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Melanie Safka - Make It Work For Me
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:    G   D   G     D   Am   Em    C    D    G   C  D  
And if it's Gyou, you're going to Clove Gme
And if it's Dnot, I'm going to Amfind Emyou
But if I Cdon't, I'll have to Dmake it work for meG  C  D  
And if it's Gtrue, I'm gonna CfolGlow
And if it Dbreaks me, I'll go on AmbroEmken
I'll dream of Cyou, but I've got to Dmake it work for meG  C  
And when the Dsun sets upside Emdown
And the hands of the Gclock go the Dother way 'Cround
I know that it's Dnot what the others might Emsee
I won't fall Gdown from my vertigo Cdream
I found this way to Dfly, you see
By letting Ebgo and holding on Ftight to nothing at GallC  D  
And if it's Gyou, in your magCnifiGcence
Or is it Dme, who thinks you're Amheaven Emsent
I'll Cfollow through, but I've got to Dmake it work for meG  C  D  
And if it's Gyou, you're gonna Clove Gme
And if it's Dnot, then I will Amfind Emyou
But if I Cdon't, I'm gonna Dmake it work for meG  
Until the real thing comes aClong
I'm gonna make it Dwork for meG  C  G  C  
And when the Dsun sets upside Emdown
And the hands of the Gclock go the Dother way 'Cround
I know that it's Dnot what the others might Emsee
I won't fall Gdown from my vertigo Cdream
I found this way to Dfly, you see 
It's by letting Ebgo and holding on Ftight to nothing at GallC  
OUTRO:   (## fade to end ##)
And when the Dsun sets upside Emdown
I've got to Gmake it work for meC  
And when the Dsun sets upside Emdown
And the hands of the Gclock go the Dother way 'Cround
I know that it's Dnot what the others might Emsee
I won't fall Gdown from my vertigo Cdream

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Make It Work For Me

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Melanie Safka - Make It Work For Me

CAPO: 4th Fret

G D G D Am Em C D G C D

INTRO:

G C G

And if it's you, you're going to love me

D Am Em

And if it's not, I'm going to find you

C D G C D

But if I don't, I'll have to make it work for me

G C G

And if it's true, I'm gonna follow

D Am Em

And if it breaks me, I'll go on broken

C D G C

I'll dream of you, but I've got to make it work for me

D Em

And when the sun sets upside down

G D C

And the hands of the clock go the other way 'round

D Em

I know that it's not what the others might see

G C

I won't fall down from my vertigo dream

I found this way to fly, you see

Eb F G C D

By letting go and holding on tight to nothing at all

G C G

And if it's you, in your magnificence

D Am Em

Or is it me, who thinks you're heaven sent

C D G C D

I'll follow through, but I've got to make it work for me

G C G

And if it's you, you're gonna love me

D Am Em

And if it's not, then I will find you

C D G

But if I don't, I'm gonna make it work for me

Until the real thing comes along

D G C G C

I'm gonna make it work for me

D Em

And when the sun sets upside down

G D C

And the hands of the clock go the other way 'round

D Em

I know that it's not what the others might see

G C

I won't fall down from my vertigo dream

I found this way to fly, you see

Eb F G C

It's by letting go and holding on tight to nothing at all

OUTRO: (## fade to end ##)

D Em

And when the sun sets upside down

G C

I've got to make it work for me

D Em

And when the sun sets upside down

G D C

And the hands of the clock go the other way 'round

D Em

I know that it's not what the others might see

G C

I won't fall down from my vertigo dream

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