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"Skyscraper" - Kerli
It's basically the same as the original version by Demi Lovato. The version on here by her
had some misplaced chords so I thought I'd just clean it up and make a chord version for Kerli
(who, by the way, co-wrote the song) because I like her voice much better than Demi's. The only 
real difference is that the intro's played twice in Kerli's version.
Intro:   G    C    Em    D(2x)
Verse:
Skies are Gcrying, I am Cwatching
Catching Emtear drops in my Dhands
Only Gsilence as it's Cending
Like we Emnever had a Dchance
Prechorus:
Do you Emhave to make me Cfeel like
There's Gnothing left of Dme?
Chorus:
You can take Geverything I Chave
You can break Emeverything I Dam
Like I'm made of GglassC  
Like I'm made of EmpaperD  
Go on and Emtry to tear me Cdown
I will be Grising from the Dground
Like a skyEmscraperC  
Like a skyGscraperD  
Verse:
As the Gsmoke clears, I aCwaken
And unEmtangle you from Dme
Would it Gmake you feel Embetter
To Emwatch me while I Dbleed?
Prechorus:
All my Emwindows still are Cbroken
But I'm Gstanding on my Dfeet
Chorus:
You can take Geverything I Chave
You can break Emeverything I Dam
Like I'm made of GglassC  
Like I'm made of EmpaperD  
Go on and Emtry to tear me Cdown
I will be Grising from the Dground
Like a skyEmscraperC  
Like a skyGscraperD  
Bridge:
  AmGo run, run, Emrun
I'm gonna stay right Chere,
Watch you disapGpear
  AmGo run, run, Emrun
Yeah, it's a long way Cdown
But I am Gcloser to the clouds up Dhere
Chorus:
You can take Geverything I Chave
You can break Emeverything I Dam
Like I'm made of GglassC  
Like I'm made of EmpaperD  
Go on and Emtry to tear me Cdown
I will be Grising from the Dground
Like a skyEmscraperC  
Like a skyGscraperD  
Like a skyEmscraperC  
Like a skyGscraperD  
Like a skyscraperEm  C  G  D  
classicNote: It sounds really cool if you have a delay pedal set to the beat of the song.
I play it like that on my 12-string and it sounds guitargasmic.

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Skyscraper

by Kerli

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"Skyscraper" - Kerli

It's basically the same as the original version by Demi Lovato. The version on here by her

had some misplaced chords so I thought I'd just clean it up and make a chord version for Kerli

(who, by the way, co-wrote the song) because I like her voice much better than Demi's. The only

real difference is that the intro's played twice in Kerli's version.

G C Em D

Intro: (2x)

Verse:

G C

Skies are crying, I am watching

Em D

Catching tear drops in my hands

G C

Only silence as it's ending

Em D

Like we never had a chance

Prechorus:

Em C

Do you have to make me feel like

G D

There's nothing left of me?

Chorus:

G C

You can take everything I have

Em D

You can break everything I am

G C

Like I'm made of glass

Em D

Like I'm made of paper

Em C

Go on and try to tear me down

G D

I will be rising from the ground

Em C

Like a skyscraper

G D

Like a skyscraper

Verse:

G C

As the smoke clears, I awaken

Em D

And untangle you from me

G Em

Would it make you feel better

Em D

To watch me while I bleed?

Prechorus:

Em C

All my windows still are broken

G D

But I'm standing on my feet

Chorus:

G C

You can take everything I have

Em D

You can break everything I am

G C

Like I'm made of glass

Em D

Like I'm made of paper

Em C

Go on and try to tear me down

G D

I will be rising from the ground

Em C

Like a skyscraper

G D

Like a skyscraper

Bridge:

Am Em

Go run, run, run

I'm gonna stay right here,

Watch you disappear

Am Em

Go run, run, run

Yeah, it's a long way down

G D

But I am closer to the clouds up here

Chorus:

G C

You can take everything I have

Em D

You can break everything I am

G C

Like I'm made of glass

Em D

Like I'm made of paper

Em C

Go on and try to tear me down

G D

I will be rising from the ground

Em C

Like a skyscraper

G D

Like a skyscraper

Em C

Like a skyscraper

G D

Like a skyscraper

Em C G D

Like a skyscraper

classicNote: It sounds really cool if you have a delay pedal set to the beat of the song.

I play it like that on my 12-string and it sounds guitargasmic.

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