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Second Guess Girl

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[Verse 1]
Is it tCime for a spFeech or for sCilence
Are you calCling for pFeace or dCefiance
Is this darAmkening coG/Bunsel or wiF/Asdom
Are we Amall perpGetrators or vC/Gictims?
[Verse 2]
Is this chilCdlike siFmple rote hCistory
Is it coCmplex decFiphering myCstery
Is this bleAmssing or G/Bill gotten wF/Aealth
Am I speAmaking for GGod or mC/Gyself?
[Chorus]
It’s G/Ba hard wAmorld for a sF/Aecond guesC/Es girl
With G/Bone hand Amand aF/AnotherC  
I try tG/Bo take it Amin but it leFaves me spCinning
Trying tDmo love my siGster and bCrother
[Verse 3]
Is this confCidence boFrn of a caClling
Is this eCgo and prFide before faClling
Are we staAmnding to fG/Bight for what’s rF/Aight
Are we anAmgry and hopGelessly bC/Glind?
[Verse 4]
Are we comCpanions of JFob or prCophets of God
Are we nCot of this woFrld or just paCinfully odd
Is it tAmime for free G/Bgrace or tough F/Alove
Or a lAmittle of Gall the C/Gabove?
[Chorus]
It’s G/Ba hard wAmorld for a sF/Aecond guesC/Es girl
With G/Bone hand Amand aF/AnotherC  
I try tG/Bo take it Amin but it leFaves me spCinning
Trying tDmo love my siGster and bCrother
[Bridge]
F/ASooner or latCer we’ll kDmnow more abGout it
F/ASooner or latCer we’ll undeDmrstand wGhy
We’ll undeDmrstand whyC/G  
[Verse 5]
Is it tiCme for a spFeech or for siClence
Are you calCling for pFeace or dCefiance
Is this darAmkening coG/Bunsel or wiF/Asdom
Are we Amall perpGetrators or vC/Gictims?
[Final Chorus]
It’s G/Ba hard wAmorld for a sF/Aecond guesC/Es girl
With G/Bone hand Amand anF/AotherC  
I try tG/Bo take it Amin and it leaFves me spiCnning
Trying to Dmlove my siGster and brCother
It’s a Dmhard Amhard wF/Aorld for a seFcond gCuess gGirl
Trying to lDmove my siGster, love my brCother

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Second Guess Girl

by Sara Groves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

F/A

C/G

C/E

[Verse 1]

C F C

Is it time for a speech or for silence

C F C

Are you calling for peace or defiance

Am G/B F/A

Is this darkening counsel or wisdom

Am G C/G

Are we all perpetrators or victims?

[Verse 2]

C F C

Is this childlike simple rote history

C F C

Is it complex deciphering mystery

Am G/B F/A

Is this blessing or ill gotten wealth

Am G C/G

Am I speaking for God or myself?

[Chorus]

G/B Am F/A C/E

It’s a hard world for a second guess girl

G/B Am F/A C

With one hand and another

G/B Am F C

I try to take it in but it leaves me spinning

Dm G C

Trying to love my sister and brother

[Verse 3]

C F C

Is this confidence born of a calling

C F C

Is this ego and pride before falling

Am G/B F/A

Are we standing to fight for what’s right

Am G C/G

Are we angry and hopelessly blind?

[Verse 4]

C F C

Are we companions of Job or prophets of God

C F C

Are we not of this world or just painfully odd

Am G/B F/A

Is it time for free grace or tough love

Am G C/G

Or a little of all the above?

[Chorus]

G/B Am F/A C/E

It’s a hard world for a second guess girl

G/B Am F/A C

With one hand and another

G/B Am F C

I try to take it in but it leaves me spinning

Dm G C

Trying to love my sister and brother

[Bridge]

F/A C Dm G

Sooner or later we’ll know more about it

F/A C Dm G

Sooner or later we’ll understand why

Dm C/G

We’ll understand why

[Verse 5]

C F C

Is it time for a speech or for silence

C F C

Are you calling for peace or defiance

Am G/B F/A

Is this darkening counsel or wisdom

Am G C/G

Are we all perpetrators or victims?

[Final Chorus]

G/B Am F/A C/E

It’s a hard world for a second guess girl

G/B Am F/A C

With one hand and another

G/B Am F C

I try to take it in and it leaves me spinning

Dm G C

Trying to love my sister and brother

Dm Am F/A F C G

It’s a hard hard world for a second guess girl

Dm G C

Trying to love my sister, love my brother

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