Chords for Natalie Merchant VH1 Before They Were Rock Stars
Tempo:
121.15 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
D
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] The blushing bride goofing around with dad?
[Ab] This maniac wasn't afraid to [Eb] show off.
She went from raising a ruckus in the [Bbm] house,
to making some real noise for a [Eb] living.
He's a beast, you remember.
[Cm] After years of paying her dues with 10 [Bbm],000 maniacs,
Natalie Merchant is now [Ab] a bona fide star,
and a member of the Lilith [Eb] Posse.
But back in high school, she [Cm] wasn't exactly Miss Popular.
I didn't have a lot of friends [Db] in school, I was mostly close to my teachers.
Looks like Natalie was more [Bbm] interested in being the next Chrissy Everton [Db] than Chrissy Hyne.
She [Gb] was quite the swinger on her high school tennis team.
And there was more.
She was a member of the student [Db] government,
on the yearbook [Bbm] staff,
played in [Ab] the stage [Gb] band,
performed in musical theater,
and of course, sang in the [Eb] chorus.
[D] Despite being an extracurricular demon,
being a rock star was never part of the plan.
I really wasn't a child who collected all the latest rock singles,
and had the posters on the wall,
and oh god, if I could just be a pop star,
that would be my [A] dream come true.
I wasn't [Em] like that.
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] Here's some rare footage of Natalie's early days with 10,000 Maniacs.
As you can see, she was [D] already the center of attention.
But she was [G] hardly dreaming of sex, drugs, and [D] rock and roll.
[A] Well, 10,000 Maniacs began as just a form of entertainment for the people in the group.
We lived in a small town where we didn't have any,
really anywhere to go and nothing to do.
We never really thought that we'd be professional musicians.
10,000 Maniacs gave shy Natalie a chance to [E] emerge from her shell.
At least on stage, she developed her own style.
Which you can see involved a lot of [Am] spinning.
And she wasn't afraid to play [Em] meet the press.
Can I play you something?
Yeah.
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [C] Is that gonna be on your album?
It's gonna be on my [G] solo album that'll be coming out in about [C] 87.
More like [Gbm] 1995.
[Dbm] First Natalie had to leave the other 9,999 Maniacs behind and strike out on her own.
The family [Gm] was successful in many ways.
[Bb] That was the thing that actually I was frustrated with,
was that everything felt like [Gm] business as usual.
I wanted a little bit more of a challenge.
Yup, this tiger lily has [Eb] really blossomed.
But Natalie will never forget all the little people who've helped her along the way.
[Bb] I was really interested in taking vocal training,
and at that point my mother really couldn't afford it.
My public school teacher, Marcella Sterniscia, gave me free vocal training after school.
And she [Ab] taught me how to sing.
There's a handful of influential people [Eb] when you're a child that [Ab] change your life.
[Bb] And she's one of those people.
I should probably contact her and thank her.
[Ab]
Natalie may be [Eb] one of rock's leading ladies, but she hasn't [Bb] lost her manners.
[N]
[Ab] This maniac wasn't afraid to [Eb] show off.
She went from raising a ruckus in the [Bbm] house,
to making some real noise for a [Eb] living.
He's a beast, you remember.
[Cm] After years of paying her dues with 10 [Bbm],000 maniacs,
Natalie Merchant is now [Ab] a bona fide star,
and a member of the Lilith [Eb] Posse.
But back in high school, she [Cm] wasn't exactly Miss Popular.
I didn't have a lot of friends [Db] in school, I was mostly close to my teachers.
Looks like Natalie was more [Bbm] interested in being the next Chrissy Everton [Db] than Chrissy Hyne.
She [Gb] was quite the swinger on her high school tennis team.
And there was more.
She was a member of the student [Db] government,
on the yearbook [Bbm] staff,
played in [Ab] the stage [Gb] band,
performed in musical theater,
and of course, sang in the [Eb] chorus.
[D] Despite being an extracurricular demon,
being a rock star was never part of the plan.
I really wasn't a child who collected all the latest rock singles,
and had the posters on the wall,
and oh god, if I could just be a pop star,
that would be my [A] dream come true.
I wasn't [Em] like that.
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [A] Here's some rare footage of Natalie's early days with 10,000 Maniacs.
As you can see, she was [D] already the center of attention.
But she was [G] hardly dreaming of sex, drugs, and [D] rock and roll.
[A] Well, 10,000 Maniacs began as just a form of entertainment for the people in the group.
We lived in a small town where we didn't have any,
really anywhere to go and nothing to do.
We never really thought that we'd be professional musicians.
10,000 Maniacs gave shy Natalie a chance to [E] emerge from her shell.
At least on stage, she developed her own style.
Which you can see involved a lot of [Am] spinning.
And she wasn't afraid to play [Em] meet the press.
Can I play you something?
Yeah.
[Bm] [Em]
[Bm] [C] Is that gonna be on your album?
It's gonna be on my [G] solo album that'll be coming out in about [C] 87.
More like [Gbm] 1995.
[Dbm] First Natalie had to leave the other 9,999 Maniacs behind and strike out on her own.
The family [Gm] was successful in many ways.
[Bb] That was the thing that actually I was frustrated with,
was that everything felt like [Gm] business as usual.
I wanted a little bit more of a challenge.
Yup, this tiger lily has [Eb] really blossomed.
But Natalie will never forget all the little people who've helped her along the way.
[Bb] I was really interested in taking vocal training,
and at that point my mother really couldn't afford it.
My public school teacher, Marcella Sterniscia, gave me free vocal training after school.
And she [Ab] taught me how to sing.
There's a handful of influential people [Eb] when you're a child that [Ab] change your life.
[Bb] And she's one of those people.
I should probably contact her and thank her.
[Ab]
Natalie may be [Eb] one of rock's leading ladies, but she hasn't [Bb] lost her manners.
[N]
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[Bb] The blushing bride goofing around with dad?
[Ab] This maniac wasn't afraid to [Eb] show off.
She went from raising a ruckus in the [Bbm] house,
to making some real noise for a [Eb] living.
_ _ _ He's a _ _ _ beast, you remember.
_ _ [Cm] After years of paying her dues with 10 [Bbm],000 maniacs,
Natalie Merchant is now [Ab] a bona fide star,
and a member of the Lilith [Eb] Posse.
But back in high school, she [Cm] wasn't exactly Miss Popular.
I didn't have a lot of friends [Db] in school, I was mostly close to my teachers. _
Looks like Natalie was more [Bbm] interested in being the next Chrissy Everton [Db] than Chrissy Hyne.
She [Gb] was quite the swinger on her high school tennis team.
And there was more.
She was a member of the student [Db] government,
on the yearbook [Bbm] staff,
played in [Ab] the stage [Gb] band,
performed in musical theater,
and of course, sang in the [Eb] chorus.
[D] Despite being an extracurricular demon,
being a rock star was never part of the plan.
I really wasn't a child who collected all the latest rock singles,
and had the posters on the wall,
and oh god, if I could just be a pop star,
that would be my [A] dream come true.
I wasn't [Em] like that.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ Here's some rare footage of Natalie's early days with 10,000 Maniacs.
As you can see, she was [D] already the center of attention.
But she was [G] hardly dreaming of sex, drugs, and [D] rock and roll.
[A] Well, 10,000 Maniacs began as just a form of entertainment for the people in the group.
We lived in a small town where we didn't have any,
_ really anywhere to go and nothing to do.
We never really thought that we'd be professional musicians. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ 10,000 Maniacs gave shy Natalie a chance to [E] emerge from her shell.
At least on stage, she developed her own style.
Which you can see involved a lot of [Am] spinning.
And she wasn't afraid to play [Em] meet the press.
Can I play you something?
Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] Is that gonna be on your album?
It's gonna be on my [G] solo album that'll be coming out in about [C] 87.
More like [Gbm] 1995.
[Dbm] First Natalie had to leave the other 9,999 Maniacs behind and strike out on her own.
The family [Gm] was _ successful in many ways.
[Bb] That was the thing that actually I was frustrated with,
was that everything felt like [Gm] business as usual.
I wanted a little bit more of a challenge.
Yup, this tiger lily has [Eb] really blossomed.
But Natalie will never forget all the little people who've helped her along the way.
[Bb] I was really interested in taking vocal training,
and at that point my mother really couldn't afford it.
My public school teacher, Marcella Sterniscia, gave me free vocal training after school.
And she [Ab] taught me how to sing.
There's a handful of influential people [Eb] when you're a child that [Ab] change your life.
[Bb] And she's one of those people.
I should probably contact her and thank her.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Natalie may be [Eb] one of rock's leading ladies, but she hasn't [Bb] lost her manners.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Ab] This maniac wasn't afraid to [Eb] show off.
She went from raising a ruckus in the [Bbm] house,
to making some real noise for a [Eb] living.
_ _ _ He's a _ _ _ beast, you remember.
_ _ [Cm] After years of paying her dues with 10 [Bbm],000 maniacs,
Natalie Merchant is now [Ab] a bona fide star,
and a member of the Lilith [Eb] Posse.
But back in high school, she [Cm] wasn't exactly Miss Popular.
I didn't have a lot of friends [Db] in school, I was mostly close to my teachers. _
Looks like Natalie was more [Bbm] interested in being the next Chrissy Everton [Db] than Chrissy Hyne.
She [Gb] was quite the swinger on her high school tennis team.
And there was more.
She was a member of the student [Db] government,
on the yearbook [Bbm] staff,
played in [Ab] the stage [Gb] band,
performed in musical theater,
and of course, sang in the [Eb] chorus.
[D] Despite being an extracurricular demon,
being a rock star was never part of the plan.
I really wasn't a child who collected all the latest rock singles,
and had the posters on the wall,
and oh god, if I could just be a pop star,
that would be my [A] dream come true.
I wasn't [Em] like that.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ Here's some rare footage of Natalie's early days with 10,000 Maniacs.
As you can see, she was [D] already the center of attention.
But she was [G] hardly dreaming of sex, drugs, and [D] rock and roll.
[A] Well, 10,000 Maniacs began as just a form of entertainment for the people in the group.
We lived in a small town where we didn't have any,
_ really anywhere to go and nothing to do.
We never really thought that we'd be professional musicians. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ 10,000 Maniacs gave shy Natalie a chance to [E] emerge from her shell.
At least on stage, she developed her own style.
Which you can see involved a lot of [Am] spinning.
And she wasn't afraid to play [Em] meet the press.
Can I play you something?
Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] Is that gonna be on your album?
It's gonna be on my [G] solo album that'll be coming out in about [C] 87.
More like [Gbm] 1995.
[Dbm] First Natalie had to leave the other 9,999 Maniacs behind and strike out on her own.
The family [Gm] was _ successful in many ways.
[Bb] That was the thing that actually I was frustrated with,
was that everything felt like [Gm] business as usual.
I wanted a little bit more of a challenge.
Yup, this tiger lily has [Eb] really blossomed.
But Natalie will never forget all the little people who've helped her along the way.
[Bb] I was really interested in taking vocal training,
and at that point my mother really couldn't afford it.
My public school teacher, Marcella Sterniscia, gave me free vocal training after school.
And she [Ab] taught me how to sing.
There's a handful of influential people [Eb] when you're a child that [Ab] change your life.
[Bb] And she's one of those people.
I should probably contact her and thank her.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Natalie may be [Eb] one of rock's leading ladies, but she hasn't [Bb] lost her manners.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _