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She Used to Be Mine Chords

Sara Bareilles Intermediate Key of C 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Capo

None

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Sara Bareilles’ poignant ballad about self-reflection and change from the musical “Waitress.” Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

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Tip: This song is a storytelling ballad. Focus on dynamics, playing softer in the verses and building intensity for the emotional chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

It’s not simple to say

F

That most days I don’t recognize me

G C Am

That these hands and this jaw and this life

F G C

Are not what I meant them to be

Am F G

Feels like I’m playing a part

C Am

Got the lines down pat

F G

But the words in my heart

C Am FG

Are from some other play

Verse 2

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Chorus

C Am F

And she is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Verse 3

C Am

It’s not what I asked for

F G C

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

Am F

And carves out a person

G C

And makes you believe it’s all true

Am F

And now I’ve got you

G

And you’re not what I asked for

C Am F

If I’m honest I know I would give it all back

G C

For a chance to start over

Am F G

And rewrite an ending or two

C Am

For the girl that I knew

F G C

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Chorus

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Bridge

Am F G

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Outro

[C]She is [Am]messy but she’s [F]kind
She is [G]lonely most of the [C]time
[Am]She is all of this [F]mixed up
And [G]baked in a beautiful [C]pie
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Sara Bareilles’ poignant ballad about self-reflection and change from the musical “Waitress.” Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song is a storytelling ballad. Focus on dynamics, playing softer in the verses and building intensity for the emotional chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

It’s not simple to say

F

That most days I don’t recognize me

G C Am

That these hands and this jaw and this life

F G C

Are not what I meant them to be

Am F G

Feels like I’m playing a part

C Am

Got the lines down pat

F G

But the words in my heart

C Am FG

Are from some other play

Verse 2

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Chorus

C Am F

And she is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Verse 3

C Am

It’s not what I asked for

F G C

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

Am F

And carves out a person

G C

And makes you believe it’s all true

Am F

And now I’ve got you

G

And you’re not what I asked for

C Am F

If I’m honest I know I would give it all back

G C

For a chance to start over

Am F G

And rewrite an ending or two

C Am

For the girl that I knew

F G C

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Chorus

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Bridge

Am F G

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Outro

[C]She is [Am]messy but she’s [F]kind
She is [G]lonely most of the [C]time
[Am]She is all of this [F]mixed up
And [G]baked in a beautiful [C]pie
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Sara Bareilles’ poignant ballad about self-reflection and change from the musical “Waitress.” Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song is a storytelling ballad. Focus on dynamics, playing softer in the verses and building intensity for the emotional chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

It’s not simple to say

F

That most days I don’t recognize me

G C Am

That these hands and this jaw and this life

F G C

Are not what I meant them to be

Am F G

Feels like I’m playing a part

C Am

Got the lines down pat

F G

But the words in my heart

C Am FG

Are from some other play

Verse 2

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Chorus

C Am F

And she is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Verse 3

C Am

It’s not what I asked for

F G C

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

Am F

And carves out a person

G C

And makes you believe it’s all true

Am F

And now I’ve got you

G

And you’re not what I asked for

C Am F

If I’m honest I know I would give it all back

G C

For a chance to start over

Am F G

And rewrite an ending or two

C Am

For the girl that I knew

F G C

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Chorus

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Bridge

Am F G

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Outro

[C]She is [Am]messy but she’s [F]kind
She is [G]lonely most of the [C]time
[Am]She is all of this [F]mixed up
And [G]baked in a beautiful [C]pie
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Sara Bareilles’ poignant ballad about self-reflection and change from the musical “Waitress.” Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song is a storytelling ballad. Focus on dynamics, playing softer in the verses and building intensity for the emotional chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

It’s not simple to say

F

That most days I don’t recognize me

G C Am

That these hands and this jaw and this life

F G C

Are not what I meant them to be

Am F G

Feels like I’m playing a part

C Am

Got the lines down pat

F G

But the words in my heart

C Am FG

Are from some other play

Verse 2

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Chorus

C Am F

And she is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Verse 3

C Am

It’s not what I asked for

F G C

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

Am F

And carves out a person

G C

And makes you believe it’s all true

Am F

And now I’ve got you

G

And you’re not what I asked for

C Am F

If I’m honest I know I would give it all back

G C

For a chance to start over

Am F G

And rewrite an ending or two

C Am

For the girl that I knew

F G C

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Chorus

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Bridge

Am F G

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Outro

[C]She is [Am]messy but she’s [F]kind
She is [G]lonely most of the [C]time
[Am]She is all of this [F]mixed up
And [G]baked in a beautiful [C]pie
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine

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Dmtap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Sara Bareilles’ poignant ballad about self-reflection and change from the musical “Waitress.” Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song is a storytelling ballad. Focus on dynamics, playing softer in the verses and building intensity for the emotional chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

It’s not simple to say

F

That most days I don’t recognize me

G C Am

That these hands and this jaw and this life

F G C

Are not what I meant them to be

Am F G

Feels like I’m playing a part

C Am

Got the lines down pat

F G

But the words in my heart

C Am FG

Are from some other play

Verse 2

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Chorus

C Am F

And she is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Verse 3

C Am

It’s not what I asked for

F G C

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

Am F

And carves out a person

G C

And makes you believe it’s all true

Am F

And now I’ve got you

G

And you’re not what I asked for

C Am F

If I’m honest I know I would give it all back

G C

For a chance to start over

Am F G

And rewrite an ending or two

C Am

For the girl that I knew

F G C

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Chorus

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Bridge

Am F G

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Outro

[C]She is [Am]messy but she’s [F]kind
She is [G]lonely most of the [C]time
[Am]She is all of this [F]mixed up
And [G]baked in a beautiful [C]pie
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Intermediate

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Sara Bareilles’ poignant ballad about self-reflection and change from the musical “Waitress.” Intermediate difficulty in the key of C.

Strumming Pattern (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: This song is a storytelling ballad. Focus on dynamics, playing softer in the verses and building intensity for the emotional chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C Am

It’s not simple to say

F

That most days I don’t recognize me

G C Am

That these hands and this jaw and this life

F G C

Are not what I meant them to be

Am F G

Feels like I’m playing a part

C Am

Got the lines down pat

F G

But the words in my heart

C Am FG

Are from some other play

Verse 2

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Chorus

C Am F

And she is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Verse 3

C Am

It’s not what I asked for

F G C

Sometimes life just slips in through a back door

Am F

And carves out a person

G C

And makes you believe it’s all true

Am F

And now I’ve got you

G

And you’re not what I asked for

C Am F

If I’m honest I know I would give it all back

G C

For a chance to start over

Am F G

And rewrite an ending or two

C Am

For the girl that I knew

F G C

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Chorus

C Am F

She is messy but she’s kind

G C

She is lonely most of the time

Am F

She is all of this mixed up

G C

And baked in a beautiful pie

Am F G

She is gone but she used to be mine

Bridge

Am F G

Who’ll be braver than I could ever be

Am F G

Whose name is the same as my own

Outro

[C]She is [Am]messy but she’s [F]kind
She is [G]lonely most of the [C]time
[Am]She is all of this [F]mixed up
And [G]baked in a beautiful [C]pie
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine
[Am]She is gone but she [F]used to be [G]mine