Verse: 
 F                       Dm  
There, is not a single word, 
              F  
In the whole world 
                        Dm  
That could describe the hurt, 
                        Bb  
The dullest knife just sawing back and forth, 
                          C  
And ripping though the softest skin there ever was 
                Bb  
How were you to know 
                   C  
Oh how were you to know 
 
Chorus: 
    F  
And I, 
I hate to see your heart break 
                   Bb         C   Dm       
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
           Bb   Dm    C  
But I've been there before 
 
 F  
And I, 
I hate to see your heart break 
                   Bb       C     Dm  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
           Bb   Dm    C  
But I've been there before 
  
Verse:
 F  
Love,            
                Dm  
Happens all the time 
                  F  
To people who aren't kind, 
                   Dm  
And heroes who are blind, 
                   Bb  
Expecting perfect scripted movies scenes 
                      C           Dm  
Who wants an awkward silent mystery (?) 
 
                Bb  
How were you to know 
                   C  
Oh how were you to know 
 
Chorus:
    F  
And I, 
I hate to see your heart break 
                   Bb         C            Dm       
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
           Bb   Dm    C  
But I've been there before 
 
 F  
And I, 
I hate to see your heart break 
                   Bb       C      Dm  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
           Bb   Dm    C  
But I've been there before 
 
Bridge: 
 Dm          F                  C   Dm  
For all the air that's in your lungs  
 Dm          F              C    
For all the joy that is to come 
                        Bb  
For all the things that you're alive to feel, 
                         C  
Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal 
                  Bb  
Oh how are you to know 
(How are you to know) 
                  C  
Oh how are you to know 
 
Chorus: 
 F  
And I, 
I hate to see your heart break 
                   Bb         C            Dm       
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
           Bb   Dm    C  
But I've been there before 
 
 F  
And I, 
I hate to see your heart break 
                   Bb       C      Dm  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
           Bb   Dm    C  
But I've been there before 
 
Outro: F   Bb }x4 F    

 Capo 4 
 
 G5                                      G        
There is not a single word in the whole world 
 A3                      D  
That could describe the hurt 
 G5                         G  
The dullest knife just sawing back and forth 
 G5                              G               C  
And ripping through the softest skin there ever was 
  
 F                 C 
How were you to know? 
 F                     C  
Oh, how were you to know? 
 
 G5                              G  
And I, I hate to see your heart break 
 A                       F                     A  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
 C                       A  
But I've been there before 
 D                       Csus2  
And I, I hate to see your heart break 
 A                       F                    A  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
 C                       A  
But I've been there before 
 
 Esus4                  A  
Love happens all the time 
 Csus2                 Am  
To people who aren't kind 
 Esus4                  A  
And heroes who are blind 
 G5                      G  
Expecting perfect scripted movie scenes 
 Esus4                     A                           
Who wants an awkward silent mystery? 
 
 F                 C  
How were you to know? 
 F                             C  
Well, how were you to know-oh-oh? 
 
 G5                              G  
And I, I hate to see your heart break 
 A                       F                   A 
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
 C                       A  
But I've been there before 
 D                       Csus2  
And I, I hate to see your heart break 
 A                       F                     A  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
 C                       A  
But I've been there before  
 
 D                               G  
For all the air that's in your lungs 
 D                            Esus4  
For all the joy that is to come 
 
 A                              D  
For all the things that you're alive to feel 
 Esus4              C                    A  
Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal  
 
 F                       C  
Oh, how were you to know? (How were you to know?) 
 F                       C  
Oh, how were you to know? 
  
 G5                              G  
And I, I hate to see your heart break 
 A                       F                   A  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
 C                       A  
But I've been there before 
 D                       Csus2  
And I, I hate to see your heart break 
 A                       F                    A  
I hate to see your eyes get darker as they close 
 C                       A  
But I've been there before