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Chords and capo position are based on her official live video on YouTube:
guitar in place of playing a chord.
* = single strum
** = arpeggiate
[Intro]
   Em        Cadd9    G(tap, tap)
   Em        Cadd9    G(tap, tap)
[Verse 1]
  EmAn Cadd9empty paGper (tap, tap)
EmLike a Cpolar bear Gin a snowstorm
  EmSee Cadd9where it Gtakes you (tap, tap)
  EmSee Cadd9where it Gtakes you
[Chorus 1]
When you Emmake, make, Cadd9make a markG  
EmAll you gotta do is Dstart
Cadd9Paint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter
EmMake, make, make a Dmark
And make it Emma   Cadd9-   Gtter
Make it Emma   Cadd9-   Gtter (tap, tap)
[Instrumental]
   Em        Cadd9    G(tap, tap)
   Em        Cadd9    G(tap, tap)
[Verse 2]
  EmI wanna Cadd9see you Gsign it (tap, tap)
  EmPut your Cadd9signature Gat the bottom
  EmSee Cadd9where it Gtakes you (tap, tap)
  EmSee Cadd9where it Gtakes you
[Chorus 2]
When you Emmake, make, Cadd9make a markG  
EmAll you gotta do is Dstart
Cadd9Paint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter
EmMake, make, make a Dmark
Make it Emma   Cadd9-   Gtter
Make it Emma   Cadd9-   Gtter
[Bridge]
And when Cadd9somebody elDse
Thinks Cadd9they can’t draw a Dline
ReCadd9member that you can Dhelp
  Cadd9*            D*
Below that squiggle help them sign
[Chorus 3]
    Em**               G**
And make, make, make a mark
Em**                 D**
All you gotta do is start
Cadd9Paint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter
EmMake, make, make a Gmark
EmMake, make, make a Gmark
EmMake, make, make a Gmark
EmAll you gotta do is sDtart
Cadd9Paint a Gdot and Emwatch it Dsplatter
EmMake, make, make a Gmark
EmMake, make, make a Gmark
EmMake, make, make a Gmark
And make it Emma   Cadd9-   Gtter
Make it Emma   Cadd9-   Gtter (tap, tap)
[Outro]
   Em        Cadd9    G(tap, tap)Em  Cadd9  G  

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The Dot Song

by Emily Arrow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Chords and capo position are based on her official live video on YouTube:

guitar in place of playing a chord.

* = single strum

** = arpeggiate

[Intro]

Em Cadd9 G

(tap, tap)

Em Cadd9 G

(tap, tap)

[Verse 1]

Em Cadd9 G

An empty paper (tap, tap)

Em C G

Like a polar bear in a snowstorm

Em Cadd9 G

See where it takes you (tap, tap)

Em Cadd9 G

See where it takes you

[Chorus 1]

Em Cadd9 G

When you make, make, make a mark

Em D

All you gotta do is start

Cadd9 G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter

Em D

Make, make, make a mark

Em Cadd9 G

And make it ma - tter

Em Cadd9 G

Make it ma - tter (tap, tap)

[Instrumental]

Em Cadd9 G

(tap, tap)

Em Cadd9 G

(tap, tap)

[Verse 2]

Em Cadd9 G

I wanna see you sign it (tap, tap)

Em Cadd9 G

Put your signature at the bottom

Em Cadd9 G

See where it takes you (tap, tap)

Em Cadd9 G

See where it takes you

[Chorus 2]

Em Cadd9 G

When you make, make, make a mark

Em D

All you gotta do is start

Cadd9 G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter

Em D

Make, make, make a mark

Em Cadd9 G

Make it ma - tter

Em Cadd9 G

Make it ma - tter

[Bridge]

Cadd9 D

And when somebody else

Cadd9 D

Thinks they can’t draw a line

Cadd9 D

Remember that you can help

Cadd9 D

* *

Below that squiggle help them sign

[Chorus 3]

Em G

** **

And make, make, make a mark

Em D

** **

All you gotta do is start

Cadd9 G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter

Em G

Make, make, make a mark

Em G

Make, make, make a mark

Em G

Make, make, make a mark

Em D

All you gotta do is start

Cadd9 G Em D

Paint a dot and watch it splatter

Em G

Make, make, make a mark

Em G

Make, make, make a mark

Em G

Make, make, make a mark

Em Cadd9 G

And make it ma - tter

Em Cadd9 G

Make it ma - tter (tap, tap)

[Outro]

Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G

(tap, tap)

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