Sara Bareilles – When He Sees Me (Guitar)

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[Verse]

Ab
I stick with real things

Usually facts and figures When information's in its place

                        Gm
I minimize the guessing game

Guess what?

                      F#
I don't like guessing games

Or when I feel things Before I know the feelings How am I supposed to operate

                             Fm
If I'm just tossed around by fate?

Like on an unexpected date?

                       Ebm
The stranger who might talk too fast

          Ab
Or ask me questions about myself

               Db
Before I've decided that

              F#
He can ask me questions about myself

         Ebm
He might sit too close

            Ab
Or call the waiter by his first name

       Db
Or eat Oreos

            F#
But eat the cookie before the cream?

         Ebm
But what scares me the most

     F
what scares me the most

[Verse]

           Bb
Is what if when he sees me, what if he doesn't like it?

                                          Eb
What if he runs the other way and I can't hide from it?

What happens then?

   Bb
If when he knows me, he's only disappointed?

                                           Eb
What if I give myself away, to only get it given back?

I couldn't live with that

    F                        Gm
So, I'm just fine, inside my shell-shaped mind

     F     Eb             Dm Cm
This way I get the best view

    Ebm                Ab
So, when he sees me, I want him to

[Verse] I'm not defensive I'm simply being cautious I can't risk reckless dating Due to my miscalculating

Gm                               F#
While a certain suitor stands in line

I've seen in movies Most made for television You cannot be too careful

                               Fm
When it comes to sharing your life

I could end up a miserable wife

            Ebm                    Ab
He could be criminal, some sort of psychopath

who escaped from an institution,

                     Db
somewhere where they don't have girls

              F#
He could have masterminded some way to find me

            Ebm
He could be colorblind

      Ab
How untrustworthy is that

            Db
He could be less than kind

        F#                                Ebm
Or even worse he could be very nice, have lovely eyes

    F#/C#               B
And make me laugh, come out of hiding

          F7
What do I do with that?

Oh, God [Verse]

Bb
What if when he sees me

I like him and he knows it? What if he opens up a door

            Eb
And I can't close it?

What happens then?

   Bb
If when he holds me

My heart is set in motion I'm not prepared for that

                       Eb
I'm scared of breaking open

But still I can't help from hoping

   Gm9             Eb
To find someone to talk to

    F               Cm
Who likes the way I am

            Eb
Someone who when he sees me

         Bb
Wants to again