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She Used To Be Mine by Sara Bareilles - Guitar Chords

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            Capo 5

[Chord Progression]
C G Am F (repeated throughout the song)

[Verse 1]
C
It's not simple to say
G
Most days I don't recognize me
Am
With these shoes and this apron
Am
That place and its patrons
F
Have taken more than I gave them
C
It's not easy to know
G
I'm not anything like I used to be
Am
Although it's true
Am
I was never attention's sweet center
F
But I still remember that girl

[Chorus]
C
She's imperfect but she tries
G
She is good but she lies
Am
She is hard on herself
F
She is broken and won't ask for help
C
She is messy but she's kind
G
She is lonely, most of the time
Am
She is all of this, mixed up
Am                      F
And baked in a beautiful pie
F                              C
She is gone, but she used to be mine

[Verse 2]
C
And it's not what I asked for
G
Sometimes life just slips in through a backdoor
    Am                                                 F
And carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true
F
Now I've got you
C
And you're not what I asked for
E
If I'm honest, I know I would give it all back
Am
For a chance to start over
Am                        F
And rewrite an ending or two
F
For the girl that I knew

[Verse 3]
         C
Who'll be reckless, just enough
           G
Who'll get hurt
G                                           Am
But who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised
Am                              F
And gets used by a man who can't love
F                               C
And then she'll get stuck and be scared
C
Of the life that's inside her
E
Growing stronger each day
E
Till it finally reminds her
Am
To fight just a little
Am                             F
To bring back the fire in her eyes
F                                C       E
That's been gone, but used to be mine
E        Am     F
Used to be mine

[Outro]
C
She is messy, but she's kind
G
She is lonely, most of the time
Am                                                    F
She is all of this, mixed up, and baked in a beautiful pie
F                              C
She is gone, but she used to be mine

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