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My Own Private Riot
Thea Gilmore
from Recorded Delivery (2009)
The chords are the same the whole song. Have Fun!
Intro:    A2   Cadd9    G(4x)
Verse 1:
A2Keep me        Cadd9aGgain at arms A2length 
All I Cadd9hear is your Gheart, you know A2baby 
       Cadd9It Gnever A2shuts up Cadd9  G  
Verse 2:
And A2its all right 
      Cadd9This Gheart is on A2fire 
Go, Cadd9save your own Gass go 
A2Leaving me Cadd9burning G  A2  Cadd9  G  
CHORUS (sing higher than verse):
A2Maybe I am the Cadd9one that you Grun to when A2she put the Cadd9telephone Gdown
A2Maybe I am the Cadd9in between Ggirl and you're A2sure between girls in this Cadd9town G  
   A2   Cadd9   G(2x)
Verse 3:
A2What am     Cadd9I Gnot saying A2here? 
Hear the Cadd9spaces beGtween that 
A2Measure all Cadd9  
The Gwords I don't A2know Cadd9  G  
Verse 4:
A2You are Cadd9  
You're Gnot welcome A2here 
I'm Cadd9counting your Greasons on A2one handCadd9  
Then Gfitting them A2in Cadd9  G  
[CHORUS]
A2This Cadd9is my Gown private A2riot Cadd9  G  
Solo:    A2   Cadd9   G(8x)
   A2   Cadd9   G(2x)
[CHORUS] (2x) (first time sing lower than second)
A2This Cadd9is,G  
A2this Cadd9is G  
A2This Cadd9is my Gown private A2riot Cadd9  G  
A2This Cadd9is,G  
A2this Cadd9is G  
A2OooooCadd9hG  
Solo:    A2   Cadd9   G(16x) (fade out on the chords)

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My Own Private Riot

by Thea Gilmore

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Cadd9

My Own Private Riot

Thea Gilmore

from Recorded Delivery (2009)

The chords are the same the whole song. Have Fun!

A2 Cadd9 G

Intro: (4x)

Verse 1:

A2 Cadd9 G A2

Keep me again at arms length

Cadd9 G A2

All I hear is your heart, you know baby

Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9 G

It never shuts up

Verse 2:

And its all right

Cadd9 G A2

This heart is on fire

Cadd9 G

Go, save your own ass go

A2 Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9 G

Leaving me burning

CHORUS (sing higher than verse):

A2 Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9 G

Maybe I am the one that you run to when she put the telephone down

A2 Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9 G

Maybe I am the in between girl and you're sure between girls in this town

A2 Cadd9 G

(2x)

Verse 3:

A2 Cadd9 G A2

What am I not saying here?

Cadd9 G

Hear the spaces between that

A2 Cadd9

Measure all

G A2 Cadd9 G

The words I don't know

Verse 4:

A2 Cadd9

You are

G A2

You're not welcome here

Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9

I'm counting your reasons on one hand

G A2 Cadd9 G

Then fitting them in

[CHORUS]

A2 Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9 G

This is my own private riot

A2 Cadd9 G

Solo: (8x)

A2 Cadd9 G

(2x)

[CHORUS] (2x) (first time sing lower than second)

A2 Cadd9 G

This is,

A2 Cadd9 G

this is

A2 Cadd9 G A2 Cadd9 G

This is my own private riot

A2 Cadd9 G

This is,

A2 Cadd9 G

this is

A2 Cadd9 G

Oooooh

A2 Cadd9 G

Solo: (16x) (fade out on the chords)

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