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Complicated

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[Intro]
G D Am C
[Verse 1]
GChill out, what you yelling for?
DLay back, it's all been done before
AmAnd if, you could only Clet it be, you will see
GI like, you the way you are
DWhen we're, driving in your car
AmAnd you're, talking to me Cone on one
But you've become
[Pre-Chorus]
AmSomebody else, 'round everyone else
DWatching your back, like you can't relax
AmYou're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to Cme
Tell me
[Chorus]
GWhy do you have to go and make Bmthings so compliCcated?
I see the Dway you're Gacting like you're somebody Bmelse gets me frusCtrated
Life's like Dthis you
GYou fall, and you Dcrawl, and you break
And you Ctake, what you get, and you turn it Dinto
GHonesty and promise me I'm Dnever gonna find you Cfake it
No, Dno Gno
DNo, no Cno
No, Dno Gno
DNo, no Cno
No, Dno Gno
[Verse 2]
You come, over unannounced
DDressed up, like you're something else
AmWhere you aren't where it's Cat you see
You're making me
GLaugh out, when you strike your pose
DTake off, all your preppy clothes
AmYou know, you're not fooling Canyone
When you become
[Pre-Chorus]
AmSomebody else, 'round everyone else
DWatching your back, like you can't relax
AmYou're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to Cme
Tell me
[Chorus]
GWhy do you have to go and make Bmthings so compliCcated?
I see the Dway you're Gacting like you're somebody Bmelse gets me frusCtrated
Life's like Dthis you
GYou fall, and you Dcrawl, and you break
And you Ctake, what you get, and you turn it Dinto
GHonesty and promise me I'm Dnever gonna find you Cfake it
No, Dno Gno
DNo, no Cno
No, Dno Gno
DNo, no Cno
No, Dno Gno
[Outro]
DNo, no Cno
No, Dno Gno
DNo, no Cno
No, Dno Gno

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Complicated

by Olivia O'Brien

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D Am C

[Verse 1]

Chill out, what you yelling for?

Lay back, it's all been done before

Am C

And if, you could only let it be, you will see

I like, you the way you are

When we're, driving in your car

Am C

And you're, talking to me one on one

But you've become

[Pre-Chorus]

Somebody else, 'round everyone else

Watching your back, like you can't relax

Am C

You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me

Tell me

[Chorus]

G Bm C

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

D G Bm C

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

G D

You fall, and you crawl, and you break

C D

And you take, what you get, and you turn it into

G D C

Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

D G

No, no no

D C

No, no no

D G

No, no no

D C

No, no no

D G

No, no no

[Verse 2]

You come, over unannounced

Dressed up, like you're something else

Am C

Where you aren't where it's at you see

You're making me

Laugh out, when you strike your pose

Take off, all your preppy clothes

Am C

You know, you're not fooling anyone

When you become

[Pre-Chorus]

Somebody else, 'round everyone else

Watching your back, like you can't relax

Am C

You're trying to be cool, you look like a fool to me

Tell me

[Chorus]

G Bm C

Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?

D G Bm C

I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else gets me frustrated

Life's like this you

G D

You fall, and you crawl, and you break

C D

And you take, what you get, and you turn it into

G D C

Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it

D G

No, no no

D C

No, no no

D G

No, no no

D C

No, no no

D G

No, no no

[Outro]

D C

No, no no

D G

No, no no

D C

No, no no

D G

No, no no

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