Didn't Come Back to Hurt You

(Key: A Minor)
(Tempo: Slow, emotional, soft but strong)

[Verse 1]

Am
I saw your light in the window tonight,
G
Knew I'd find you still burning bright,
F
It's been some miles, it’s been some years,
E
But I didn’t come back to spill old tears.

[Verse 2]

Am
I wore the blame, I paid my dues,
G
Carried the echoes of losing you,
F
But I’m not here to break your peace,
E
I just needed you to see me breathe.

[Chorus]

F C
I didn’t come back to hurt you,
G Am
Didn’t come to make you cry,
F C
Didn’t come to twist the knife,
G E
Or tear down the life you built so high,
F C
I didn’t come back to haunt you,
G Am
Only wanted you to know,
F
I found forgiveness in the flame,
G Am
And I finally let you go.

[Verse 3]

Am
We said things we can't unsay,
G
Took two hearts and threw 'em away,
F
But love’s not chains, love’s not fear,
E
Sometimes letting go is clear.

[Chorus]

F C
I didn’t come back to hurt you,
G Am
Didn’t come to make you cry,
F C
Didn’t come to twist the knife,
G E
Or tear down the life you built so high,
F C
I didn’t come back to haunt you,
G Am
Only wanted you to know,
F C
I found forgiveness in the flame,
G Am
And I finally let you go.

[Bridge]

F G
If the road winds back someday,
C E
Just smile and let it stay,
F G
No more ghosts, no more chains,
Am E
Just the love that once had a name.

[Final Chorus]

F C
I didn’t come back to hurt you,
G Am
Didn’t come to make you cry,
F C
Didn’t come to twist the knife,
G E
Or tear down the life you built so high,
F C
I didn’t come back to haunt you,
G Am
Only wanted you to know,
F C
I found forgiveness in the flame,
G Am
And I finally let you go.

[Outro]

G Am
I finally let you go.

🎸 Musical Feel:
Soft acoustic guitar picking, very bare and vulnerable.
Maybe gentle strings behind the final chorus, like lifting forgiveness into the sky.
Vocals soft, trembling a little, like it’s hard to say but it must be said.

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Writer: Songsmith