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Seriously
Words and Music by Sara Bareilles
Performed by Leslie Odom, Jr.
Key: Cm
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Alternate
Key: Am
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
 Cm- Am  
 G- E  
 G7- E7  
 Eb- C  
 Ab- F  
[Intro]
Cm(No CmLyCmricCms) 
[Verse 1]
Let's start with Cmhope
I threw in the middle like a Cmskipping stone
The Cmripples won, Cmson of a gun
CmSome would not have thought so
But I Gstand here commander in G7chief.
And I take that Cmseriously
[Verse 2]
But along the Cmway
A rogue Cmripple turned tidal wave
In Cmreaction to, what I Cmtried to do
A Cmrebirth of a nation's hatred
GRed, white, and blue. Is bG7lack in there too?
   CmSeriously?
Cm
[Bridge 1]
EbOne man
Rewriting the Gbook on bad behavior
    CmMaybe cheats the neighbors
    AbFeels he gets what they payed for
EbWe can't
Pat him on the Gback and send him on through,
  CmNo man's ignorance will Abever be his virtue
Is this Gbest we can be?
     G7Seriously?Cm  
[Verse 3]
Let's talk of Cmfear
And why I Cmdon't bring it in here
It's a Cmdangerous word, it Cmspooks the heard
And we Cmall bleed in the stampede
GFear makes a false friend indeedG7  
And I take it Cmseriously
[Pre-bridge]
But hear me Cmnow,
Before the Cmtruth gets drowned out
By a Cmdemagogue flexing
A Cmdemagogue flexing
He's Ghistory repeatingG7  
[Bridge 2]
EbAngry?
Am I Gangry?
You ask if I'm Cmangry.
And AbI'm at a loss for words
After Eball we've done,
Every Gbattle hard one,
Every Cmhair gone gray
In this Abname of this place
In a Ebhistory plagued
With in-Gcredible mistakes
Still I Cmpledge my allegiance to these
U-Abnited Divided StatesG  G7  
CmSeriously?
Cm
[Verse 4]
Let's end with Cmwhy
It's a Cmquestion I
Want to Cmask of us, as a Cmpopulace
CmWhy not take our time
Or the Gweight of the story...G7  
N.C.                                         
...Seriously

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Seriously

Words and Music by Sara Bareilles

Performed by Leslie Odom, Jr.

Key: Cm

Tuning: Standard

Capo: None

Alternate

Key: Am

Tuning: Standard

Capo: None

Cm Am

G E

G7 E7

Eb C

Ab F

[Intro]

Cm Cm Cm Cm

(No Lyrics)

[Verse 1]

Let's start with hope

I threw in the middle like a skipping stone

Cm Cm

The ripples won, son of a gun

Some would not have thought so

G G7

But I stand here commander in chief.

And I take that seriously

[Verse 2]

But along the way

A rogue ripple turned tidal wave

Cm Cm

In reaction to, what I tried to do

A rebirth of a nation's hatred

G G7

Red, white, and blue. Is black in there too?

Seriously?

[Bridge 1]

One man

Rewriting the book on bad behavior

Maybe cheats the neighbors

Feels he gets what they payed for

We can't

Pat him on the back and send him on through,

Cm Ab

No man's ignorance will ever be his virtue

Is this best we can be?

G7 Cm

Seriously?

[Verse 3]

Let's talk of fear

And why I don't bring it in here

Cm Cm

It's a dangerous word, it spooks the heard

And we all bleed in the stampede

G G7

Fear makes a false friend indeed

And I take it seriously

[Pre-bridge]

But hear me now,

Before the truth gets drowned out

By a demagogue flexing

A demagogue flexing

G G7

He's history repeating

[Bridge 2]

Angry?

Am I angry?

You ask if I'm angry.

And I'm at a loss for words

After all we've done,

Every battle hard one,

Every hair gone gray

In this name of this place

In a history plagued

With in-credible mistakes

Still I pledge my allegiance to these

Ab G G7

U-nited Divided States

Seriously?

[Verse 4]

Let's end with why

It's a question I

Cm Cm

Want to ask of us, as a populace

Why not take our time

G G7

Or the weight of the story...

N.C.

...Seriously

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