[Intro]
C
[Strophe]
Am             F             C 
 And all I remember is your back 
Am                           F                    C 
Walking towards the airport leaving us all in your past 
            G               Am           F 
I traveled fifteen hundred miles to see you 
G               Am 
 Begged you to want me 
                 F 
But you didn’t want to
[Refrain]
      C 
But piece by piece he collected me 
   G 
Up off the ground where you abandon things 
     Am                                          F 
And piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me 
  
At six years old and you know 
C 
 He never walks away 
  
He never asks for money 
G 
 He takes care of me 
  
He loves me 
 Am 
Piece by piece 
  
He restored my faith 
        F 
That a man can be kind 
                  C 
And a father could stay
[Strophe]
Am                F           C 
 And all of your words fall flat 
        Am                      F                      C 
I made something of myself and now you wanna come back 
      G                  Am 
But your love it isn’t free 
              F 
It has to be earned 
       G                     Am 
Back then I didn’t have anything you needed 
        F 
So I was worthless
[Refrain]
      C 
But piece by piece he collected me 
   G 
Up off the ground where you abandon things 
     Am                                          F 
And piece by piece he filled the holes that you burned in me 
  
At six years old and you know 
C 
 He never walks away 
  
He never asks for money 
G 
 He takes care of me 
  
He loves me 
 Am 
Piece by piece 
 
He restored my faith 
        F 
That a man can be kind  
 
And a father could stay
[Pont]
C 
 Piece by piece  
G 
 Piece by piece 
Am 
 Piece by piece 
F 
 Piece by piece 
C                G 
 Piece by piece  
Am               F 
 Piece by piece
[Refrain]
 C 
Piece by piece I fell far from the tree 
         G 
I would never leave her like you left me and 
 Am 
She will never have to wonder her worth 
         F 
Because unlike you I’m gonna put her first and you know 
C 
 He’ll never walk away 
  
He’ll never break her heart 
G 
 He’ll take care of things 
  
He’ll love her 
 Am 
Piece by piece 
  
He'll restore my faith 
        F 
That a man can be kind 
  
And a father should be great
[Outro]
C 
 Piece by piece  
G 
 Piece by piece 
Am               F 
 Piece by piece 
C