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Aminor

90BPM

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

To replicate the piano, you can pick this during the verses:
e|Am-------|G-------|F-------|C-------|
B|---1---|---0---|---1---|---1---|
G|---2---|---0---|---2---|---0---|
D|-------|-------|-------|-------|
A|-0---0-|-------|-------|-3-----|
E|-------|-3---3-|-1---1-|-----3-|
Use your thumb for the E and A string and your index for B and G.
Strum during the choruses and the bridge.
[Verse 1]
I Amthought that being Gskinny was the Fanswer to all my Cproblems
I Amthought if you found me Gpretty then FI'll be Cfine
I Amthought if you Glove me FI'd be your Cperson
It's Amonly if you Gwanted me could FI have peace of Cmind
[Verse 2]
I Amthought being Gsmart meant Fimpressing Cothers
AmI thought growing Gup meant Fcrossing the Clines
I Amthought I had to Gbe someone in Forder for you to Clike me
AmCouldn't see I alGready was long befFore you crossed my Cmind
[Chorus]
So if I'm FuglCy, well I'm
 FSo much Cmore than that, I'm
 FSo much Cmore than you'll ever Gknow
Oh if I'm FuglCy, I am
 FStill so much Cmore than that, I'm
 FSo much Cmore than you'll ever Gknow
[Interlude]
Am G F C
[Verse 3]
I Amthought I had to Gbe everything that Fyou could ever Cneed
I Amthought I had to Gbe strong so Fthat you'd never Churt
I Amthought the biggest Gthing in life was to Flive for someone Celse
AmBut I kept on Gfailing and it Fled me in the Cback
[Chorus]
So if I'm FuglCy, well I'm
 FSo much Cmore than that, I'm
 FSo much Cmore than you'll ever Gknow
Oh if I'm FuglCy, I am
 FStill so much Cmore than that, I'm
 FSo much Cmore than you'll ever Gknow
[Bridge]
 EmBut I look at my own Fmother
 EmWho told me to be Fstrong
 EmWhen the world urged me to be Fbetter
 EmShe assured me they were Fwrong
[Chorus]
So if I'm FuglCy, well I'm
 FSo much Cmore than that, I'm
 FSo much Cmore than you'll ever Gknow
So what if I'm FuglCy, I am
 FStill so much Cmore than that
 FSo much Cmore than you'll ever Gknow
[Outro]
AmOh Goh FoooCh
AmOh Goh FoooCh
AmOh Goh FoooCh
AmOh Goh Foooh

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Ugly

by First Aid Kit

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

To replicate the piano, you can pick this during the verses:

Am G F C

e|-------|-------|-------|-------|

B|---1---|---0---|---1---|---1---|

G|---2---|---0---|---2---|---0---|

D|-------|-------|-------|-------|

A|-0---0-|-------|-------|-3-----|

E|-------|-3---3-|-1---1-|-----3-|

Use your thumb for the E and A string and your index for B and G.

Strum during the choruses and the bridge.

[Verse 1]

Am G F C

I thought that being skinny was the answer to all my problems

Am G F C

I thought if you found me pretty then I'll be fine

Am G F C

I thought if you love me I'd be your person

Am G F C

It's only if you wanted me could I have peace of mind

[Verse 2]

Am G F C

I thought being smart meant impressing others

Am G F C

I thought growing up meant crossing the lines

Am G F C

I thought I had to be someone in order for you to like me

Am G F C

Couldn't see I already was long before you crossed my mind

[Chorus]

F C

So if I'm ugly, well I'm

F C

So much more than that, I'm

F C G

So much more than you'll ever know

F C

Oh if I'm ugly, I am

F C

Still so much more than that, I'm

F C G

So much more than you'll ever know

[Interlude]

Am G F C

[Verse 3]

Am G F C

I thought I had to be everything that you could ever need

Am G F C

I thought I had to be strong so that you'd never hurt

Am G F C

I thought the biggest thing in life was to live for someone else

Am G F C

But I kept on failing and it led me in the back

[Chorus]

F C

So if I'm ugly, well I'm

F C

So much more than that, I'm

F C G

So much more than you'll ever know

F C

Oh if I'm ugly, I am

F C

Still so much more than that, I'm

F C G

So much more than you'll ever know

[Bridge]

Em F

But I look at my own mother

Em F

Who told me to be strong

Em F

When the world urged me to be better

Em F

She assured me they were wrong

[Chorus]

F C

So if I'm ugly, well I'm

F C

So much more than that, I'm

F C G

So much more than you'll ever know

F C

So what if I'm ugly, I am

F C

Still so much more than that

F C G

So much more than you'll ever know

[Outro]

Am G F C

Oh oh oooh

Am G F C

Oh oh oooh

Am G F C

Oh oh oooh

Am G F

Oh oh oooh

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