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Invisible Ink
by Aimee Mann
Sharing my version for anyone else with a much different range than Aimee
who still wants to sing the verses lower than the chorus like she does.
[Verse 1]
   BThere comes a Emtime when Cyou swim or Gsink
so I jumCped in the drGink
'cause CI couldn't Gmake myself DclearDsus4  D  Dsus4  
   BMaybe I Emwrote in invCisible Gink
Oh IC've tried to Gthink
how CI could've Gmade it apDpearDsus4  D  Dsus4  
But anCotDher EmillDustGration is Cwasted Em'cause the reCsults are the saAmmeD  Am  D  
I feel Clike Da gEmhost Dwho's Gtrying to Cmove your Emhands over soCme Ouija bAmoard
in the hDopes I can sCpell out my nGameGsus4  G  
[Verse 2]
    BWhat some take for Emmagic Cat first gGlance is Cjust sleight of Ghand
depCending how muGch you beDlieveDsus4  D  Dsus4  
   BSomething gets lEmost when yCou translGate it's hCard to keep sGtraight
persCpective is GeveryDthingDsus4  D  Dsus4  D  
And I Cknow Dnow Emwhich Dis Gwhich and what Cangle EmI oughCta look at iAmt frDomAm  D  
I suppCose DI Emshould Dbe Ghappy to Cbe misrEmead better Cbe that than sAmome of the
Dother things CI have beGcomeGsus4  G  
[Chorus]
GBut nobody wDants to hear this tAmale
The plot is clicDhéd, the jokes are Amstale
and maybe we've Call heard it Gall Dbefore
oh I could Dget specific Ambut
nobody Dneeds a cAmatalog
with details of lCove I can't sGell anymoDre.
[Reprise]
And asCide fDrom tEmhat tDhis Gchain of reaCction, BEmaby, is Closing a AmlinkD  Am  D  
Though I'd hCope yoDu'd kEmnow whDat I Gtried to Ctell you aEmnd if you Cdon't
I could Amdraw you a Dpicture in inCvisible GinkGsus4  G  
[Chorus]
GBut nobody wDants to hear this tAmale
The plot is clicDhéd, the jokes are Amstale
and maybe we've Call heard it Gall Dbefore
oh I could Dget specific Ambut
nobody Dneeds a cataAmlog
with details of a Clove I can't Gsell anymDore.
[Outro]
D(AAmimeDe AmvocCalGizDes here)
D Am D Am C G D

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Invisible Ink

by Aimee Mann

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Dsus4

Gsus4

Invisible Ink

by Aimee Mann

Sharing my version for anyone else with a much different range than Aimee

who still wants to sing the verses lower than the chorus like she does.

[Verse 1]

B Em C G

There comes a time when you swim or sink

C G

so I jumped in the drink

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus4

'cause I couldn't make myself clear

B Em C G

Maybe I wrote in invisible ink

C G

Oh I've tried to think

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus4

how I could've made it appear

C D Em D G C Em C Am D Am D

But another illustration is wasted 'cause the results are the same

C D Em D G C Em C Am

I feel like a ghost who's trying to move your hands over some Ouija board

D C G Gsus4 G

in the hopes I can spell out my name

[Verse 2]

B Em C G C G

What some take for magic at first glance is just sleight of hand

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus4

depending how much you believe

B Em C G C G

Something gets lost when you translate it's hard to keep straight

C G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

perspective is everything

C D Em D G C Em C Am D Am D

And I know now which is which and what angle I oughta look at it from

C D Em D G C Em C Am

I suppose I should be happy to be misread better be that than some of the

D C G Gsus4 G

other things I have become

[Chorus]

G D Am

But nobody wants to hear this tale

D Am

The plot is clichéd, the jokes are stale

C G D

and maybe we've all heard it all before

D Am

oh I could get specific but

D Am

nobody needs a catalog

C G D

with details of love I can't sell anymore.

[Reprise]

C D Em D G C Em C Am D Am D

And aside from that this chain of reaction, Baby, is losing a link

C D Em D G C Em C

Though I'd hope you'd know what I tried to tell you and if you don't

Am D C G Gsus4 G

I could draw you a picture in invisible ink

[Chorus]

G D Am

But nobody wants to hear this tale

D Am

The plot is clichéd, the jokes are stale

C G D

and maybe we've all heard it all before

D Am

oh I could get specific but

D Am

nobody needs a catalog

C G D

with details of a love I can't sell anymore.

[Outro]

D Am D Am C G D

(Aimee vocalizes here)

D Am D Am C G D

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