A      Am      Fm     D   Dsus2   Dm
E|---------0-------0------2-----0-----1---|
B|--2------1-------1------3-----3-----3---|
G|--2------2-------2------2-----2-----2---|
D|--2------2-------3------0-----0-----0---|
A|--0------0-------3----------------------|
E|-----------------1----------------------|

Intro
  A 

Verse1
  A                      D     Dsus2 D
What's it been over a decade
  A                            D          Dsus2  D  Dsus2 D
it still smarts it was four minutes ago
  A                              D      Dsus2 D
we only influenced each other totally
  A                                   D      Dsus2 D
we only bruised each other even more so


                 Dm                                   A
What are you my blood ? you touch me like you are my blood
                Dm                                  A   
What are you my dad ? You affect me like you are my dad


Chorus 1
 Am            Dsus2             A
How long can a girl be shackled to you
 Am                Dsus2          A
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
 Am            Dsus2             A
How long can a girl stay haunted by you

 Fm         Dsus2                 A
Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name
 Fm         Dsus2                 A
Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name


Verse 2    
 A                                D             Dsus2 D
Where've you been ? I heard you moved to my city
 A                             D      Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
My brother saw you somewhere downtown
 A                         D          Dsus2 D
I'd be paralyzed if I ran into you
 A                                D            Dsus2 D
my tongue would seize up if were to meet again


                Dm                                 A
What are you my god ? you touch me like you are my god
                Dm                                   A   
What are you my twin ? You affect me like you are my twin


Chorus 2
 Am            Dsus2             A
How long can a girl be tortured to you
 Am                Dsus2          A
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
 Am            Dsus2              A
How long can a girl stay haunted by you

 Fm         Dsus2                 A
Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name
 Fm         Dsus2                 A
Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name

Verse 3
 A                      D               Dsus2  D            
So here I am one room away from where I know you're standing
 A                                   D      Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
a well-intendioned man told me you just walked in
 A                                                    D     
this man knows not of how this information has affected me
 A                                                     D
but he knows the colour of a the car I just drove away in


                Dm                                  A
What are you my kin ? you touch me like you are my kin
                Dm                                  A   
What are you my air ? You affect me like you are my air

 
Chorus 3
 Am            Dsus2             A
How long can a girl be tortured to you
 Am                 Dsus2         A
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
 Am            Dsus2             A
How long can a girl stay haunted by you

 Fm         Dsus2                 A
Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name
 Fm         Dsus2                 A
Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name