Tell Yourself chords by Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant	Tell Yourself

Capo on third freet
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

Chorus
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

Chorus
 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