Chords for Melissa Etheridge - I Could've Been You

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Take, take a look at the sky Sometimes _ [Dm] you haven't seen so [A] far [D] away _ _
_ Take, take a look [C] under here [D] _
[Dm] Where [D] deprivation [A] turns into [D] decay _ _
I've stood under this rain Let it seep into my brain
I've shut my eyes and [A] crawled around [D] this mud I'm scared of going home
[C] I shiver [D] when I'm cold [Am] [D] Don't you think I bleed the same blood? _
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You [E] put a _ _ _ [D] _ [F] mage's sake to your [A] destiny _ Even [C] you want the proof
[E] Cause you will see I could [F#m] have lived You [D] could have been home
_ Wait before you [C] turn off [G] _
_ [Dm] Maybe there's a chance [B] we can [D] relate _ _
Wait, _ everybody [C] turns on _ [Dm] Why deny a path [Am] that's so winning? _
It's not [D] so easy anymore The way [C] you used to keep score
Not [D] so black and white the [Am] colors of [D] your sin _
Take a walk inside my shoes [C] A path I didn't choose
_ [D] Spend the night [Am] inside of my [C] skin _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] You [D] put a mage's _ _ _ sake to [A] your destiny Even [C] you want the proof
Cause [E] you will see I [F#m] could have lived _ You [E] could have been home
_ _ Change is turning the fear _ _ _ Fear is melting the hands
_ With pain to justify your pride _ A crime called fashion [Em] can't erase
_ [B] Always _ _ _ alone _ [D] Touch, _ touch what [C] I feel
_ I [D] know I believe everything I say So go, _ [B] go if you must
[D] _ _ [Dm] Remember one thing as you [Am] walk away
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] You _ [D] put a _ _ mage's _
[F] sake to your [A] destiny Even you [C] want the proof
[G] Cause you will see I [F#m] could have lived [F] You [D] could have been _ home
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You could [E] have been me You could have [D] been you
You [A] could have been me I [Am] could have been you
You [E] could have been me
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_ [F] _ You [G] could have been me You [D] could have been you
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[Am] You could have been me
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