A Love To Recover From                          copyright 2010 Stan Lyness 
mid-tempo country | folk male vocal 4/4   
                                                           A for me
 When you met her you helped get her through a troubled time; 1   4
    you'd hold her as you told her things'd work out fine; 5   1
 you were just the man who could be that strong            6m  2
      the rock she'd lean upon.                            5   5   57
CHORUS:
      You aint' her rock no more -               4   5
        now, she talks like you're               1   1
           a prison wall to climb,               4
          a wound that over time                 5
         she can learn to ignore.                1
       Somehow you've now become                 4   3
             just an ex-someone,                 6m  6m
          just her cross to bear,                4
              from a lost affair,                2m
                   one more love                 5   57
                 to recover from.                1   1

Now you'll find her in the aisle with the self-help books, 1   4
           eyeing every title for the one that looks       5   1
  like the perfect companion for working through           6m  2
           fixing those issues of you.                     5   5   57
CHORUS:
       You ain't the fix no more.                4   5
     You're the problem for sure:                1   1
         a hurt that has to heal,                4
         a bitter past that she'll               5
          need some therapy for.                 1
       Somehow you've now become                 4   3
             just an ex-someone,                 6m  6m
          just her cross to bear,                4
              from a lost affair,                2m
                   one more love                 5   57
                 to recover from.                1  17

BRIDGE:
You're who you were when       you were perfect,   4   3
       You aint' changed since then.               6m  6m
   But in her eyes, you        symbolize           4   2
       everything the matter with men.             5   5   57

     She'd had a tough childhood, her world was cruel;     1   4
           everyone she met was mean 'til you.             5   1
 Now those crazy ex-boyfriends you used to blame           6m  2
       all start to seem pretty sane.                      5   5   57
CHORUS:
    You ain't her savior no more.                4   5
        She's behaving like you're               1   6m
          a key mistake she made                 4
            in her drinking days                 5
         she's so sorrowful for.                 1
       Somehow you've now become                 4   3
             just an ex-someone,                 6m  6m
          just her cross to bear,                4
              from a lost affair,                2m
                   one more love                 5   57
                 to recover from.                1   1