Convince Me

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You didn't like my decision / to make the hero a villain.
F#M                                                E
Said my stories all end bad. / they always make you feel so sad.
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You answered rather casually. / you just record reality.
F#M                                                E
You made it sound as though, / you'd given up so long ago.
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Then find me a better ending. / stay away from fact amending.
F#M                                                E
It s easy to blur and twist. / just tell it like it really is.
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What's wrong with a little fantasy? / to show the way things ought to be.
F#M                                                E
Why should i comply / to the silly limits of real life?
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Come on . . . Convince me
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I said . . . Come on …Convince me
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If you really do   believe these ridiculous things
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Come on convince me
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How bout a girl with giant wings, / flies away when life really stings?
F#m                                      E
Has a plain & modest body, / and a black belt in karate?
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There you go escaping. / i'm tired of all this reshaping.
F#M                                E
Got anything from life? / anything that made you cry?
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The day i dwell on failure / is the day that i surrender.
F#m                                              E
Yes, i've had my times. / but i never let it break my stride.
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If you never stop to wonder / about the times your life went under
F#m                                                        E
How can you anticipate / when you're about to make the same mistakes?
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Come on . . . Convince me
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If you think i'm wrong . . . Convince me
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If you really do   believe these ridiculous things
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Come on convince me
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How bout a girl who's trying / to make a boy see the silver lining?
    F#m                                                          E
Tells him now to shut his eyes. / and let her tell him crazy lies?
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If you're the girl who's singing / i'm the boy who's listening.
   F#m                                                          E
But if you want to end it happily, / you're gonna have to really . . .
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Convince me