Don’t chase me back

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“Don’t Chase Me Back” (Piano Ballad)

Verse 1 (gentle, sparse chords)
I stayed longer than I should
Hoping somehow you would
Turn and see me standing there
With all this love laid bare

I learned your silence like a song
Tried to sing where I went wrong

Chorus (melody opens, still soft)
But I won’t chase what fades away
Won’t beg your heart to want to stay
If you don’t reach for me in time
I’ll take these hands of mine

And hold them close, and let you go
Even if it hurts me so
’Cause love shouldn’t feel this blue
If I have to chase you

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Verse 2 (slightly fuller chords)
There were moments, warm and real
Just enough for me to feel
Maybe we were something more
Than what we turned into before

But “almost” doesn’t hold a flame
It flickers out, it doesn’t remain

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Chorus (a little more lift)
So I won’t chase what fades away
Won’t beg your heart to want to stay
If you don’t reach for me in time
I’ll take these hands of mine

And hold them close, and let you go
Even if it hurts me so
’Cause love shouldn’t feel this blue
If I have to chase you

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Bridge (pause… then quiet rise)
If it’s right, it won’t feel so unsure
It won’t leave me standing at the door
Waiting for a sign to come
When love’s already gone

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Final Chorus (emotional peak, then soften)
No, I won’t chase what fades away
I won’t beg your heart to stay
If you don’t choose me, I’ll choose peace
And finally release

What I held when you held back
All the love you couldn’t match
And though a part of me will bruise
I won’t chase…
I won’t chase you

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Outro (barely above a whisper)
I’ll be right here if love is true
But I won’t run…
After you

Piano ballad, soft strong whispers from the heart