Little Black Dress

little black dress
sara bareilles
the blessed unrest ( 2013 )

standard tuning

G : 355433
Bm7 : x24232
F : 133211
C : x32010
Cm : x31010
Em : 022000
D : xx0232

they might not be the exact variation of the chord but they work

( intro )
G Bm7

( verse )
G Bm7
okay i can see it now its all the same thing
just different wrapping around it
F
no need to soften your words ,
C Cm
theyre still gonna hurt , so dont pull punches

G Bm7
i tried to be everything youd ever want and sometimes
i even stood on my heart and stomped
F
now im finally alone
C Cm
and dressed for the show , but going nowhere

( prechorus )
Em C
they dont need to see me crying

( chorus )
G
ill get my little black dress on
Bm7
and if i put on my favorite song
C Cm
im gonna dance until youre all gone
G
ill get my little black dress on

( verse )
you came lifted me up but then you dropped a hurricane
now im fighting to find the ground again , to steady my feet
get up off my knees and just remember
that i Am more than just somebodys puppet
i can find the cord and then ill cut it
i stand a pretty good chance to dust myself off and dance

( no prechorus )
( chorus )

( bridge )
Em G
its time to connect the dots and draw a different picture up
C D
and paint it with the colors of everything i ever was
Em G
return to the scene of the crime , the day i let the music die
C D
and rewrite the final lines cause this time i

ill get my little black dress on
and if i put on my favorite song
im gonna dance until youre all gone
ill get my little black dress on
i got my little black dress on
and if i tell myself that nothings wrong
this doesnt have to be a sad song
not with my little black dress on