Chords for Bright Lights and Cityscapes, Sara Bareilles, Seattle, WA, 2013

You have any control over what happens.
Woo! _ _
_ _ _ I'm a very good actress. _
_ I can't do it to her, that's a great idea, [G] I just heard someone say this.
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[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Hold my breath and I'll count [G] to ten. _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm gonna pay for you all I can. _
_ _ [F] _ Till the end you are
_ _ _ _ permanently _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ in _ my
_ _ mind. _
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[G] I'm the _ writer and she's the _ muse
_ _ and one they always choose. _ _ _ _
She will falter and give her place
[F] _ _ _ _ and it starts all _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ over _ _ _
_ again.
_ _ Again, again, again.
_ She is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
scene _ _ _ _ [Dm] sketch
_ _ _ and the one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ cavalcade
_ [F] _ _
_ _ and [Dm] she'll take all you
But _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I'm gonna
_ _ _ You see _ maybe _ it'll [F] last this time _ _
But I'm
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_ _ _ You _ never have to [F] ask _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ how _ _ _ _ you _ _ _ _ _
[D] start [Bb] a new one _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ So [C] I
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_ _ wouldn't need a [F] second _ chance
_ _ _ [F] Ooh _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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Shield your eyes from the truth [Bb] at the _ _ [F] end
_ Tell me why it'll be good _ again _ _
All [G] those demons are [F] _
closing _ _ in
_ [G] Why [F] don't you _ _ _ _ _
never [G] mind what I said [F] _
before
_ _ _ I [G] don't [Dm] want any less [F] anymore _ _ _ _
You are carbon and _ [Bb] I am [F] flame
_ _ _ [Dm] I will rise and you will _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ beg _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ me
[F] _ for broken _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
escapes
[F] _ No, that _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ masquerade
_ _ [Am] _ _
should [Dm] take all you
[F] _
[Bb] But _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ I'm _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
gonna
You see _ maybe _ it'll last this time _ But _ I'm
_ _ You _ _ never _ _ [F] have to [Bb] ask
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how you [F] start a new one
[Bb] So _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ I _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ wouldn't need a second _ chance
_ _ _ _ [Bb] I wouldn't need a second _ chance _
_ _ I _ wouldn't need a second _ _ chance
[Dm] _ _
[F] I _ _ wouldn't need a second _ _ _ _ chance _ _
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