Little Black Dress Chords by Sara Bareilles
Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Bm]
[G] Okay, I can see it now, [D] it's all the same thing.
Just been wrapping around [F] it, no need.
Soften your words, [C] they're still gonna hurt.
[Cm] So don't pull punches.
[G] I tried to be everything you'd ever [D] want, but sometimes I even stood on my heart [Dm] and stumbled.
So now I'm finally alone, [C] dressed for the show, [Eb] but going [Em] nowhere.
They don't [C] need to see [Cm] me [Eb] cry.
[G]
I'll get my little black [Bm] dress on.
I'll put on my favorite [Em] song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone.
[Cm] I'll get my little black [G] dress on.
You came, lifted me up, but then you [D] dropped the [Gbm] hurricane.
Now I'm fighting to find [F] the ground again.
Steady my feet, [C] get up off my knees, [Eb] and just [G] remember that I am more than just somebody's [D] puppet.
I'll do it, I can.
[Gbm]
Find the cord and then I'll [F] cut it, I stand.
Pretty good chance [C] to dust myself off [Eb] and dance.
[G]
I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on.
I'll put on my favorite [Em] song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone.
I'll [Cm] get my little black dress [G] on.
I'll get my little black dress [D] on.
I'll tell myself that nothing's [Em] wrong.
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
I'll get my little black dress [Em] on.
It's time to connect the [C] dots.
Draw the picture [G] out.
Paint it with the colors [D] of everything I ever [Em] wanted.
Turn to the scene [C] you cry.
The day I let you really [G] die.
Rewrite the final [D] lines.
This time, [G]
[Bm]
[Em]
I'm never gonna [Cm] die.
I'll get my little black dress [G] on.
I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on.
I'll put on my [Em] favorite song.
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
It's just a song.
[Eb] [G] [Bm]
[Bm]
[G] Okay, I can see it now, [D] it's all the same thing.
Just been wrapping around [F] it, no need.
Soften your words, [C] they're still gonna hurt.
[Cm] So don't pull punches.
[G] I tried to be everything you'd ever [D] want, but sometimes I even stood on my heart [Dm] and stumbled.
So now I'm finally alone, [C] dressed for the show, [Eb] but going [Em] nowhere.
They don't [C] need to see [Cm] me [Eb] cry.
[G]
I'll get my little black [Bm] dress on.
I'll put on my favorite [Em] song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone.
[Cm] I'll get my little black [G] dress on.
You came, lifted me up, but then you [D] dropped the [Gbm] hurricane.
Now I'm fighting to find [F] the ground again.
Steady my feet, [C] get up off my knees, [Eb] and just [G] remember that I am more than just somebody's [D] puppet.
I'll do it, I can.
[Gbm]
Find the cord and then I'll [F] cut it, I stand.
Pretty good chance [C] to dust myself off [Eb] and dance.
[G]
I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on.
I'll put on my favorite [Em] song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone.
I'll [Cm] get my little black dress [G] on.
I'll get my little black dress [D] on.
I'll tell myself that nothing's [Em] wrong.
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
I'll get my little black dress [Em] on.
It's time to connect the [C] dots.
Draw the picture [G] out.
Paint it with the colors [D] of everything I ever [Em] wanted.
Turn to the scene [C] you cry.
The day I let you really [G] die.
Rewrite the final [D] lines.
This time, [G]
[Bm]
[Em]
I'm never gonna [Cm] die.
I'll get my little black dress [G] on.
I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on.
I'll put on my [Em] favorite song.
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
It's just a song.
[Eb] [G] [Bm]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
Cm
G
C
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Okay, I can see it now, [D] it's all the same thing.
Just been wrapping around [F] it, no need.
_ Soften your words, [C] they're still gonna hurt.
[Cm] So don't pull punches.
[G] I tried to be everything you'd ever [D] want, but sometimes I even stood on my heart [Dm] and stumbled.
So now I'm _ finally alone, [C] dressed for the show, [Eb] but going [Em] nowhere. _ _ _
They don't [C] need to see [Cm] me [Eb] cry.
[G] _ _ _ _
I'll get my little black [Bm] dress on. _
I'll put on my favorite [Em] _ song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone. _
[Cm] I'll get my little black [G] dress _ on.
_ _ _ _ You came, lifted me up, but then you [D] dropped the [Gbm] hurricane. _
Now I'm fighting to find [F] the ground again. _
Steady my feet, [C] get up off my knees, [Eb] and just [G] remember that I am more than just somebody's [D] puppet.
I'll do it, I can.
[Gbm] _
Find the cord and then I'll [F] cut it, I stand. _
Pretty good chance [C] to dust myself off [Eb] and _ dance.
[G] _ _ _
I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on. _
I'll put on my favorite [Em] _ song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone.
_ I'll [Cm] get my little black dress [G] on. _
I'll get my little black dress [D] on.
I'll tell myself that nothing's [Em] wrong.
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
_ I'll get my little black dress [Em] on. _
It's time to connect the [C] dots. _ _
Draw the picture [G] out. _ _
Paint it with the colors [D] of _ _ everything I ever [Em] wanted. _ _
Turn to the scene [C] you cry.
The day I let you really [G] _ die. _
_ Rewrite the final [D] lines. _ _
This time, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
I'm never gonna _ [Cm] die. _ _
I'll get my little black dress [G] on.
_ I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on. _ _ _
_ I'll put on my [Em] favorite song. _ _
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
It's _ _ just a song.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Okay, I can see it now, [D] it's all the same thing.
Just been wrapping around [F] it, no need.
_ Soften your words, [C] they're still gonna hurt.
[Cm] So don't pull punches.
[G] I tried to be everything you'd ever [D] want, but sometimes I even stood on my heart [Dm] and stumbled.
So now I'm _ finally alone, [C] dressed for the show, [Eb] but going [Em] nowhere. _ _ _
They don't [C] need to see [Cm] me [Eb] cry.
[G] _ _ _ _
I'll get my little black [Bm] dress on. _
I'll put on my favorite [Em] _ song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone. _
[Cm] I'll get my little black [G] dress _ on.
_ _ _ _ You came, lifted me up, but then you [D] dropped the [Gbm] hurricane. _
Now I'm fighting to find [F] the ground again. _
Steady my feet, [C] get up off my knees, [Eb] and just [G] remember that I am more than just somebody's [D] puppet.
I'll do it, I can.
[Gbm] _
Find the cord and then I'll [F] cut it, I stand. _
Pretty good chance [C] to dust myself off [Eb] and _ dance.
[G] _ _ _
I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on. _
I'll put on my favorite [Em] _ song.
I'm gonna dance until you're all [C] gone.
_ I'll [Cm] get my little black dress [G] on. _
I'll get my little black dress [D] on.
I'll tell myself that nothing's [Em] wrong.
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
_ I'll get my little black dress [Em] on. _
It's time to connect the [C] dots. _ _
Draw the picture [G] out. _ _
Paint it with the colors [D] of _ _ everything I ever [Em] wanted. _ _
Turn to the scene [C] you cry.
The day I let you really [G] _ die. _
_ Rewrite the final [D] lines. _ _
This time, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
I'm never gonna _ [Cm] die. _ _
I'll get my little black dress [G] on.
_ I'll get my little black dress [Bm] on. _ _ _
_ I'll put on my [Em] favorite song. _ _
It doesn't have to be a sad [Cm] song.
It's _ _ just a song.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _