These chords don't quite work if you're playing the song at the same time, but
alone they sound great, so I hope they're helpful to you. :)
C
My mother planted trees on top of a hill.
Em
My dad cut them down at the local mill
F
and somehow they found a simple love
G
they'd express when push comes to shove and I
C
read about it in my books
Em
I see it in a lover's looks and I
F
try to be the wisest judge.
G
I've felt a little; it's never enough, so
C Em
Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why haven't I been shot?
F G
I've had such a grudge on the angel assigned to me and
C Em
if I, if I, if I only risked my heart,
F
begged the falling stars,
G C
but I haven't since I was thirteen.
C Em
Mostly I'm content to wait 'cause every girl grows at a different pace,
F
but in the crowd, I feel like a child -
G
a kid abandoned in the wild.
C
And on the fridge is a faded print of
Em F
my parents when they first met and my mom, she's wearing a new dress.
G
You can tell by his smile my dad's impressed, so
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C Em
oh, why, oh, why, oh, why haven't I been shot?
F G
I've had such a grudge on the angel assigned to me.
C Em
If I, if I, if I only risked my heart,
F
jumped into the dark,
G
but I haven't since I was...
C Em
Oh, why, oh, why, oh, why haven't I been shot?
F G
I've had such a grudge on the angel assigned to me and
C Em
if I, if I, if I only risked my heart,
F
begged the falling stars,
G C
but I haven't since I was thirteen.
C Em G
No one ever shook me enough to wake my sleeping spirit up
C Em F G
and no one ever hurt me enough to make me fall in love.
C Em G
No one ever shook me enough to wake my sleeping spirit up
C Em F G
and no one ever hurt me enough to make me fall in love.
C Em G
No one ever shook me enough to wake my sleeping spirit up
C Em F G
and no one ever hurt me enough to make me, just make me fall and...
No one ever hurt me enough to make me fall in love.
