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[Intro]
 Eb   Abx2
[Verse 1]
EbYou're still plain and fickle
Looks like I don't you
And you Gdon't know Abme
At aAbll
But your lips taEbste is so simple
Like a spoonful of vanilla flavoured Abice creamEb  
My AbloveAbm  
[Pre-Chorus]
I Gmknow I'm Abnot Ebmade of lace
And lGmace and pAbotpourriB  
But there's Bmnobody liEbke me
[Chorus 1]
You're boring
FDace it
At your Gmbest you're still bAbasic
You're Ebeverything I hate Dabout our yGmouthAb  
I'm Gmlost and hysteAbric
AnyEbthing but generic
Don't eGmver
Don't eAbver
Don't Byou dare ever call me vanillaEb  
[Verse 2]
EbI'm a mixture of water and bone
Not a cGmlone or a Abstepping stoneAb  
See, I am a lot Ebof things
But I can assure you I'm not what is Abthey say I amEb  Ab  Eb  
[Pre-Chorus]
Not Gmlace, not Ebpotpourri
(NobBody like me)
[Chorus 1]
You're boring
FDace it
At your Gmbest you're still bAbasic
You're Ebeverything I hate Dabout our yGmouthAb  
I'm Gmlost and hysteAbric
AnyEbthing but generic
Don't eGmver
Don't eAbver
Don't Byou dare ever call me vanillaAb  
[Bridge]
So what's the matter, pretty Cmpretty?
It really is a Bpity, your flavour of cAbhoice
I know that this may be a Cmrisk
But, but it's the Gmflavour bAboysB  Gm  B  
[Chorus 2]
You're Ebboring, so just Dface it
At your Gmbest oh you're still Abfaceless
You're Ebeverything I Dhate about our GmyouthAb  
I am lGmost and hyAbsteric
AnEbything but generic
And I Gmnever, I nAbever
I Bnever wanna be called Ebvanilla
No, Abno
Don't you Ebcall me vanilla
No, no, AbnoEb  Db  F  Bm  

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Vanilla

by The Maine

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Abm

[Intro]

Eb Ab

[Verse 1]

You're still plain and fickle

Looks like I don't you

G Ab

And you don't know me

At all

But your lips taste is so simple

Ab Eb

Like a spoonful of vanilla flavoured ice cream

Ab Abm

My love

[Pre-Chorus]

Gm Ab Eb

I know I'm not made of lace

Gm Ab B

And lace and potpourri

Bm Eb

But there's nobody like me

[Chorus 1]

You're boring

Face it

Gm Ab

At your best you're still basic

Eb D Gm Ab

You're everything I hate about our youth

Gm Ab

I'm lost and hysteric

Anything but generic

Don't ever

B Eb

Don't you dare ever call me vanilla

[Verse 2]

I'm a mixture of water and bone

Gm Ab Ab

Not a clone or a stepping stone

See, I am a lot of things

Ab Eb Ab Eb

But I can assure you I'm not what is they say I am

[Pre-Chorus]

Gm Eb

Not lace, not potpourri

(Nobody like me)

[Chorus 1]

You're boring

Face it

Gm Ab

At your best you're still basic

Eb D Gm Ab

You're everything I hate about our youth

Gm Ab

I'm lost and hysteric

Anything but generic

Don't ever

B Ab

Don't you dare ever call me vanilla

[Bridge]

So what's the matter, pretty pretty?

B Ab

It really is a pity, your flavour of choice

I know that this may be a risk

Gm Ab B Gm B

But, but it's the flavour boys

[Chorus 2]

Eb D

You're boring, so just face it

Gm Ab

At your best oh you're still faceless

Eb D Gm Ab

You're everything I hate about our youth

Gm Ab

I am lost and hysteric

Anything but generic

Gm Ab

And I never, I never

B Eb

I never wanna be called vanilla

No, no

Don't you call me vanilla

Ab Eb Db F Bm

No, no, no

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