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Somebody Elses Clothes

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Verse:     C    G    F  C  
Chrous:   Am    G    F  C  
        Am  G F5-F#  C-G-C
Verse
CAnd you're riding in back Glying here on your back
Fyou're as serious as a heart Cattack
Call those picturesque moments Gthe sunsets glowin'
Fthrough the back of the Cvan
Chorus
Amand the water is diamonds there's Gsomething you're hiding
Fit's just your fatal Cflaw
Amand you're trying to compose but just Gbeing this happy
                        F5               F#mC-G-C
is like walking around in somebody else's clothes
Verse
Cand you all think I'm stupGid, too nice, too aloof
Fthere's no winning here at alCl
Cbeen on the road for so long sGinging self-obsessed songs
FI’m always coming as I’m Cgoing
Chorus
Amand the water is diamonds there's Gsomething you're hiding
Fyou wish you could juCst shout it out
Am"just fucking love me, I’m tired of leGaving
               F5               F#mC-G-C
and waking up in somebody else's clothes"
Verse
Cmy dad's been in jail for Gtwo halves of a year
FI got my first letter toCday it was simple and sad
it was paGinfully clear and Fthis is how it Cread:
Am"my daughter this time well the waGter's not diamonds
FI’m a fraud and I am Cold
Amand they found me out but just Gbeing your father
                        F5               F#mC-G-C
is like walking around in somebody else's clothes.
I'll be Cout by Gthe first Csnow
wearing Csomebody Gelse's Cclothes"

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Somebody Elses Clothes

by Rilo Kiley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C G F C

Verse:

Am G F C

Chrous:

Am G F5-F# C-G-C

Verse

C G

And you're riding in back lying here on your back

F C

you're as serious as a heart attack

C G

all those picturesque moments the sunsets glowin'

F C

through the back of the van

Chorus

Am G

and the water is diamonds there's something you're hiding

F C

it's just your fatal flaw

Am G

and you're trying to compose but just being this happy

F5 F#m

C-G-C

is like walking around in somebody else's clothes

Verse

C G

and you all think I'm stupid, too nice, too aloof

F C

there's no winning here at all

C G

been on the road for so long singing self-obsessed songs

F C

I’m always coming as I’m going

Chorus

Am G

and the water is diamonds there's something you're hiding

F C

you wish you could just shout it out

Am G

"just fucking love me, I’m tired of leaving

F5 F#m

C-G-C

and waking up in somebody else's clothes"

Verse

C G

my dad's been in jail for two halves of a year

F C

I got my first letter today it was simple and sad

G F C

it was painfully clear and this is how it read:

Am G

"my daughter this time well the water's not diamonds

F C

I’m a fraud and I am old

Am G

and they found me out but just being your father

F5 F#m

C-G-C

is like walking around in somebody else's clothes.

C G C

I'll be out by the first snow

C G C

wearing somebody else's clothes"

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