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The Dot Song

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[Intro]
Em C G
[Verse 1]
  EmAn Cempty Gpaper,
 EmLike a Cpolar bear Gin a snowstorm. 
 EmSee Cwhere it Gtakes you, 
 EmSee Cwhere it Gtakes you. 
[Chorus]
 When you Cmake, make, make, a mark. G  
 EmAll you gotta do is sDtart. 
 CPaint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter, 
 CMake, make, make a mark, G  
 EmMake it CmatterG. 
 EmMake it CmatterG. 
[Verse 2]
 EmI wanna Csee you Gsign it, 
 Emput your Csignature Gat the bottom. 
 EmAnd see Cwhere it Gtakes you, 
 EmSee Cwhere it Gtakes you. 
[Chorus]
 When you Cmake, make, make, a mark. G  
 EmAll you gotta do is Dstart. 
 CPaint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter, 
 CMake, make, make a mark, G  
 EmMake it Cmatter. G  
 EmMake it Cmatter. G  
[Bridge]
 And when Csomebody elDse 
 thinks Cthey can't draw a Dline, 
 ReCmember that you can Dhelp. 
 BeClow that squiggle, 
 DHelp them sign. 
[Chorus]
 And make, Cmake, make, a mark. G  
 EmAll you gotta do is Dstart. 
 CPaint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter, 
 CMake, make, make a mark. G  
 EmMake, make, make a mark. D  
 CMake, make, make a markG. 
 EmAll you gotta do is Dstart. 
 CPaint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter, 
 CMake, make, make, a mark. G  
 EmMake it Cmatter. G  
 EmMake it Cmatter.G  

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The Dot Song

by Emily Dale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C G

[Verse 1]

Em C G

An empty paper,

Em C G

Like a polar bear in a snowstorm.

Em C G

See where it takes you,

Em C G

See where it takes you.

[Chorus]

C G

When you make, make, make, a mark.

Em D

All you gotta do is start.

C G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter,

C G

Make, make, make a mark,

Em C G

Make it matter.

Em C G

Make it matter.

[Verse 2]

Em C G

I wanna see you sign it,

Em C G

put your signature at the bottom.

Em C G

And see where it takes you,

Em C G

See where it takes you.

[Chorus]

C G

When you make, make, make, a mark.

Em D

All you gotta do is start.

C G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter,

C G

Make, make, make a mark,

Em C G

Make it matter.

Em C G

Make it matter.

[Bridge]

C D

And when somebody else

C D

thinks they can't draw a line,

C D

Remember that you can help.

Below that squiggle,

Help them sign.

[Chorus]

C G

And make, make, make, a mark.

Em D

All you gotta do is start.

C G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter,

C G

Make, make, make a mark.

Em D

Make, make, make a mark.

C G

Make, make, make a mark.

Em D

All you gotta do is start.

C G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter,

C G

Make, make, make, a mark.

Em C G

Make it matter.

Em C G

Make it matter.

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