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Capo '2
Intro:  G   C   Em  C  
You’re bGeautiful
With the shiniest diamonds in your Cears
You can’t hear your mother – she’s crying in thEme other room
She knows it Cwon’t be okay
Farther from her daughter with the coming of eachday
So you pGick up your books, that you never read
RCun off to school like a good drama queen
EmDo you care where you’re going, or know where you’ve been?
CBarely a woman, you’re 18 years in
AOur faith is placed in second chances
ACs the angel and her deDmons dance it’s
CLike you’re 18 Emyears in Dwith nGo way oCut
And you’re the sEmtar of the sDtory you dGon’t care aCbout
Just a litEmtle girl in a Dbigger world turning Gupside-dCown
Well, don’t’ you Emthrow it all aDway when no one’s hGere to pull you Cout
EmAnd when you’re sCafe and sGound iDnside youEmr bed
I know you dCream of thGings bigger than thDe things that yoEmu let live
When you’re Csafe and Gsound Dinside your Embed
I know you dCream of things GI, I know you drDeam 18 years Cin
Like you’re 18 years in with no way out
And you’re the star of the story you don’t care about
Just a little girl in a bigger world turning upside-down
Well, don’t’ you throw it all away when no one’s here to pull you out

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Capo '2

G C Em C

Intro:

You’re beautiful

With the shiniest diamonds in your ears

You can’t hear your mother – she’s crying in the other room

She knows it won’t be okay

Farther from her daughter with the coming of eachday

So you pick up your books, that you never read

Run off to school like a good drama queen

Do you care where you’re going, or know where you’ve been?

Barely a woman, you’re 18 years in

Our faith is placed in second chances

C D

As the angel and her demons dance it’s

C Em D G C

Like you’re 18 years in with no way out

Em D G C

And you’re the star of the story you don’t care about

Em D G C

Just a little girl in a bigger world turning upside-down

Em D G C

Well, don’t’ you throw it all away when no one’s here to pull you out

Em C G D Em

And when you’re safe and sound inside your bed

C G D Em

I know you dream of things bigger than the things that you let live

C G D Em

When you’re safe and sound inside your bed

C G D C

I know you dream of things I, I know you dream 18 years in

Like you’re 18 years in with no way out

And you’re the star of the story you don’t care about

Just a little girl in a bigger world turning upside-down

Well, don’t’ you throw it all away when no one’s here to pull you out

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