G       D/F#
I cannot speed it up
   A            Em
But I can slow it down
G          D/F#           A
The pace at which I let it all spill out
G         D/F#
I am staring at the exit
A                Em
I know the pathway to the door
G         D/F#       A
But everybody knows I love a detour

   G      D/F#
I'm throwing tantrums
   G                   Em    A  G
I'm picking fights with everyone I love

G      D/F#      Em       A
It's becoming clearer and clearer
G       D/F#                      Em    A
Avoiding a hard thing is actually harder
               G        D/F#
It's becoming clearer and clearer
       Em                  A
Avoiding a hard thing is actually harder

G         D/F#                 A
I liked it when I slammed the car door in your
Em
Face
G       D/F#
I stood up our best friends
  A               A
And left you there to explain
G          D/F#       A               Em
There is no dignity in self-selecting out of love
G                  D/F#
But I swear it's the only option
     A                   A
The moment the sadness comes

     G      D/F#
I'm throwing tantrums
    G                   Em    A    G
I'm picking fights with everyone I love

G      D/F#       Em        A
It's becoming clearer and clearer
G       D/F#                      Em    A
Avoiding a hard thing is actually harder
               G         D/F#
It's becoming clearer and clearer
       Em              A
Avoiding a hard thing is actually harder

G     D             A               A
Choosing the small sad for longer does no favors
G     D               A              A
Choosing the big sad for shorter sucks on paper
  G        D/F#         Em
Then I lay with you, tell the truth
        A
'Til I'm ugly crying
G       D/F#              Em             A
That didn't help to call myself 'ugly' while I'm crying
G        D/F#
I'm pretty, I'm brave
Em             D/F#       A     G
And I did the best that I could today
               G       D/F#
It's becoming clearer and clearer
          Em               A
Avoiding a hard thing is actually harder