When He Sees Me — Sara Bareilles
Chords and lyrics for When He Sees Me by Sara Bareilles (key of D#m).
Verse
[Ab]I stick with real things
Usually facts and figures
When information's in its place
I minimize the guessing [Gm]game
Guess what?
I don't like guessing [F#]games
Or when I feel things
Before I know the feelings
How am I supposed to operate
If I'm just tossed around by [Fm]fate?
Like on an unexpected date?
The stranger who might [Ebm]talk too fast
Or ask me [Ab]questions about myself
Before I've [Db]decided that
He can ask me [F#]questions about myself
He might [Ebm]sit too close
Or call the [Ab]waiter by his first name
Or eat [Db]Oreos
But eat the [F#]cookie before the cream?
But what [Ebm]scares me the most
what [F]scares me the most
Verse
Is what if [Bb]when he sees me, what if he doesn't like it?
What if he runs the other way and I can't [Eb]hide from it?
What happens then?
If [Bb]when he knows me, he's only disappointed?
What if I give myself away, to only get it [Eb]given back?
I couldn't live with that
So, [F]I'm just fine, inside my [Gm]shell-shaped mind
This [F]way I [Eb]get the best [Dm]view[Cm]
So, [Ebm]when he sees me, I [Ab]want him to
Verse
I'm not defensive
I'm simply being cautious
I can't risk reckless dating
Due to my miscalculating
[Gm]While a certain suitor stands in [F#]line
I've seen in movies
Most made for television
You cannot be too careful
When it comes to sharing your [Fm]life
I could end up a miserable wife
He could be [Ebm]criminal, some sort of [Ab]psychopath
who escaped from an institution,
somewhere where they [Db]don't have girls
He could have [F#]masterminded some way to find me
He could be [Ebm]colorblind
How [Ab]untrustworthy is that
He could be [Db]less than kind
Or even [F#]worse he could be very nice, have [Ebm]lovely eyes
And [F#/C#]make me laugh, come [B]out of hiding
What do I [F7]do with that?
Oh, God
Verse
[Bb]What if when he sees me
I like him and he knows it?
What if he opens up a door
And I can't [Eb]close it?
What happens then?
If [Bb]when he holds me
My heart is set in motion
I'm not prepared for that
I'm scared of breaking [Eb]open
But still I can't help from hoping
To [Gm9]find someone to [Eb]talk to
Who [F]likes the way I [Cm]am
Someone who [Eb]when he sees me
Wants to [Bb]again
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