Sara Bareilles – Seriously (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Words and Music by Sara Bareilles
Performed by Leslie Odom, Jr.
Capo: None
Alternate
Key: Am
Tuning: Standard
Capo: None
Cm - Am
G - E
G7 - E7
Eb - C
Ab - F
[Intro]
Cm Cm Cm Cm (No Lyrics)
[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 Ab 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...
N.C.
...Seriously