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-in the verse try to use the chord D and its combinations (Dsus2,Dsus4)
Verse I
DPaint my face in your magazines
Make it look whiter than it seems
Paint me over with your dreams
Shove away my ethnicity
Burn every notion that I may have a flame inside to fight
And say just what is on my mind
Without offending your might
Chorus
DCuz this life is too shEmort to live it juGst for yoDu
DBut when you feel so powerleEmss what are yoGu gonna dDo
DSo say what you want
Verse II
DI saw her face outside today
Weatherworn, looking all the rage
They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster
Now it's moccasins we sport
We take the culture and contort
Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding
Chorus
DCuz this life is too shEmort to live it juGst for yoDu
DBut when you feel so powerlEmess what are yGou gonna Ddo
But say what you want
Bridge
DHey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in, get in
Hey you, the one that don't fit in, how ya, how ya gonna get in
Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in with your
Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo
Yeah, thDis life is too shEmort to live it juGst for yDou
DBut when you feel so powerleEmss, what are yGou gonna Ddo
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
So say what you want, say what you want, say what you want

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D major

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Powerless

by Nelly Furtado

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

-in the verse try to use the chord D and its combinations (Dsus2,Dsus4)

Verse I

Paint my face in your magazines

Make it look whiter than it seems

Paint me over with your dreams

Shove away my ethnicity

Burn every notion that I may have a flame inside to fight

And say just what is on my mind

Without offending your might

Chorus

D Em G D

Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you

D Em G D

But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do

So say what you want

Verse II

I saw her face outside today

Weatherworn, looking all the rage

They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster

Now it's moccasins we sport

We take the culture and contort

Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding

Chorus

D Em G D

Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you

D Em G D

But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do

But say what you want

Bridge

Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in, get in

Hey you, the one that don't fit in, how ya, how ya gonna get in

Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in with your

Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo

D Em G D

Yeah, this life is too short to live it just for you

D Em G D

But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do

Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you

But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do

So say what you want, say what you want, say what you want

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