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Intro:  C   Cmaj7   F(x3)
Verse 1:
CChrist, you're alrCmaj7eady goFne
And I thCought it'd take longer tCmaj7o kill yFou
And a moCnth is no timCmaj7e at alFl
No tCime to reach down and Cmaj7erase yFou
Chorus:
FYou're so eC-mo-Cmaj7tion-aFl
In the lCight of your mom's Cmaj7front Froom
Verse 2:
FI'm a tChoughtCmaj7less bFeast
AfrCaid of eveCmaj7rythinFg
And it's hCow you choose Cmaj7to seFe it
CStrength or huCmaj7man neFeds
Chorus:       
FYou're so eC-mo-Cmaj7tion-aFl
In the lCight of your mom's Cmaj7front Froom
I'm so eC-mo-Cmaj7tion-aFl
In the uCnforgiving light of Cmaj7the moFon
Break:  Am   G5   F   G5(x2)
Bridge:
And you Amlost your way home
And it Dmfeels familiar
And G5crickets guide you bAmack
AmAnd you hear them calling
And it Dmsounds familiar
And G5they might help you Amout
   F      G5   AmIt's so hard!
Break:  F   G5  G5  
Chorus:
CE-mo-Cmaj7tion-aFl
In the Clight of your mom's Cmaj7front Froom
You're so Ce-mo-Cmaj7tion-aFl
In the lCight of the marCmaj7quee mFoon
Outro: C-Cmaj7-F (x4, ends on C)

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Emotional

by Rilo Kiley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

C Cmaj7 F

Intro: (x3)

Verse 1:

C Cmaj7 F

Christ, you're already gone

C Cmaj7 F

And I thought it'd take longer to kill you

C Cmaj7 F

And a month is no time at all

C Cmaj7 F

No time to reach down and erase you

Chorus:

F C Cmaj7 F

You're so e-mo-tion-al

C Cmaj7 F

In the light of your mom's front room

Verse 2:

F C Cmaj7 F

I'm a thoughtless beast

C Cmaj7 F

Afraid of everything

C Cmaj7 F

And it's how you choose to see it

C Cmaj7 F

Strength or human needs

Chorus:

F C Cmaj7 F

You're so e-mo-tion-al

C Cmaj7 F

In the light of your mom's front room

C Cmaj7 F

I'm so e-mo-tion-al

C Cmaj7 F

In the unforgiving light of the moon

Am G5 F G5

Break: (x2)

Bridge:

And you lost your way home

And it feels familiar

G5 Am

And crickets guide you back

And you hear them calling

And it sounds familiar

G5 Am

And they might help you out

F G5 Am

It's so hard!

F G5 G5

Break:

Chorus:

C Cmaj7 F

E-mo-tion-al

C Cmaj7 F

In the light of your mom's front room

C Cmaj7 F

You're so e-mo-tion-al

C Cmaj7 F

In the light of the marquee moon

Outro: C-Cmaj7-F (x4, ends on C)

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