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Poor Me

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[Verse 1]
G#mFound it in his clEoset
G#mRight behind the lieEs
G#mI wish I never saEw it
G#mThe secret in his eEyes
[Hook 1]
G#mPoor meF#  E  
[Verse 2]
EHe never told me how long
F#I'd been G#mliving in the dEark
G#mNo one turned the light F#on
G#mI fell and broke my hearF#t
[Pre-Chorus]
G#mPoor F#meE  
G#mPoor F#meE  
[Chorus]
G#mPoor me this, poor me that
EWhy do I keep looking back?
G#mPoor me this, poor me that
EIt's not white, it’s not black
EGrey's the colour that I F#see
EStill can't believe he'd leave mF#e
To love her
[Post-Chorus]
G#mPoor F#me Eanother
[Verse 3]
ETried to face it
G#mBut so far down inside
F#I jEust can't shake it
G#mMy stupid pride
[Pre-Chorus]
BPoor mEe, pF#oor G#mme
[Chorus]
G#mPoor me this, poor me that
EWhy do I keep looking back?
G#mPoor me this, poor me that
EIt's not white, it’s not black
EGrey's the colour that I F#see
EStill can't believe he'd leave mF#e
To love her
[Pre-Chorus]
BPoor mEe, pF#oor G#mme
[Bridge]
I Bknow it should get betAteEr
BOh, but it never doAesE  
BI wish he'd neAver mEet her
BThen everything would be thAe way it wEas
[Hook 2]
G#mPoor F#me Ethis
G#mPoor F#me Ethat
G#mPoor F#me Ethis
G#mPoor F#me Ethat
[Chorus]
G#mPoor me this, poor me that
EWhy do I keep looking back?
G#mPoor me this, poor me that
EIt's not white, it’s not black
EGrey's the colour that I F#see
EStill can't believe he'd leave mF#e
To love her
[Outro]
G#mPoor F#meE  
G#mPoor F#me Eanother

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Poor Me

by Shania Twain

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Verse 1]

G#m E

Found it in his closet

G#m E

Right behind the lies

G#m E

I wish I never saw it

G#m E

The secret in his eyes

[Hook 1]

G#m F# E

Poor me

[Verse 2]

He never told me how long

F# G#m E

I'd been living in the dark

G#m F#

No one turned the light on

G#m F#

I fell and broke my heart

[Pre-Chorus]

G#m F# E

Poor me

G#m F# E

Poor me

[Chorus]

G#m

Poor me this, poor me that

Why do I keep looking back?

G#m

Poor me this, poor me that

It's not white, it’s not black

E F#

Grey's the colour that I see

E F#

Still can't believe he'd leave me

To love her

[Post-Chorus]

G#m F# E

Poor me another

[Verse 3]

Tried to face it

G#m

But so far down inside

F# E

I just can't shake it

G#m

My stupid pride

[Pre-Chorus]

B E F# G#m

Poor me, poor me

[Chorus]

G#m

Poor me this, poor me that

Why do I keep looking back?

G#m

Poor me this, poor me that

It's not white, it’s not black

E F#

Grey's the colour that I see

E F#

Still can't believe he'd leave me

To love her

[Pre-Chorus]

B E F# G#m

Poor me, poor me

[Bridge]

B A E

I know it should get better

B A E

Oh, but it never does

B A E

I wish he'd never met her

B A E

Then everything would be the way it was

[Hook 2]

G#m F# E

Poor me this

G#m F# E

Poor me that

G#m F# E

Poor me this

G#m F# E

Poor me that

[Chorus]

G#m

Poor me this, poor me that

Why do I keep looking back?

G#m

Poor me this, poor me that

It's not white, it’s not black

E F#

Grey's the colour that I see

E F#

Still can't believe he'd leave me

To love her

[Outro]

G#m F# E

Poor me

G#m F# E

Poor me another

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