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Judy Blume

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[Intro]
G   A    C   C
G   A    C   C
[Verse 1]
Gpeople keep aG/F#sking me whAy i do things how i dCo
Gand all of thG/F#is measuring inflAuence i forgot yCou
Gyou and me hiG/F#ding behAind the monhegan hoteCl
Gand you told G/F#me things that noAbody around me would Ctell
Gthat was the G/F#summer that evAeryone touched me at Conce
Gone day they G/F#ignored me the nAext they were all down my paCnts
Gyou were in bG/F#ed with me sAafe before anyone eClse
you oGpened beG/F#side me and heAld me when i needed hCelp
[Chorus]
Emyou and me lDying togCether at night in my roomEm  D  C  
Emyou've been Dinside me Cforever, judGy blumeA  C  C  
[Verse 2]
Gi couldn't cG/F#arry a tune but i thAought i could sinCg
Gand no-one hG/F#ad told me that thouAghts were a good or bad thiCng
Gbut i  startG/F#ed noticing groAwn-ups would smile and Ccringe
Gbut you'd taught me G/F#that you could sAay anything you could thiCnk
[Bridge]
Emi don't remDember my frCiends from gymnastics class
Embut i rememDber when deCenie was at the school 
Emdance buddy feDeling her uCp in the locker room
Emmargaret boDred counting hCats in the synagogue
Emdavey was sDtirring the tCea that she wouldn't drink
Emtony was waDtching his Cso-called friend shoplifting
Emall them liDved in my hCead quietly whispering :
Emyou are nDot so stranCge
Emi don't remDember the dCetails of 7th grade
Emall i rememDber is lyinCg and being afraid
but Emi won't foDrget katherine and mCichael going all the way
Emkaren preteDnding to puCke so her dad would stay
Emsteph on the scDale in the Cbathroom alone that day
Emmargaret arDguing with gCod while she masturbated
Emall of them stDacked on my sChelf like a love letter
Emall of them sDaying: amCanda you know better! 
Emyou are nDot to blCame
the wEmorld's a viDcious plCace
so Emgo on and tDhink how you wCant
you will Emnot be alDone in your tChoughts
well you wEmill but you Dwont in a wCay cause a gDirl thought it tCoo in a bDook that the library bGoughtA  C  C  
Ending
Gpeople keep aG/F#sking me whAy i do things how i dCo
and from nGow on i'll teG/F#ll them nick cAave and i'll talk about Cyou
Emjudy i can't believe soAmetimes that i'm an aCdult
and that gGirls like i wG/F#as think that i hAave this sA4hit figured Cout
[Chorus]
Emyou and me lDying togCether at night in my roomEm  D  C  
Emyou'll been Dinside theCm forever, judy bluGme  A  C  C  G  

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Judy Blume

by Amanda Palmer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

[Intro]

G A C C

[Verse 1]

G G/F# A C

people keep asking me why i do things how i do

G G/F# A C

and all of this measuring influence i forgot you

G G/F# A C

you and me hiding behind the monhegan hotel

G G/F# A C

and you told me things that nobody around me would tell

G G/F# A C

that was the summer that everyone touched me at once

G G/F# A C

one day they ignored me the next they were all down my pants

G G/F# A C

you were in bed with me safe before anyone else

G G/F# A C

you opened beside me and held me when i needed help

[Chorus]

Em D C Em D C

you and me lying together at night in my room

Em D C G A C C

you've been inside me forever, judy blume

[Verse 2]

G G/F# A C

i couldn't carry a tune but i thought i could sing

G G/F# A C

and no-one had told me that thoughts were a good or bad thing

G G/F# A C

but i started noticing grown-ups would smile and cringe

G G/F# A C

but you'd taught me that you could say anything you could think

[Bridge]

Em D C

i don't remember my friends from gymnastics class

Em D C

but i remember when deenie was at the school

Em D C

dance buddy feeling her up in the locker room

Em D C

margaret bored counting hats in the synagogue

Em D C

davey was stirring the tea that she wouldn't drink

Em D C

tony was watching his so-called friend shoplifting

Em D C

all them lived in my head quietly whispering :

Em D C

you are not so strange

Em D C

i don't remember the details of 7th grade

Em D C

all i remember is lying and being afraid

Em D C

but i won't forget katherine and michael going all the way

Em D C

karen pretending to puke so her dad would stay

Em D C

steph on the scale in the bathroom alone that day

Em D C

margaret arguing with god while she masturbated

Em D C

all of them stacked on my shelf like a love letter

Em D C

all of them saying: amanda you know better!

Em D C

you are not to blame

Em D C

the world's a vicious place

Em D C

so go on and think how you want

Em D C

you will not be alone in your thoughts

Em D C D C D G A C C

well you will but you wont in a way cause a girl thought it too in a book that the library bought

Ending

G G/F# A C

people keep asking me why i do things how i do

G G/F# A C

and from now on i'll tell them nick cave and i'll talk about you

Em A C

judy i can't believe sometimes that i'm an adult

G G/F# A A4 C

and that girls like i was think that i have this shit figured out

[Chorus]

Em D C Em D C

you and me lying together at night in my room

Em D C G A C C G

you'll been inside them forever, judy blume

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