Sara Bareilles – She Used To Be Mine (Ukulele)

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[Verse 1]
F
It's not simple to say

C
Most days, I don't recognize me

      Dm
These shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
     Bb
Have taken more than I gave them

F
It's not easy to know

        C
I'm not anything like I used to be although

         Dm
It's true, I was never attention's sweet center

Bb
I still remember that girl
[Chorus]
F
She's imperfect but she tries

       C
She is good but she lies

      Dm
She is hard on herself

     Bb
She is broken and won't ask for help

       F
She is messy but she's kind

       C
She is lonely most of the time

       Dm
She is all of this, mixed up and

                     Bb
baked in a beautiful pie

                               F
She is gone but she used to be mine
[Verse 2]
F
It's not what I asked for

         C
Sometimes life justs slips in through a back door

    Dm                                                 Bb
and carves out a person and makes you believe it's all true
Now I've got you
F
You're not what I asked for

       A
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back

      Dm
for a chance to start over

                          Bb
and rewrite an ending or two
for the girl that I knew [Bridge]
         F
Who'd be reckless just enough

          C
Who'd get hurt but who learns how to toughen up

           Dm
When she's bruised, and gets used

                   Bb
By a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck
       F
And be scared of the life that's inside her

          A
Growing stronger each day
Till it finally reminds her
   Dm
To fight just a little

                              Bb
To bring back the fire in her eyes

                                   F        A
That's been gone but it used to be mine

           Dm          Bb
Used to be mine
[Chorus]
F
She is messy but she's kind

       C
She is lonely most of the time

       Dm
She is all of this, mixed up

                        Bb
and baked in a beautiful pie

                               F
She is gone but she used to be mine