The Ones We Once Loved – Ben&Ben

The Ones We Once Loved (No Capo)
By: Ben&Ben 

[Verse]
Eb       Cm        Ab        Bb
Saw you singing your song the other day
Eb         Cm                Ab           Bb
It's been a long time since your eyes lit up that way
Gm      Cm         Ab         Bb
I felt the guilt build up as I looked back how things went wrong
Gm            Cm          Fm
Did I have to sweep in and scar you?
 
[Verse]
Eb       Cm             Ab            Bb
Five years, we shared the bittersweetness of our youth
Eb       Cm            Ab             Bb
Then we broke up, because sometimes it is the best thing to do
Gm         Cm                 Ab        Bb
Did it ever cross your mind that maybe you hurt me too?
Gm          Cm        Fm
But I'm not taking it against you
 
[Refrain]
Ab                Gm
Since the beginning I never wanted anything
        Cm
but to see you reach your dreams
          Gm
I knew that you just wanted me
   Ab                   Gm
But I had dreams of my own, and I just couldn't let them go
 
[Chorus]
       Eb
So I apologize
            Bb
For coming into your life
    Cm
Just to break your heart to pieces
       Ab
And then leave you in the night
Eb            Bb
I tried my best to stay by your side
      Cm                      Ab
But who knew the rolling seasons would reveal that sometimes
     Fm               Gm
We aren't meant to be the one
      Ab              Bb
So goodbye to the ones we once loved
 
[Instrumental]
Eb
 
[Verse]
Eb                  Cm        Ab            Bb
When things got heavy, and you expected more from me
Eb          Cm        Ab             Bb
I tried to be there to take away your tears
Gm          Cm    Ab        Bb
But I didn't notice that I was chipping away
            Gm     Cm
at pieces of myself
              Ab
‘til there was nothing left to give
  Bb
I didn't even want to live
 
[Chorus]
       Eb
So I apologize
            Bb
For coming into your life
    Cm
Just to break your heart to pieces
       Ab
And then leave you in the night
Eb            Bb
I tried my best to stay by your side
      Cm                             Ab
But who knew the rolling seasons would reveal that sometimes
     Fm               Gm
We aren't meant to be the one
      Ab              Bb
So goodbye to the ones we once loved
 
[Bridge]
Cm              Gm
I realized it wasn't anyone's fault at all
 
       Eb                Fm
It's just that I wasn't built to build you up when you fall
Ab
Maybe we were meant to be a lesson to each other
      Bb
But I wish you well
 
And I'm sorry
 
[Chorus]
       F
So I apologize
            C
For coming into your life
    Dm
Just to break your heart to pieces
       Bb
And then leave you in the night
F            C
I tried my best to stay by your side
      Dm                      Bb
But who knew the rolling seasons would reveal that sometimes
     Gm               Am
We aren't meant to be the one
      Bb              C
So goodbye to the ones we once loved
 
[Outro]
F