Tuning: E A D G B E

Seriously Words and Music by Sara Bareilles Performed by Leslie Odom, Jr. Key: Cm Tuning: Standard Capo: None Alternate Key: Am Tuning: Standard Capo: None Cm - Am G - E G7 - E7 Eb - C Ab - F [Intro]

^Cm(No^Cm Ly^Cmric^Cms) [Verse 1] Let's start with ^Cmhope I threw in the middle like a ^Cmskipping stone The ^Cmripples won, ^Cmson of a gun ^CmSome would not have thought so But I ^Gstand here commander in ^G7chief. And I take that ^Cmseriously

[Verse 2]

But along the ^Cmway A rogue ^Cmripple turned tidal wave In ^Cmreaction to, what I ^Cmtried to do A ^Cmrebirth of a nation's hatred ^GRed, white, and blue. Is b^G7lack in there too? ^Cm Seriously?

Cm [Bridge 1]

^EbOne man Rewriting the ^Gbook on bad behavior ^Cm Maybe cheats the neighbors ^Ab Feels he gets what they payed for ^EbWe can't Pat him on the ^Gback and send him on through, ^Cm No man's ignorance will ^Abever be his virtue

Is this ^Gbest we can be? ^G7 Seriously? ^Cm

[Verse 3]

Let's talk of ^Cmfear And why I ^Cmdon't bring it in here It's a ^Cmdangerous word, it ^Cmspooks the heard And we ^Cmall bleed in the stampede ^GFear makes a false friend indeed ^G7 And I take it ^Cmseriously

[Pre-bridge]

But hear me ^Cmnow, Before the ^Cmtruth gets drowned out By a ^Cmdemagogue flexing A ^Cmdemagogue flexing He's ^Ghistory repeating ^G7

[Bridge 2]

^EbAngry? Am I ^Gangry? You ask if I'm ^Cmangry. And ^AbI'm at a loss for words

After ^Eball we've done, Every ^Gbattle hard one, Every ^Cmhair gone gray In this ^Abname of this place In a ^Ebhistory plagued With in-^Gcredible mistakes Still I ^Cmpledge my allegiance to these U-^Abnited Divided States ^G ^G7 ^CmSeriously?

Cm [Verse 4]

Let's end with ^Cmwhy It's a ^Cmquestion I Want to ^Cmask of us, as a ^Cmpopulace ^CmWhy not take our time Or the ^Gweight of the story... ^G7

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...Seriously

Sara Bareilles - Seriously