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Katie

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Standard Tuning
[Intro]
 Am   C   G   Dx2
[Verse 1]
    AmKatie was a Clittle girGl      Emwho said "I'll find a Amway".
Katie was a Clittle girGl      Dwho said "it'll be Amok".C  G  D  Am  
[Pre-chorus]
Till one Cday she Gfound a Emlittle bit of somethiAmng
she Cused to Gdrown.D  Am  
She said "I'm Calive and I am Gfree, but you Emsee
I have contrAmol       Cover mGe."D  
[Chorus]
But will you draw the linAme?C  G  D  
Turn a blind Ameye to all the Cfaces that you Gknow?
And Emshe said, "Amgo".C  G  D  
[Verse 2]
    AmKatie was a Clittle girGl      Emwho never found the Amway.
Katie was a Clittle girGl      Dwho never was Amok.C  G  D  Am  
[Pre-chorus]
Cause one Cday she'd  Gfound that Emlittle bit of somethAming
she Cused to Gdrown.D  Am  
She said "I'm Calive and I am Gfree, but you Emsee
I have contrAmol       Cover mGe."D  
[Chorus]
But will you draw the linAme?C  G  D  
Turn a blind Ameye to all the Cfaces that you Gknow?
And Emshe said, "Amgo".C  G  D  
[Bridge]
She said "I'm Calive and I am Gfree, but you Emsee
I have contrAmol       Cover mGe."D  
[Chorus]
But will you draw the linAme?C  G  D  
Turn a blind Ameye to all the Cfaces that you Gknow?
But will you draw the linAme?C  G  D  
And Emshe said, "Amgo".C  G  
And Emshe said, "Amgo".C  G  
And Emshe said,          Am      C   G"go".

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Katie

by Missy Higgins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

Am C G D

[Verse 1]

Am C G Em Am

Katie was a little girl who said "I'll find a way".

C G D Am C G D Am

Katie was a little girl who said "it'll be ok".

[Pre-chorus]

C G Em Am

Till one day she found a little bit of something

C G D Am

she used to drown.

C G Em

She said "I'm alive and I am free, but you see

Am C G D

I have control over me."

[Chorus]

Am C G D

But will you draw the line?

Am C G

Turn a blind eye to all the faces that you know?

Em Am C G D

And she said, "go".

[Verse 2]

Am C G Em Am

Katie was a little girl who never found the way.

C G D Am C G D Am

Katie was a little girl who never was ok.

[Pre-chorus]

C G Em Am

Cause one day she'd found that little bit of something

C G D Am

she used to drown.

C G Em

She said "I'm alive and I am free, but you see

Am C G D

I have control over me."

[Chorus]

Am C G D

But will you draw the line?

Am C G

Turn a blind eye to all the faces that you know?

Em Am C G D

And she said, "go".

[Bridge]

C G Em

She said "I'm alive and I am free, but you see

Am C G D

I have control over me."

[Chorus]

Am C G D

But will you draw the line?

Am C G

Turn a blind eye to all the faces that you know?

Am C G D

But will you draw the line?

Em Am C G

And she said, "go".

Em Am C G

And she said, "go".

Em Am C G

And she said, "go".

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