Perfectly Clear, 2008

Intro: D G Em7 A

I guess you could say I’m one of those girls
That’s always been with one of those guys
You know the type
Like right now, he sleeps while I write
But it’s better than crying
I’m worn out from trying

I’m not welcome here
Just till he’s hungry or frisky

or needs something clean
And you know what I mean
But not tonight
‘Cause come the morning light, oh

I’m gonna love my-self more than anyone else
Believe in me, even if someone can’t see
The stronger woman in me
I’m going to be my own best friend
Stick with me till the end
Won’t lose myself again, never, no,
‘Cause there’s a stronger woman,
A stronger woman in me

Light bulbs buzz, I get up
And head to my drawer
I wish there was more I could say
Another fairytale fades to gray
I’ve lived on hope, like a child
Walking that mile, faking that smile
All the while, wishing my heart had wings
Well from now on, I’m going to be
The kind of woman I’d want my daughter to be, oh

I’m gonna love my-self more than anyone else
Believe in me, even if someone can’t see
The stronger woman in me
I’m going to be my own best friend
Stick with me till the end
Won’t lose myself again, never, no,
‘Cause there’s a stronger woman,
Stronger woman in me

Bridge:
This is me, packing up my bags
And this is me, headed for the door
And this is me, the best you ever had

(First couple lines fingerpicked)

I’m gonna love my-self more than anyone else
Believe in me, even if someone can’t see
The stronger woman in me
I’m going to be my own best friend
Stick with me till the end
Won’t lose myself again, no, no,
‘Cause there’s a stronger woman,
A stronger woman in me
‘Cause there’s a stronger woman,
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A stronger woman in me

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Note: This song is loaded with beautiful harmonics. Any note
above which an “H” appears should be played as a harmonic.
[3/4]
(Intro)

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All… …through the

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night…

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I’ll… be watching

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over you. And

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all… …through the

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night……

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I’ll… be standing

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over you. And

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through bad

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dreams…

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I’ll…

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be…

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right there baby telling you everything’s gonna be al-

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right… And

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when you

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cry…

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I’ll…

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be there baby, telling you you were never nothin’ less than

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beautiful. So

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don’t…

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I’m your angel standing… by.

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Intro: E5-A5-E5-B5
Running fast through a fairy tale
Dark woods; starless night
Feel cold air in my lungs
Full moon, u follow me-u say
”Why do hearts so often stray?”
U pierce me like an arrow
Beneath the blanket of night
Longing for flight

CHORUS
When u fall into me
It feels s[Em(add9)/D]o sweet, like dreaming
Press yourself into me
Let me [Em(add9)/D]feel your breathing
There’s a voice in your heart
[Em(add9)/D]Softly calling
Come 2 me u will see, just give in
2 this sweet temptation(E5,A5,E5,B5)

I awake, do a double take 2 see
Where it is that I lay-it could be
Day or night, I’m not quite sure
Your absence is a thorn
Your flesh, your skin
Is the only flag there is 2 believe in

CHORUS

I can love u like nobody else
Cuz I can love U like nobody else
When u [Em/B]fall into me
It feels so sweet, like dreaming
Press yoursel[G/B]f into me[C(add2)]
Let me feel your breathing
There’s a voice in your heart
D7add4(X55575)
Softly calling

CHORUS

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#Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 10:47:33 -0600 (CST)
#From: John Lunger
#Subject: TAB: Morning Song by Jewel
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#Jewel, from the Pieces of You album, (C) 1994 by Wiggly Tooth. Atlantic
#Recording Corporation.
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#Capo 1. All chords are chord forms.
#Intro

Let the phone ring, let’s go back to sleep
Let the world spin outside our door, you're the only one I wanna see
Tell your boss you’re sick, hurry get back in I’m getting cold
Get over here and warm my hands up, boy, it’s you they love to hold
Stop, thinking about what your sister said
Stop, worrying about it, the cat’s already been fed
Come on darlin, let’s go back to bed
CHORUS:
Put the phone machine on hold
Leave the dishes in the sink
Do not answer the door
It’s you that I adore
I’m gonna give you some more
Verse 2:
We’ll sit on the front porch, the sun can warm my feet
You can drink your coffee with sugar and cream
I’ll drink my decaf herbal teal
Pretend we’re perfect strangers and that we never met
My how you remind me of a man I used to sleep with
that’s a face I’d never forget
You can be Henry Miller and I’ll be Anais Nin
Except this time it’ll be even better
We’ll stay together in the end
Come on darlin, let’s go back to bed
REPEAT CHORUS
Chord forms:
Cadd9 x 4 3 1 4 4
A7 x 1 3 1 3 1
Transcribed by Paul Steinman
John Lunger
mjlunger@gsbpop.uchicago.edu
(773) 493-7498

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#Mirror, mirror
#Do you like
#What you see?
#I’ll dance for you
#If you dance for me
#Who says a woman
#Cannot serve?
#It would be my pleasure
#Who says it is
#Not my destiny
#To let you control me?
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Underneath the disco light
Everybody’s feelin’ all right
Get on your hands and knees
And praise the new deity
(Strum the same chords that are in the verse)
Seeeeeeeeeerve the ego
Seeeeeeeeeerve the ego

Two ships sailing
On a neon sea
Eat the flesh
Spit out the seeds
Feathered hair
And lame heels
What turns me on
Is so surreal

(Same as verses)
Tut tut, oh, to discover oh
Oh no, you’re yesterday’s lover

Capo 2

G (let ring------------

Shut up, sweetheart,

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There’s something I need you to hear
I can no longer love the same thing I fear
I can no longer let myself stay close
To the one thing that hurts me the most
I will no longer romance the thorn
Hearts don’t need to bleed to know what they’re for

There’ll be no more heartaches
There’ll be no more heartaches
Cm G
for me oh can’t you see

G (let ring----------------

I take back my sweetness

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Cause it’s overlooked by your lust

and my songs are unseen
because your touch is too tough
I don’t think your hands know how to adore
The subtlety of me anymore
I will unfasten myself from your side
and slip away, as quiet as a sigh

There’ll be no more heartaches
There’ll be no more heartaches
for me oh can’t you see

Can’t you see, can’t you see, oh can’t you see
what your love’s doing to me
I need you to know, I need you to know
You’ve gotta let me go.

Beds filled with suspicion
and hearts filled with spite
We forget our needs and forget our sights
Too quick, too quick to hold
Someone’s else’s worth over our own

There’ll be no more heartaches
There’ll be no more heartaches
There’ll be no more heartaches
Cm G (slow strum)
For me oh can’t you see.

Intro Am G Am G
VERSE 1
Walk in a corner shop
See a shoplifting cop
See the old lady with a gun
See the hero try 2 run
Nothing’s what it seems, I mean
It’s not all dirty, but it’s not all clean
There’s children paying bills
There’s monks buying thrills
There’s pride for sale in magazines
There’s pills for rent 2 make u clean
Marvin Gaye, there’s no brother, brother
Woody Guthrie’s land can’t feed Mother

chorus
Mothers weep, children sleep
So much violence ends in silence
It’s a shame there’s no one 2 blame
For all the pain that life brings
If u will just take me It might just complete me
And together we can make a stand

Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1)

A waitress brings me lunch
We meet but do not touch
On TV, D.C. is selling lies
While in the corner, King’s dream dies
Go 2 the counter, pay for me and my friend
A homeless man pulls out a roll, says it’s on him
The mayor has no cash
He said he spent it on hookers and hash

chorus

(one downward strum each)
U will love me, I will love u
(x2)
chorus