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Use standard chords if not provided:
      D5- xx023x
  D6sus2- xx045x
     Dm7- xx056x
   Dsus4- xx078x
      A5- x022xx
   F#m/A- x042xx
 Gsus2/A- x052xx
   Dsus2- xx0230
   D5/C#- x4x23x
    D5/B- x2023x
    D5/A- x0023x
[Intro]
 D5   D6sus2   Dsus4(2x)
A5 F#m/A Gsus2/A
D5 D6sus2 Dsus4
[Verse 1]
Dsus2She walks in the room
Dsus2And checks out the faces
Dsus2We think she's all the seven wonders of the world
A7But there's a sadness
Hidden in the Dsus2bizarre
A7Moonlight and madness
Living in a Dsus2bell jar
[Verse 2]
Dsus2She dresses in black
Dsus2Cuz sorrow is a magnet
Dsus2Everything comes to her like it was meant to be
A7But she's frustrated
Leaving things as they Dsus2are
A7What she created
Living in a Dsus2bell jar
[Interlude]
 D5   D6sus2   Dm7   Dsus4(2x)
A5 F#m/A Gsus2/A
D5 D6sus2 Dsus4
[Bridge]
  Bm7She feels so at Ghome
She's never Aalone but she's oh so lonely
  EWhat is the Gcrime
In knowing Ayour mind
Set it D5free.D5/C#  D5/B  D5/A  
[Verse 3]
Dsus2Attached to a mirror
Dsus2In her glass sided prison
Dsus2She writes the note that will excuse her from this world
  A7It's complicated
Living in a Dsus2bell jar
And A7she suffocated
Living in a Dsus2bell jar
[Outro]
 D5   D6sus2   Dm7   Dsus4(2x)
A5 F#m/A Gsus2/A
D5 D6sus2 Dsus4
D5 D6sus2 Dm7 Dsus4

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Bell Jar

by The Bangles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D6sus2

Dm7

Dsus4

F#m/A

Gsus2/A

Dsus2

D5/C#

D5/B

D5/A

Bm7

Use standard chords if not provided:

- xx023x

D6sus2

- xx045x

Dm7

- xx056x

Dsus4

- xx078x

- x022xx

F#m/A

- x042xx

Gsus2/A

- x052xx

Dsus2

- xx0230

D5/C#

- x4x23x

D5/B

- x2023x

D5/A

- x0023x

[Intro]

D5 D6sus2 Dsus4

(2x)

A5 F#m/A Gsus2/A

D5 D6sus2 Dsus4

[Verse 1]

Dsus2

She walks in the room

Dsus2

And checks out the faces

Dsus2

We think she's all the seven wonders of the world

But there's a sadness

Dsus2

Hidden in the bizarre

Moonlight and madness

Dsus2

Living in a bell jar

[Verse 2]

Dsus2

She dresses in black

Dsus2

Cuz sorrow is a magnet

Dsus2

Everything comes to her like it was meant to be

But she's frustrated

Dsus2

Leaving things as they are

What she created

Dsus2

Living in a bell jar

[Interlude]

D5 D6sus2 Dm7 Dsus4

(2x)

A5 F#m/A Gsus2/A

D5 D6sus2 Dsus4

[Bridge]

Bm7 G

She feels so at home

She's never alone but she's oh so lonely

E G

What is the crime

In knowing your mind

D5 D5/C# D5/B D5/A

Set it free.

[Verse 3]

Dsus2

Attached to a mirror

Dsus2

In her glass sided prison

Dsus2

She writes the note that will excuse her from this world

It's complicated

Dsus2

Living in a bell jar

And she suffocated

Dsus2

Living in a bell jar

[Outro]

D5 D6sus2 Dm7 Dsus4

(2x)

A5 F#m/A Gsus2/A

D5 D6sus2 Dsus4

D5 D6sus2 Dm7 Dsus4

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