Tell yourself chords

Natalie Merchant

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  			Intro C Em Am D 
 
 
    C       Em      Am       D                               C         Em 
I know what you tell yourself, tell yourself.  I know what you tell yourself 
     Am        D 
You tell yourself 
                 C                         Em     Am             D 
 Look in the mirror, look in the mirror what does it show?  
C               Em                           Am                            D 
 I hear you counting. I know you're adding, adding up the score. 
      C                   Em        Am        D 
 I know, oh yes I know  
 
 
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C                         Em   Am       D 
What you tell yourself, tell yourself 
                          C      Em       Am       D 
I know what you tell yourself, tell yourself 
 
 
                   C                            Em           Am        D 
 Ever since Eden we're built for pleasing everyone knows  
                         C                       Em        Am    D         
 And ever since Adam cracked his ribs and let us go I know 
                 C         Em       Am       D 
 Oh yes I know  
 
 
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  Em                             D                           C  
 Who taught you how to lie so well and to believe in each and every word you  
  G       Em                                   D   
say?  Who told you that nothing about you is alright 
                  C                                                    G 
 It's just no use, it's just no good you'll never be O.K.?  
D                              Dm                                            Am 
 Well I know, I know that wrong's been done to you "It's such a tough  
                                   G      Dm                               Am    
world," that's what you say.  Well I know, I know it's easier said than done  
                   C                G                                C   Em Am D 
 But that's enough girl, give it away give it, give it, give it all away.  
   C                                       Em      Am                         D 
 Tell yourself that you're not pretty, look at you, you're beautiful.  
 C                        Em               Am                         D 
 Tell yourself that no one sees Plain Jane invisible to me, just tell yourself.  
  C                           Em             Am                                D 
 Tell yourself you'll never be like the anorexic beauties in the magazines.  
 
   C                                 Em              Am                        D 
 Just a bargain basement Barbie doll, no belle du jour, no femme fatale 
 
Just tell yourself.  
 
 
 
  C                             Em                       Am                   D 
 Tell yourself there's nothing worse than the pain inside and the way it hurts  
C                        Em                         Am         D     C      Em  
tell yourself it's nothing new cause everybody feels it too, they feel it too.  
Am D 
   C                              Em                  Am             D      C 
 And there's just no getting 'round the fact that your thirteen right now