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Intro: Em7 Cadd9 D
Da Da Da Da
Verse:
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
I need some shelter of my own protection baby
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D - hold -
To be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity
Chorus:
C G D
I hope you know, I hope you know
D
That this has nothing to do with you
C G D
It's personal, myself and I
Em
We've got some straightenin' out to do
C G D
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
Em
But I've got to get a move on with my life
C G D
It's time to be a big girl now
D
And big girls don't cry
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
Don't cry, Don’t cry, Don’t cry...
Verse:
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
The path that I'm walking, I must go alone
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
I must take the baby steps 'til I'm full grown, full grown
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
Fairytales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D - hold it -
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
Chorus:
C G D
I hope you know, I hope you know
D
That this has nothing to do with you
C G D
It's personal, myself and I
Em
We've got some straightenin' out to do
C G D
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
Em
But I've got to get a move on with my life
C G D
It's time to be a big girl now
D
And big girls don't cry
Verse:
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
Like the little school mate in the school yard
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
We'll play jacks and uno cards
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
I'll be your best friend and you'll be my Valentine
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
Yes you can hold my hand if you want to
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
'Cause I want to hold yours too
Em7 Cadd9 D Em7 Cadd9 D
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
Bridge:
B Em
But it's time for me to go home
B C
It's getting late, dark outside
B
I need to be with myself and center, clarity
Peace, Serenity
Chorus:
C G D
I hope you know, I hope you know
D
That this has nothing to do with you
C G D
It's personal, myself and I
Em
We've got some straightenin' out to do
C G D
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
Em
But I've got to get a move on with my life
C G D
It's time to be a big girl now
D
And big girls don't cry
Outro: Em7 Cadd9 D
La Da Da Da Da Da
