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The Emperors New Clothes

Sinead Oconnor
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 It seems years  since you held the baby  while I wrecked the bedroom
 You said it was dangerous  after Sunday  and I knew you loved me
 He thinks I just  became famous and that's  what messed me up  but he's wrong
How  could I possibly know  what I want when I was  only twenty-one?
 There's millions of people  to offer advice  and say how I should be
 But they're twisted  and they will  never be
 Any influence  on me  but you will always be
 You will always  be
 If I treated you mean
 I really didn't mean  to
But  you know how it is  and how a pregnancy  can change you
I  see plenty of clothes  that I like but I won't  go anywhere nice  for a while
 All I want  to do is just sit  here and write it all down  and rest for a while
I  can't bear to be  in another city  one where you are not
I  would return to nothing  without you if  I'm your girlfriend or not
Maybe  I was mean
But  I really don't think  so
You  asked if I'm scared  and I  said so
Everyone  can see  what's going on
They  laugh `cause they know  they're untouchable not  because what I said was wrong
Whatever  it may bring  I will live  by my own policies
 I will sleep  with a clear conscience  I will sleep  in peace
Maybe  I was mean
But  I really don't think  so
You  asked for the truth  and I  told you
Through  their own words
They  will be exposed
They've  got a severe  case of
 The emperor's  new clothes
 The emperor's  new clothes
 The emperor's  new clothes
Fill during chorus
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Riff during outro
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Readable chord sheet for The Emperors New Clothes by Sinead Oconnor

[A]  [D]

[A]   It seems [D]years since you held the ba[A]by while I wrecked the bed[D]room
[A]   You said it was [D]dangerous after Sun[A]day and I knew you loved [D]me
[A]   He thinks I [D]just became famous and [A]that's what messed me up[D] but he's wrong
[A]How could I possibly [D]know what I want when I [A]was only twenty-[D]one?
[A]   There's millions of peo[D]ple to offer ad[A]vice and say how I should [D]be
[A]   But they're [D]twisted and they [A]will never [D]be
[A]   Any [D]influence on me[A] but you will always [D]be
[A]   You will [D]always be  [A]             [D]

[A]   If I treated you [D]mean
[A]   I really didn't [D]mean to
[A]But you know how it [D]is and how a [A]pregnancy can change [D]you

[A]I see plenty of [D]clothes that I like but I [A]won't go anywhere [D]nice for a while
All I [A]want to do is just [D]sit here and write it all [A]down and rest for a [D]while
[A]I can't bear to [D]be in another city[A] one where you are [D]not
[A]I would return to [D]nothing without you [A]if I'm your girlfriend or [D]not

[A]Maybe I was [D]mean
[A]But I really don't [D]think so
[A]You asked if I'm [D]scared and I[A] said [D]so

[A]Everyone can [D]see[A] what's going [D]on
[A]They laugh `cause they [D]know they're untouchable [A]not because what I said was [D]wrong
[A]Whatever it may [D]bring I will [A]live by my own poli[D]cies
I will [A]sleep with a clear [D]conscience I will [A]sleep in peace [D]

[A]Maybe I was [D]mean
[A]But I really don't [D]think so
[A]You asked for the [D]truth and I[A] told [D]you

[A]Through their own [D]words
[A]They will be ex[D]posed
[A]They've got a [D]severe case of
The [A]emperor's new [D]clothes
The [A]emperor's new [D]clothes
The [A]emperor's new [D]clothes

Fill during chorus
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------2--3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff during outro
e|------7------7-----7-----7-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10----10----10----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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