Verse: A#m F# C# And all I remember is your back A#m F# C# Walking towards the airport leaving us all in your past G# A#m F# I travelled fifteen-hundred miles to see you G# A#m Begged you to want me F# But you didnʼt want to (ahh) Chorus: C# But piece by piece you collected me G# Up off the ground but you abandoned things A#m F# And piece by piece you filled the holes that you burned in me At six years old and no C# He never walks away He never asks for money G# He takes care of me He loves me A#m Piece by piece He restored my faith F# That a man can be kind C# And a father could stay Verse: A#m F# C# And all of your words fall flat A#m F# C# I made something of myself and now you wanna come back G# A#m But your love isnʼt free F# It has to be earned G# A#m Back then I didnʼt have anything you needed F# So I was worthless (ahh...) Chorus: C# But piece by piece you collected me G# Up off the ground but you abandoned things A#m F# And piece by piece you filled the holes that you burned in me At six years old and no C# He never walks away He never asks for money G# He takes care of me He loves me A#m Piece by piece He restored my faith F# That a man can be kind C# And a father could stay G# Piece by piece A#m Piece by piece F# Piece by piece C# G# A#m F# Piece by piece Chorus: C# Piece by piece I fell far from the tree G# I would never leave her like you left me and A#m She will never have to wonder her worth F# Because unlike you Iʼm gonna put her first (And you know) C# Heʼll never walk away Heʼll never break her heart G# Heʼll take care of things Heʼll love her A#m Piece by piece He restored my faith F# That a man can be kind C# And a father should be great G# Piece by piece A#m Piece by piece F# Piece by piece