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Capo on 1st Fret
[Intro]
C C/E F G
CShe may be the face I can't fCdim7orget 
A trace of pleasure or reFgret 
May be my treasure or the Cprice I have to Apay
DmShe may be the song that summer Fmsings 
May be the chill that autumn Cbrings 
May be a hundred different tFhings
Within the Gmeasure of a Cday F  G  
CShe may be the beauty or the Cdim7beast 
May be the famine or the Ffeast 
May turn each day into a CHeaven or a AHell 
DmShe may be the mirror of my Fmdreams
A smile reflected in a Cstream 
She may not be what she may sFeem 
Inside Gher Cshell.... F  G  
[Instrumental]
C Cdim7  F C A Dm Fm C F G C C7
G#She, who always seems so happy in a D#crowd 
Whose eyes can be so private and so C#proud 
No one's allowed to see them Cwhen they cry 
FmShe maybe the Bblove that cannot D#hope to last 
May come to Cme from shadows of the Dpast
That I'll Dremember 'til the day I Gdie
CShe maybe the reason I suCdim7rvive 
The why and wherefore I'm aFlive 
The one I'll care for through the rCough and ready Ayears 
DmMe, I'll take her laughter and her Fmtears 
And make them all my souveCnirs
For where she goes I've got to Dbe
The meaning of my Glife is 
FShe....CShe Fm  
GOh, sChe.... 

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She

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Cdim7

Capo on 1st Fret

[Intro]

C C/E F G

C Cdim7

She may be the face I can't forget

A trace of pleasure or regret

C A

May be my treasure or the price I have to pay

Dm Fm

She may be the song that summer sings

May be the chill that autumn brings

May be a hundred different things

G C F G

Within the measure of a day

C Cdim7

She may be the beauty or the beast

May be the famine or the feast

C A

May turn each day into a Heaven or a Hell

Dm Fm

She may be the mirror of my dreams

A smile reflected in a stream

She may not be what she may seem

G C F G

Inside her shell....

[Instrumental]

C Cdim7 F C A Dm Fm C F G C C7

G# D#

She, who always seems so happy in a crowd

Whose eyes can be so private and so proud

No one's allowed to see them when they cry

Fm Bb D#

She maybe the love that cannot hope to last

C D

May come to me from shadows of the past

D G

That I'll remember 'til the day I die

C Cdim7

She maybe the reason I survive

The why and wherefore I'm alive

C A

The one I'll care for through the rough and ready years

Dm Fm

Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears

And make them all my souvenirs

For where she goes I've got to be

The meaning of my life is

F C Fm

She....She

G C

Oh, she....

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