Seriously (CHORDS) by Sara Bareilles
[Intro]~
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[Verse 1]~
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Let's start with hope
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I threw in the middle like a skipping stone
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The ripples won,.. son of a gun
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Some would not have thought so
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But I stand here commander in chief
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And I take that seriously
[Verse 2]~
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But along the way
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A rogue ripple turned tidal wave
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In reaction to,.. what I tried to do
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A rebirth of a nation's hatred
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Red,.. white,.. and blue Is black in there too
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Seriously
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[Bridge 1]~
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One man
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Rewriting the book on bad behavior
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Maybe cheats the neighbors
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Feels he gets what they payed for
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We can't
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Pat him on the back and send him on through,..
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No man's ignorance will ever be his virtue
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Is this best we can be
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Seriously
[Verse 3]~
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Let's talk of fear
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And why I don't bring it in here
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It's a dangerous word,.. it spooks the heard
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And we all bleed in the stampede
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Fear makes a false friend indeed
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And I take it seriously
[Pre-bridge]~
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But hear me now,..
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Before the truth gets drowned out
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By a demagogue flexing
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A demagogue flexing
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He's history repeating
[Bridge 2]~
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Angry
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Am I angry
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You ask if I'm angry
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And I'm at a loss for words
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After all we've done,..
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Every battle hard one,..
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Every hair gone gray
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In this name of this place
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In a history plagued
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With in-credible mistakes
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Still I pledge my allegiance to these
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U-nited Divided States
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Seriously
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[Verse 4]~
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Let's end with why
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It's a question I
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Want to ask of us,.. as a populace
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Why not take our time
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Or the weight of the story
Seriously
Cm Cm Cm Cm
[Verse 1]~
Cm
Let's start with hope
Cm
I threw in the middle like a skipping stone
Cm Cm
The ripples won,.. son of a gun
Cm
Some would not have thought so
G G7
But I stand here commander in chief
Cm
And I take that seriously
[Verse 2]~
Cm
But along the way
Cm
A rogue ripple turned tidal wave
Cm Cm
In reaction to,.. what I tried to do
Cm
A rebirth of a nation's hatred
G G7
Red,.. white,.. and blue Is black in there too
Cm
Seriously
Cm
[Bridge 1]~
Eb
One man
G
Rewriting the book on bad behavior
Cm
Maybe cheats the neighbors
Ab
Feels he gets what they payed for
Eb
We can't
G
Pat him on the back and send him on through,..
Cm Ab
No man's ignorance will ever be his virtue
G
Is this best we can be
G7 Cm
Seriously
[Verse 3]~
Cm
Let's talk of fear
Cm
And why I don't bring it in here
Cm Cm
It's a dangerous word,.. it spooks the heard
Cm
And we all bleed in the stampede
G G7
Fear makes a false friend indeed
Cm
And I take it seriously
[Pre-bridge]~
Cm
But hear me now,..
Cm
Before the truth gets drowned out
Cm
By a demagogue flexing
Cm
A demagogue flexing
G G7
He's history repeating
[Bridge 2]~
Eb
Angry
G
Am I angry
Cm
You ask if I'm angry
Ab
And I'm at a loss for words
Eb
After all we've done,..
G
Every battle hard one,..
Cm
Every hair gone gray
Ab
In this name of this place
Eb
In a history plagued
G
With in-credible mistakes
Cm
Still I pledge my allegiance to these
G G7
U-nited Divided States
Cm
Seriously
Cm
[Verse 4]~
Cm
Let's end with why
Cm
It's a question I
Cm Cm
Want to ask of us,.. as a populace
Cm
Why not take our time
G G7
Or the weight of the story
Seriously
