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Eminor

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Intro:
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g-----4-----4-----4-----4------|
d---4-----4-----4-----4--------|
a-2-----0-----------0----------|
E-------------3----------------|
Verse:
 Bm   Bm/A  Bm/ G  Bm/A  
Only Virginia so very kind
All of her anyway that you desire
Only Virginia so crucified
And all of her dying keeps her alive
Chorus:
GAnDd Aswell
Made up for everyone else
Happy and horribly well
The girl with her soul on a shelf
Only Virginia knows how to bleed
All of her giving never comes free
Only Virginia so desperately
Wanting the whole world watching her misery
Swell
Made up for everyone else
Happy and horribly wCell
EmHello DmisunderCstood
EmSo go the DlonelyC  
EmTracing your Dashes to Cwood
CSo go the lonely
CAnd you are the Emonly
Swell
Made up for everyone else
Happy and horribly well
The girl with her soul on a shelf
Lookin' swell
Made up for everyone else
Happy and horribly well
The girl

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Swell

by Angie Aparo

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Bm/A

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Intro:

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

b------------------------------|

g-----4-----4-----4-----4------|

d---4-----4-----4-----4--------|

a-2-----0-----------0----------|

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

Verse:

Bm Bm/A Bm G Bm/A

Only Virginia so very kind

All of her anyway that you desire

Only Virginia so crucified

And all of her dying keeps her alive

Chorus:

G D A

And swell

Made up for everyone else

Happy and horribly well

The girl with her soul on a shelf

Only Virginia knows how to bleed

All of her giving never comes free

Only Virginia so desperately

Wanting the whole world watching her misery

Swell

Made up for everyone else

Happy and horribly well

Em D C

Hello misunderstood

Em D C

So go the lonely

Em D C

Tracing your ashes to wood

So go the lonely

C Em

And you are the only

Swell

Made up for everyone else

Happy and horribly well

The girl with her soul on a shelf

Lookin' swell

Made up for everyone else

Happy and horribly well

The girl

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