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Sara Bareilles
"Undertow"
Careful Confessions
Silly Bmme,  E7look what I dAid again
I found what I Bmwant  E7is what I cAannot have 
I didn't Bmmean to E7be so preAdictable 
But I blame it aBmll on E7who made you irresAistible 
And it isn't Bmsomething I E7/G#need 
'til you Gtell me I F#can't 
Why wear my Bmheart on my E7/G#sleeve
When it looks so G/Bgood in your A/C#hand 
  Dmaj7My heart bA6reaks in a Gmaj7/Bheart beA/C#at 
And you Gadd9storm D/F#me when you cEm7ome and go A7  
  Dmaj7The taste A6of somethinGmaj7/Bg  so swA/C#eet should have 
Gadd9Warned D/F#me 'bout the Em7undertow  A7  
Oh, Gadd9I couldn't find a D/F#better man to lEm7et me A7go 
Little Bmgirl,  E7I don't know Awhy you stay 
If I had a Bmfeather for every time E7daddy said that I could Afly away 
Old Bmhabits   E7are so Ahard to break
It'd be a Bmshame to stop now that I've E7started to make really Agood mistakes 
And I don't Bmknow why I must E7/G#ask 
For the Gforbidden F#fruit
I saw the Bmsnake in the E7/G#grass 
But I had G/Bbitten too A/C#soon
  DMy heart Abreaks in Gmaj7/Ba heart A/C#beat 
And you Gadd9storm D/F#me when you cEm7ome and go A7  
  DThe taste Aof somethinGmaj7/Bg  so swA/C#eet should have 
Gadd9Warned D/F#me 'bout the Em7undertow  A7  
Oh, Gadd9I couldn't find a D/F#better man to lEm7et me A7go 
GI  sEmhould have seen yGou Emcoming in
ShoulGd recoEmgnize the signs a wBmave's gAonna bE/G#reak
GNow, I'vEme given in, Gwhy Emfight it when
GI'm rEmesigned to simply Bmlive in Ayour GwakGadd9e 
Your Fwake 
  DMy heart bAreaks in a Gmaj7/Bheart beA/C#at 
And you Gadd9storm D/F#me when you cEm7ome and go A7  
  DThe tasAte of sometGmaj7/Bhing  so A/C#sweet should have 
Gadd9Warned D/F#me 'bout the Em7undertow  A7  
Oh, Gadd9I couldn't find a D/F#better man to lEm7et me A7go 
Oh, Gadd9I couldn't find a D/F#better man to lEmet me go
[Outro, repeat and fade-out] 
 Bm   E7/G#   G   F#...
 Gmaj7/Bx2403x

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Undertow

by Sara Bareilles

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E7/G#

G/B

A/C#

Dmaj7

Gmaj7/B

Gadd9

D/F#

Em7

E/G#

Sara Bareilles

"Undertow"

Careful Confessions

Bm E7 A

Silly me, look what I did again

Bm E7 A

I found what I want is what I cannot have

Bm E7 A

I didn't mean to be so predictable

Bm E7 A

But I blame it all on who made you irresistible

Bm E7/G#

And it isn't something I need

G F#

'til you tell me I can't

Bm E7/G#

Why wear my heart on my sleeve

G/B A/C#

When it looks so good in your hand

Dmaj7 A6 Gmaj7/B A/C#

My heart breaks in a heart beat

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

And you storm me when you come and go

Dmaj7 A6 Gmaj7/B A/C#

The taste of something so sweet should have

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

Warned me 'bout the undertow

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

Oh, I couldn't find a better man to let me go

Bm E7 A

Little girl, I don't know why you stay

Bm E7 A

If I had a feather for every time daddy said that I could fly away

Bm E7 A

Old habits are so hard to break

Bm E7 A

It'd be a shame to stop now that I've started to make really good mistakes

Bm E7/G#

And I don't know why I must ask

G F#

For the forbidden fruit

Bm E7/G#

I saw the snake in the grass

G/B A/C#

But I had bitten too soon

D A Gmaj7/B A/C#

My heart breaks in a heart beat

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

And you storm me when you come and go

D A Gmaj7/B A/C#

The taste of something so sweet should have

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

Warned me 'bout the undertow

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

Oh, I couldn't find a better man to let me go

G Em G Em

I should have seen you coming in

G Em Bm A E/G#

Should recognize the signs a wave's gonna break

G Em G Em

Now, I've given in, why fight it when

G Em Bm A G Gadd9

I'm resigned to simply live in your wake

Your wake

D A Gmaj7/B A/C#

My heart breaks in a heart beat

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

And you storm me when you come and go

D A Gmaj7/B A/C#

The taste of something so sweet should have

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

Warned me 'bout the undertow

Gadd9 D/F# Em7 A7

Oh, I couldn't find a better man to let me go

Gadd9 D/F# Em

Oh, I couldn't find a better man to let me go

[Outro, repeat and fade-out]

Bm E7/G# G F#

...

Gmaj7/B

x2403x

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