at her and tells her baby never [Am] cut nobody seems to care
You feel you're on your [F] own, but it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
So baby don't cut baby
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
You think the road is in [F] you may just feel that blade y'all is your only [C] friend
_ Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut you can do anything.
Just promise baby
[Am] The next day at school
She's feeling better than the [A] day [F] before even cracked a couple smiles as she walked the [C] corridor
But all that seemed to end she dropped the books and she walked in the [G] class and every student in the room just seemed to
Point [A] and laugh she couldn't take it anymore.
She sent a boy [F] a text
She said I love you with my body heart soul [C] to death.
He thought nothing typed.
I love you
Then he sent [G] it by death
He didn't know that she had [C] literally just meant to [Am] see she ducked the next class ran home into a [F] bathroom
Thought to herself she wouldn't break a promise [Dm] that [C] soon.
I one cut not two cuts not three cuts
It's for [G] the blood just started dripping from the top of the floor
[Am] See a boyfriend had a feeling in his stomach daddy hated [F] he followed it ran down to a house
He never [Dm] waited [C] the front door was open.
He heard the water running
[G] He stormed into the bathroom and his heart just started [Am] gunning cuz nobody seems to care you feel you're on your own
[F] But it's a pretty lady.
You don't have to be alone.
[C] So baby don't cut
Baby, don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise baby.
[Am] Yeah, I know your heart is ready
I think the road is in [F] you may just shut up lady.
Oh, is your only [C] friend?
Baby, don't cut baby.
Don't cut [G] you can do anything.
Just promise
He [Am] puts her arm around his shoulder.
He's trying to lean her back [F] up
Yeah, I learned not a name is he laser beside the bathtub?
[C] He feels his whole world just took a hit from a big [G] avalanche screaming out
So heavily somebody call an [Am] ambulance feeling mad angry like somebody's later on to [F] this eyeballs are rolling
Drifting out of consciousness [C] thinking to himself.
Why the hell didn't you stop it?
Will [G] the tissues keep on rolling as they head to the hospital?
[Am] _ Paramedics rush her in doctor calls emergency.
[F] She's lost a lot of blood the place looks like a murder [C] scene an hour later
The doc walks over with a sour [G] face and says excuse me for the words that I'm about to [Am] say
I'm sorry for your loss the boy just starts collapsing [F] his own world his own girl
Just took a crash [C] and saying to himself that it's his fault and that he let it [G] up, baby
I thought you made a promise you would never [Am] cut nobody seems to care you feel you're on your [F] own
Listen pretty lady.
You don't have to be [C] alone.
Baby.
Don't cut baby.
Don't [G] cut
_ Do anything just promise [Am] I know your heart is hurting you think the road is in
[F] You may just feel that lady holding is your only [C] friend, but baby don't cut baby
Don't cut [G] you can do anything just promise, baby
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ Please _ _ [F] _ don't _ cut
_ _ [C] _ Baby don't cut
_ _ [G] Baby don't cut _
_ [Am] _ Baby don't cut _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _