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Clay

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Grace VanderWaal - Clay
From the America's Got Talent finals (2016)
To make the song sound even better on guitar you can also change the chords a bit and play them like:
  G(320033) G  
 Em(022033) Em7  
  C(x32033) Cadd9  
D  (xx0233) Dsus4 or just a normal D (xx0232)
You can also transpose the tab and play it with the capo on the 7th fret.
Capo 1
[Intro]
G  Em  D  C D
You sGee a girl in the hEmallway
And then you whDisper to your frCiend, "who is she anyDway?"
You forgGot what she looks like in like a dEmay
But your wDords don't hurt me, I will bCe okDay
Cause yGou dEmon't hDurt mCeD  
GI wEmon't mDold tCo
Your silly wGords, I won't lEmive inside your world
Cause your pDunches and your names
All your jCokes and stDupid games
They don't wGork
ThEmey don't hurt
Watch thDem just go right through me
Because thCey mean nothing to mDe
TrGy to change my shape
But bEmaby I'm not Clay
SDorry not today
Cause bCaby DI'm not
TrGy to change my shape
But bEmaby I'm not Clay
SDorry not today
Cause bCaby DI'm not Clay
 N.C.
Your silly words
 N.C.
I won't live inside your world
 N.C.
Cause your punches and your names
All your jCokes and stDupid games
They don't wGork
No, thEmey don't hurt
Watch thDem just go right through me
Because thCey mean nothing to mDe
I'm not ClayG  

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Clay

by Grace VanderWaal

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Grace VanderWaal - Clay

From the America's Got Talent finals (2016)

To make the song sound even better on guitar you can also change the chords a bit and play them like:

G G

(320033)

Em Em7

(022033)

C Cadd9

(x32033)

D (xx0233) Dsus4 or just a normal D (xx0232)

You can also transpose the tab and play it with the capo on the 7th fret.

Capo 1

[Intro]

G Em D C D

G Em

You see a girl in the hallway

D C D

And then you whisper to your friend, "who is she anyway?"

G Em

You forgot what she looks like in like a day

D C D

But your words don't hurt me, I will be okay

G Em D C D

Cause you don't hurt me

G Em D C

I won't mold to

G Em

Your silly words, I won't live inside your world

Cause your punches and your names

C D

All your jokes and stupid games

They don't work

They don't hurt

Watch them just go right through me

C D

Because they mean nothing to me

Try to change my shape

But baby I'm not Clay

Sorry not today

C D

Cause baby I'm not

Try to change my shape

But baby I'm not Clay

Sorry not today

C D

Cause baby I'm not Clay

N.C.

Your silly words

N.C.

I won't live inside your world

N.C.

Cause your punches and your names

C D

All your jokes and stupid games

They don't work

No, they don't hurt

Watch them just go right through me

C D

Because they mean nothing to me

I'm not Clay

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