Chords for Ani DiFranco - Dilate
Tempo:
143.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Life used to be lifelike, now it's more like showbiz.
[A] I wake up in the night and [E] I don't know where the [D] bathroom is, and I don't know what town I'm in, what sky I am under.
[A] And I wake up in the darkness and I don't [D] have the will anymore to wonder.
[Bm] And everyone has [G] a skeleton, [B] a closet to keep it in, and [D] you're mine.
[Bm] Every song has a [G] you, [A] a you that the singer sings [D] to, and you're at this time.
Baby, you're at [A] this time.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A] And when I need to wipe my face, I use the back of my hand.
And I like to take up space, just because [D] I can.
And I use my dress to wipe up my drink, you know I care [A] less and less what people think.
[E]
[G] And you are so lame, you know, [A] you will always disappoint [D] me.
It's kind of like a running joke.
Oh man, you gotta let me sing this one, please, please, please.
You don't want to be pining away [G] over for this [D] particular guy, you just don't even want, you just have to leave this one to me.
[D]
It's really not funny, and [Bm] I just want you to live up to the image [A] of you I [D] create.
I see you and I'm so [G] unsatisfied, I see you and I dilate.
[A]
And that's the kind [D] of thing, [A] yeah, you know, kind of phrase, you can't do that, you can't have the lyrics.
And yeah, and your ears keep right in your mouth.
So I walk the plank, and [F#m] y'all jump with a smile.
If [A] I'm gonna go down, I'm [E] gonna do it with style.
And you won't see [D] me surrender, no you won't hear me confess.
[A] Cause you've left me with nothing, but I've worked with less.
And I learned [G] every rule.
Did you ever have a [A] long distance phone conversation, like maybe [D] overseas, where there was an [D] echo on the line, you know?
[Bm] You never care, you works differently, and I [A]
forget every time.
And the forgetting defines me, [D] yeah, that's what defines [A] me.
When making music, it's kind of like trying to have a conversation, and then some.
And it's very hard.
You hear your own timing, your own phrasing, the melody that you're [E] pursuing in your head.
When [A] you keep getting, oh shit, [E] that's not the [A] issue.
And when you say you shut my brain out, the [D] English [A] translation is I am in love with you.
[A]
But it ain't no fun, cause I [D] don't use words like that.
[A] So, I [Am] guess I'm just so used to this.
[D] In the middle of your [Bm] car, like, shit, the vibe.
In [A] the studio, just so busy screaming back and forth, [D] you know, and like, and fucking working.
It's [C#m] like, where do we [A] just go?
[Bm] Fuck.
We're [C#] gonna have a [D] fire.
And I know that I'm better, I'm better, I'm better off.
[A] At low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low.
[D] So,
[A]
[B]
[A]
[D] [Em]
[B]
I [A#]
should just [D#] clarify, when I said, you gotta let me sing this one, I meant, please don't sing along with every word.
But I'll tell you why.
I've been having to think about it a lot, especially being a folk singer, you know, which is kind of a sing-along, kind of a job, you know, usually.
You know, you're supposed to, that's the whole point, you know, goomba, yeah, I mean, like.
But, you know, but I'm not really, I'm not really a this land is your land kind of writer.
Because Woody did that first and best.
And for me, it's more like, you know, I try to write, see, this is what I think, I don't know, I've been trying to mull this over, why the sing-along thing doesn't work so much.
Besides the fact that it pisses off everyone around you, [C#] excruciatingly.
[F#] But [Em] just because I think it, I just think for me, it kind of turns what starts out as a very immediate emotional place and it kind of turns it into a soccer chant.
You know, it just kind of brings it right out of its original place and it makes me feel all like, you know, a soccer player or something.
[B] [G] [C#m] Does that make any sense?
[G] Okay, well, [C] okay, I promise to stop scolding you now.
[N]
Life used to be lifelike, now it's more like showbiz.
[A] I wake up in the night and [E] I don't know where the [D] bathroom is, and I don't know what town I'm in, what sky I am under.
[A] And I wake up in the darkness and I don't [D] have the will anymore to wonder.
[Bm] And everyone has [G] a skeleton, [B] a closet to keep it in, and [D] you're mine.
[Bm] Every song has a [G] you, [A] a you that the singer sings [D] to, and you're at this time.
Baby, you're at [A] this time.
[F#m] [A]
[F#m]
[A] And when I need to wipe my face, I use the back of my hand.
And I like to take up space, just because [D] I can.
And I use my dress to wipe up my drink, you know I care [A] less and less what people think.
[E]
[G] And you are so lame, you know, [A] you will always disappoint [D] me.
It's kind of like a running joke.
Oh man, you gotta let me sing this one, please, please, please.
You don't want to be pining away [G] over for this [D] particular guy, you just don't even want, you just have to leave this one to me.
[D]
It's really not funny, and [Bm] I just want you to live up to the image [A] of you I [D] create.
I see you and I'm so [G] unsatisfied, I see you and I dilate.
[A]
And that's the kind [D] of thing, [A] yeah, you know, kind of phrase, you can't do that, you can't have the lyrics.
And yeah, and your ears keep right in your mouth.
So I walk the plank, and [F#m] y'all jump with a smile.
If [A] I'm gonna go down, I'm [E] gonna do it with style.
And you won't see [D] me surrender, no you won't hear me confess.
[A] Cause you've left me with nothing, but I've worked with less.
And I learned [G] every rule.
Did you ever have a [A] long distance phone conversation, like maybe [D] overseas, where there was an [D] echo on the line, you know?
[Bm] You never care, you works differently, and I [A]
forget every time.
And the forgetting defines me, [D] yeah, that's what defines [A] me.
When making music, it's kind of like trying to have a conversation, and then some.
And it's very hard.
You hear your own timing, your own phrasing, the melody that you're [E] pursuing in your head.
When [A] you keep getting, oh shit, [E] that's not the [A] issue.
And when you say you shut my brain out, the [D] English [A] translation is I am in love with you.
[A]
But it ain't no fun, cause I [D] don't use words like that.
[A] So, I [Am] guess I'm just so used to this.
[D] In the middle of your [Bm] car, like, shit, the vibe.
In [A] the studio, just so busy screaming back and forth, [D] you know, and like, and fucking working.
It's [C#m] like, where do we [A] just go?
[Bm] Fuck.
We're [C#] gonna have a [D] fire.
And I know that I'm better, I'm better, I'm better off.
[A] At low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low.
[D] So,
[A]
[B]
[A]
[D] [Em]
[B]
I [A#]
should just [D#] clarify, when I said, you gotta let me sing this one, I meant, please don't sing along with every word.
But I'll tell you why.
I've been having to think about it a lot, especially being a folk singer, you know, which is kind of a sing-along, kind of a job, you know, usually.
You know, you're supposed to, that's the whole point, you know, goomba, yeah, I mean, like.
But, you know, but I'm not really, I'm not really a this land is your land kind of writer.
Because Woody did that first and best.
And for me, it's more like, you know, I try to write, see, this is what I think, I don't know, I've been trying to mull this over, why the sing-along thing doesn't work so much.
Besides the fact that it pisses off everyone around you, [C#] excruciatingly.
[F#] But [Em] just because I think it, I just think for me, it kind of turns what starts out as a very immediate emotional place and it kind of turns it into a soccer chant.
You know, it just kind of brings it right out of its original place and it makes me feel all like, you know, a soccer player or something.
[B] [G] [C#m] Does that make any sense?
[G] Okay, well, [C] okay, I promise to stop scolding you now.
[N]
Key:
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Bm
E
A
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Life used to be lifelike, _ now it's more like showbiz.
_ [A] _ I wake up in the night and [E] I don't know where the [D] bathroom is, and I don't know what town I'm in, what sky I am under.
[A] And I wake up in the darkness and I don't [D] have the will anymore to wonder.
[Bm] And everyone has [G] a skeleton, _ [B] a closet to keep it in, and [D] you're mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Every song has a [G] you, _ [A] a you that the singer sings [D] to, and you're at this time.
_ _ _ _ _ Baby, you're at [A] this time. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] And when I need to wipe my face, I use the back of my hand.
And I like to take up space, _ just because [D] I can.
And I use my dress to wipe up my drink, you know I care [A] less and less what people think.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] And you are so lame, you know, [A] you will always disappoint [D] me.
It's kind of like a running joke. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh man, you gotta let me sing this one, please, please, please. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You don't want to be pining away [G] over for this [D] particular guy, you just don't even want, you just have to leave this one to me.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
It's really not funny, and [Bm] I just want you to live up to the image [A] of you I [D] create.
I see you and I'm so [G] unsatisfied, I see you and I _ dilate.
[A] _ _
And that's the kind _ [D] of _ _ thing, [A] yeah, you know, kind of phrase, you can't do that, you can't have the lyrics.
And yeah, _ _ _ and your ears keep right in your mouth. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So I walk the plank, and [F#m] y'all jump with a smile.
If [A] I'm gonna go down, I'm [E] gonna do it with style.
And you won't see [D] me surrender, no you won't hear me confess.
[A] Cause you've left me with nothing, _ but I've worked with less.
And I learned [G] every rule.
Did you ever have a [A] long distance phone conversation, like maybe [D] overseas, where _ there was an [D] echo on the line, you know?
[Bm] You never care, you works differently, and I [A]
forget every time.
And the _ _ forgetting defines me, [D] yeah, that's what defines [A] me. _ _ _ _
When making music, it's kind of like trying to have a conversation, and then some.
And it's very hard. _
_ You hear your own timing, your own phrasing, the melody that you're [E] pursuing in your head.
When [A] you keep getting, _ oh shit, [E] that's not the [A] issue.
And when you say you shut my brain out, the [D] English [A] translation _ _ _ is I am in love with you.
_ [A]
But it ain't no fun, cause I [D] don't use words like _ _ that. _ _
[A] _ So, I [Am] guess I'm just so used to this.
_ [D] _ _ _ In the middle of your [Bm] car, like, shit, the vibe.
In [A] the studio, just so busy screaming back and forth, [D] _ you know, and like, and fucking working.
It's [C#m] like, where do we [A] just go?
[Bm] _ _ _ Fuck.
We're [C#] gonna have a [D] fire.
And I know that I'm better, I'm better, I'm better off.
[A] At low, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at low, _ _ _ _ at low, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ at _ _ low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low.
_ [D] _ So, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ [A#]
should just _ [D#] clarify, when I said, you gotta let me sing this one, I meant, please don't sing along with every word.
But I'll tell you why.
_ _ I've been having to think about it a lot, especially being a folk singer, you know, which is kind of a sing-along, kind of a job, you know, usually.
You know, you're supposed to, that's the whole point, you know, goomba, yeah, I mean, like.
But, _ _ you know, but I'm not really, _ I'm not really a this land is your land kind of writer.
_ _ Because Woody did that first and best.
And for me, it's more like, _ you know, I try to write, _ see, this is what I think, I don't know, I've been trying to mull this over, why the sing-along thing doesn't work so much.
Besides the fact that it pisses off everyone around you, _ [C#] excruciatingly.
_ [F#] _ _ But [Em] just because I think it, I just think for me, it kind of turns what _ starts out as a very immediate emotional _ _ _ place and it kind of turns it into a soccer chant.
You know, it just kind of brings it right out of _ _ its original place and it makes me feel all _ like, you know, a soccer player or something.
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] Does that make any sense?
[G] _ _ _ Okay, well, [C] okay, I promise to stop scolding you now.
[N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Life used to be lifelike, _ now it's more like showbiz.
_ [A] _ I wake up in the night and [E] I don't know where the [D] bathroom is, and I don't know what town I'm in, what sky I am under.
[A] And I wake up in the darkness and I don't [D] have the will anymore to wonder.
[Bm] And everyone has [G] a skeleton, _ [B] a closet to keep it in, and [D] you're mine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Every song has a [G] you, _ [A] a you that the singer sings [D] to, and you're at this time.
_ _ _ _ _ Baby, you're at [A] this time. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] And when I need to wipe my face, I use the back of my hand.
And I like to take up space, _ just because [D] I can.
And I use my dress to wipe up my drink, you know I care [A] less and less what people think.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [G] And you are so lame, you know, [A] you will always disappoint [D] me.
It's kind of like a running joke. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh man, you gotta let me sing this one, please, please, please. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You don't want to be pining away [G] over for this [D] particular guy, you just don't even want, you just have to leave this one to me.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
It's really not funny, and [Bm] I just want you to live up to the image [A] of you I [D] create.
I see you and I'm so [G] unsatisfied, I see you and I _ dilate.
[A] _ _
And that's the kind _ [D] of _ _ thing, [A] yeah, you know, kind of phrase, you can't do that, you can't have the lyrics.
And yeah, _ _ _ and your ears keep right in your mouth. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So I walk the plank, and [F#m] y'all jump with a smile.
If [A] I'm gonna go down, I'm [E] gonna do it with style.
And you won't see [D] me surrender, no you won't hear me confess.
[A] Cause you've left me with nothing, _ but I've worked with less.
And I learned [G] every rule.
Did you ever have a [A] long distance phone conversation, like maybe [D] overseas, where _ there was an [D] echo on the line, you know?
[Bm] You never care, you works differently, and I [A]
forget every time.
And the _ _ forgetting defines me, [D] yeah, that's what defines [A] me. _ _ _ _
When making music, it's kind of like trying to have a conversation, and then some.
And it's very hard. _
_ You hear your own timing, your own phrasing, the melody that you're [E] pursuing in your head.
When [A] you keep getting, _ oh shit, [E] that's not the [A] issue.
And when you say you shut my brain out, the [D] English [A] translation _ _ _ is I am in love with you.
_ [A]
But it ain't no fun, cause I [D] don't use words like _ _ that. _ _
[A] _ So, I [Am] guess I'm just so used to this.
_ [D] _ _ _ In the middle of your [Bm] car, like, shit, the vibe.
In [A] the studio, just so busy screaming back and forth, [D] _ you know, and like, and fucking working.
It's [C#m] like, where do we [A] just go?
[Bm] _ _ _ Fuck.
We're [C#] gonna have a [D] fire.
And I know that I'm better, I'm better, I'm better off.
[A] At low, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at low, _ _ _ _ at low, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ at _ _ low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low, at low.
_ [D] _ So, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ [A#]
should just _ [D#] clarify, when I said, you gotta let me sing this one, I meant, please don't sing along with every word.
But I'll tell you why.
_ _ I've been having to think about it a lot, especially being a folk singer, you know, which is kind of a sing-along, kind of a job, you know, usually.
You know, you're supposed to, that's the whole point, you know, goomba, yeah, I mean, like.
But, _ _ you know, but I'm not really, _ I'm not really a this land is your land kind of writer.
_ _ Because Woody did that first and best.
And for me, it's more like, _ you know, I try to write, _ see, this is what I think, I don't know, I've been trying to mull this over, why the sing-along thing doesn't work so much.
Besides the fact that it pisses off everyone around you, _ [C#] excruciatingly.
_ [F#] _ _ But [Em] just because I think it, I just think for me, it kind of turns what _ starts out as a very immediate emotional _ _ _ place and it kind of turns it into a soccer chant.
You know, it just kind of brings it right out of _ _ its original place and it makes me feel all _ like, you know, a soccer player or something.
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C#m] Does that make any sense?
[G] _ _ _ Okay, well, [C] okay, I promise to stop scolding you now.
[N] _