Chords for Ellis Paul - Maria's Beautiful Mess

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_ _ fell into the mattress with _ [Ab] the craze of an [Bbm] actress.
She's falling like a thief from [Ab] a roof.
_ [Db] She's asking for proof.
Are you staying _ _ beside you, Harrison Bell? _ _ _ _ _ _
Welcome to _ _ [Ab] _
Maria's [Bbm] beautiful mess.
[Ab] In a [Bbm] cluttered apartment on the [Gb] west side, she pulls [Db] the blinds wide.
_ [Ebm] [Db] Watch how her dress falls round her.
_ _ _ And the [Bb] world slows [Db] to clock show. _
A recall [Abm] in the [Bbm] flow of time.
_ She steps close, [Db] her eyes close.
[Ab] It's like [Dbm] hoping like a bottle [Eb] of wine.
[Bbm] It's the love life, thirst life.
[Db] She's never been hurt.
[Ab] She's dancing [Db] just like [Eb] nobody's [Bbm] watching.
It's this love curse [Db] that feels worse [Ab] time falling.
[Dbm] _ [Eb] Nobody's watching.
[Bbm] _ Nobody's watching.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] Nobody's [Db] watching.
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Yeah.
She puts on some music. _
[Ab] She asks you to choose.
[Bb] You sang her back a curse [Ab] line.
[Bb] Now Ellen [Gb] is singing holy.
[Db] So flat.
_ _ [Ebm] [Db] Bringing a better time. _ _ _ _ _
Beneath her two toes, _ [Ab] _
smiling on an [Bb] unmade bed.
She says, what's in the middle that [Gb] scares you?
[Db] Just get there and hear.
[Ebm] Take a [Db] moment and just slow down.
_ _ _ _ And [Bb] the world _ [Db] slows to clock show.
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recall in the flow of [Eb] time.
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She steps [Db] close, her eyes close.
[Ab] It's like [Dbm] hoping like a bottle [Eb] of [Bbm] wine.
It's the love life, thirst [Db] life.
She's never been hurt.
[Ab] She's dancing just [Db] like [Eb] nobody's [Bbm] watching.
It's this love [Db] curse that feels worse time [Ab] falling.
[Dbm] _ [Eb] Nobody's watching.
[Bbm] I pull the curtains on down.
[Db] Let the stars fall around.
Yeah.
[Ab] Smiling like [Db] a Mona [Eb] Lisa.
[Db] _ You can conquer this town if you touch the ground.
[Ab] That's your mom, boy.
I know [Eb] I'm saying you.
[Bbm] Oh, I'm saying you.
_ [Db] You.
_ [Ab] Oh, I'm saying, [Db] I'm saying, [Eb] I'm saying you.
Ooh, [Bbm] ooh, ooh.
_ [Db] _ _ _ Ooh, [Ab] _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] ooh, ooh.
Ooh, ooh, _ _ _ [Ab] _
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