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You Could Be Her

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Riff 1
E||---------------||
B||---------------||
G||---------------||
D||----------7----||
A||--2--2S4-------||
E||---------------||
[Intro]
Riff1  ERiff1  ERiff1
[Verse 1]
EI run the God E7damned Apretzel Amstore at EBuckingham MallE7  A  D  Dsus4  D  
EHere on the east E7wing's Asecond floor AmI'm Ebelle of the ballE7  A  D  Dsus4  D  
CBut at night I could B7swear that I'm someone else
            Am         B7Riff1
Someone who's better
[Chorus]
EWhy does no G#one come C#mhere to E7save me?
A7Why won't anyB7body stay?E  A  B7  
                 E      G#         C#m      E7             A7     B7Riff1
Cause I've got it in my head that maybe you could be her
[Fill]
 ERiff1
[Verse 2]
ESix hundred E7dollars, Aseven Amdays, and I Edrink all I makeE7  A  D  Dsus4  D  
EWhile people with E7great big Afat BAAm's, they Emove and they shakeE7  A  D  Dsus4  D  
CI can't dress me up, B7I can't take me out
AmI can't do nB7othing
[Chorus]
EWhy does no G#one come C#mhere to E7save me?
A7Why won't anyB7body stay?E  A  B7  
Cause EI've got it G#in my C#mhead that E7maybe A7you could be B7her
[Break]
A7You don't come B7by no moreA7  B7  
A7You never B7wear that A7sweater I likeB7  
A7You don't say B7nothing A7makes me think B7I'll ever get out of here
[Solo]
E G# C#m C B
E G# C#m A
E G# C#m C B
E G# C#m A
[Fill]
 ERiff1
[Verse 3]
ESix in the E7morning, AI'm aAmwake, and it's Enobody's faultE7  A  D  Dsus4  D  
EI knot them up E7tightly, Awatch them Ambake, and Erub in the saltE7  A  D  Dsus4  D  
CSomewhere there's a B7hell that was meant for me
AmAnd I think I B7found it
[Chorus]
EWhy does no G#one come C#mhere to E7save me?
A7Why won't anyB7body stay?E  A  B7  
Cause EI've got it G#in my C#mhead that E7maybe A7you could be B7her A7  B7  
A7you could be B7her
[Outro]
E||----------------------||
B||------------0----3----||
G||--1----2---------1----||
D||--2--------------2----||
A||--2--------------2----||
E||--0--------------0----||

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You Could Be Her

by Jonathan Coulton

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

C#m

Riff 1

E||---------------||

B||---------------||

G||---------------||

D||----------7----||

A||--2--2S4-------||

E||---------------||

[Intro]

E E

Riff1 Riff1 Riff1

[Verse 1]

E E7 A Am E E7 A D Dsus4 D

I run the God damned pretzel store at Buckingham Mall

E E7 A Am E E7 A D Dsus4 D

Here on the east wing's second floor I'm belle of the ball

C B7

But at night I could swear that I'm someone else

Am B7

Riff1

Someone who's better

[Chorus]

E G# C#m E7

Why does no one come here to save me?

A7 B7 E A B7

Why won't anybody stay?

E G# C#m E7 A7 B7

Riff1

Cause I've got it in my head that maybe you could be her

[Fill]

Riff1

[Verse 2]

E E7 A Am E E7 A D Dsus4 D

Six hundred dollars, seven days, and I drink all I make

E E7 A Am E E7 A D Dsus4 D

While people with great big fat BA's, they move and they shake

C B7

I can't dress me up, I can't take me out

Am B7

I can't do nothing

[Chorus]

E G# C#m E7

Why does no one come here to save me?

A7 B7 E A B7

Why won't anybody stay?

E G# C#m E7 A7 B7

Cause I've got it in my head that maybe you could be her

[Break]

A7 B7 A7 B7

You don't come by no more

A7 B7 A7 B7

You never wear that sweater I like

A7 B7 A7 B7

You don't say nothing makes me think I'll ever get out of here

[Solo]

E G# C#m C B

E G# C#m A

E G# C#m C B

E G# C#m A

[Fill]

Riff1

[Verse 3]

E E7 A Am E E7 A D Dsus4 D

Six in the morning, I'm awake, and it's nobody's fault

E E7 A Am E E7 A D Dsus4 D

I knot them up tightly, watch them bake, and rub in the salt

C B7

Somewhere there's a hell that was meant for me

Am B7

And I think I found it

[Chorus]

E G# C#m E7

Why does no one come here to save me?

A7 B7 E A B7

Why won't anybody stay?

E G# C#m E7 A7 B7 A7 B7

Cause I've got it in my head that maybe you could be her

A7 B7

you could be her

[Outro]

E||----------------------||

B||------------0----3----||

G||--1----2---------1----||

D||--2--------------2----||

A||--2--------------2----||

E||--0--------------0----||

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