(Also sung by Jonathan Jackson on "Nashville")
Verse 1:
L[A]et there to be lonely I'm ready to grieve
L[A/F#]ove I've been holding on to
I[E]'ve tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
Now it's t[D]ime, now it's t[A]ime.
Verse 2:
L[A]et there be hurting I'm craving the tears
t[A/F#]hat have burned in my eyes for so long.
I[E] want to feel every drop of the pain
As I c[D]ry, as I c[E]ry
Chorus:
[F#m]I'm gonna suffer the a[C#]ching I've earned
[F#m]Mark this one down as the l[B]esson I've learned
'cause the o[A]nly way out of here [E]
it's the o[A]nly way out of here.[E]
Verse 3:
L[A]et there be daggers that tear through my skin
D[A/F#]own to my heart where the whole thing begins.
M[E]ake me a new one and I'll love again
Until t[D]hen, until th[E]en.
L[A]et there be lonely. [F#m][E]
It's the o[A]nly way out of here [E]
Oh the o[A]nly way out of here [E]
L[A]et there to be lonely I'm ready to grieve
L[A/F#]ove I've been holding on to
I[E]'ve tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
Now it's t[D]ime, now it's t[A]ime.
Verse 1:
L[A]et there to be lonely I'm ready to grieve
L[A/F#]ove I've been holding on to
I[E]'ve tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
Now it's t[D]ime, now it's t[A]ime.
Verse 2:
L[A]et there be hurting I'm craving the tears
t[A/F#]hat have burned in my eyes for so long.
I[E] want to feel every drop of the pain
As I c[D]ry, as I c[E]ry
Chorus:
[F#m]I'm gonna suffer the a[C#]ching I've earned
[F#m]Mark this one down as the l[B]esson I've learned
'cause the o[A]nly way out of here [E]
it's the o[A]nly way out of here.[E]
Verse 3:
L[A]et there be daggers that tear through my skin
D[A/F#]own to my heart where the whole thing begins.
M[E]ake me a new one and I'll love again
Until t[D]hen, until th[E]en.
L[A]et there be lonely. [F#m][E]
It's the o[A]nly way out of here [E]
Oh the o[A]nly way out of here [E]
L[A]et there to be lonely I'm ready to grieve
L[A/F#]ove I've been holding on to
I[E]'ve tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
Now it's t[D]ime, now it's t[A]ime.
