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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - Sinead O'Connor
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Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
pat.malavi@gmail.com
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Verse 1
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It seems years since you held the baby while I wrecked the bedroom
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You said it was dangerous after Sunday and I knew you loved me
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He thinks I just became famous and that's what messed me up but he's wrong
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How could I possibly know what I want when I was only twenty-one?
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There's millions of people to offer advice and say how I should be
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But they're twisted and they will never be
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Any influence on me but you will always be
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You will always be
Chorus
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If I treated you mean
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I really didn't mean to
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But you know how it is and how a pregnancy can change you
Verse 2
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I see plenty of clothes that I like but I won't go anywhere nice for a while
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All I want to do is just sit here and write it all down and rest for a while
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I can't bear to be in another city one where you are not
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I would return to nothing without you if I'm your girlfriend or not
Chorus
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Maybe I was mean
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But I really don't think so
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You asked if I'm scared and I said so
Verse 3
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Everyone can see what's going on
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They laugh `cause they know they're untouchable not because what I said was wrong
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Whatever it may bring I will live by my own policies
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I will sleep with a clear conscience I will sleep in peace
Chorus
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Maybe I was mean
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But I really don't think so
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You asked for the truth and I told you
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Through their own words
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They will be exposed
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They've got a severe case of
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The emperor's new clothes
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The emperor's new clothes
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The emperor's new clothes
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