Carla Bruni - I Felt My Life With Both My Hands

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i felt my life with both my hands
D B
to see if it was there
A F#m
i held my spirit to the glass ,
D B
to prove it possibler

E A
i turned my being round and round
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and paused at every pound
D A
to ask the owner’s name
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for doubt , that i should know the sound
D A
to ask the owner’s name
E A
for doubt , that i should know the sound

A F#m
i judged my features , jarred my hair
D B
i pushed my dimples by ,
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and waited , if they twinkled back
D B
conviction might , of me

E A
i turned my being round and round
C# F#m
and paused at every pound
D A
to ask the owner’s name
E F#m
for doubt , that i should know the sound
D A
to ask the owner’s name
E A
for doubt , that i should know the sound

A F#m
i told myself , “take courage , friend ,
D B
that was a former time
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but we might learn to like the heaven ,
D B
as well as our old home!”

E A C#
i turned my being round and round and round
F#m
and paused at every pound
D A
to ask the owner’s name
E F#m
for doubt , that i should know the sound
D A
to ask the owner’s name
E A
for doubt , that i should know the sound

A D
i felt my life with both my hands
A D A
to see if it was there