Shadow

By: John Shanks, Kara Dioguardi
& Ashlee Simpson
Key: G

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I was six years old
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When my par-ents went a-way
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I was stuck in-side a bro-ken life
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I could-n’t wish a-way
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She was beau-ti-ful
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She had ev-‘ry-thing and more
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And my es-cape was hid-ing out
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And run-ning for the door
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Some-bod-y lis-ten please
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It used to be so hard be-ing me
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Liv-in’ in the sha-dow
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Of some-one elses-‘s dream
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Try’n to find a hand to hold
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But ev-‘ry touch felt cold to me

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Liv-in in a night-mare
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A nev-er end-ing sleep
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But now that I am wide a-wake
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My chains are fi-n’lly free
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Don’t feel sor-ry for me

REPEAT TO MY CHAINS THEN
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Don’t feel sor-ry for me
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Moth-er, sis-ter, fa-ther, sis-ter, moth-er
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Ev-‘ry-thing’s cool now
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Moth-er, sis-ter, fa-ther, sis-ter, moth-er
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Ev-‘ry-thing’s cool now
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Oh my life is good
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I’ve got more than an-y-one should
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Oh my life is good
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And the past is in the past
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I was liv-in’ in the shad-ow
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So don’t feel sor-ry for me
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Don’t feel sor-ry, don’t feel sor-ry for me
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Don’t feel sor-ry, don’t feel sor-ry for me
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Liv-in’ in liv-in’ in liv-in’ in the sha-dow
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Liv-in’ in liv-in’ in liv-in’ in a new day

All the days collide
One less perfect than the next
I was stuck inside someone else’s life
And always second best
Oh, I love you now
‘Cause now I realize
That it’s safe outside
To come alive in my identity
So if you’re listening
There’s so much more to me
You haven’t seen
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