Caramel
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C7
Count me out like sovereigns
Am
Payback for the good times
Em
Right foot in the roses
Bm/F#
Left foot on a landmine
C7
I'm not gonna be there
Am
Tripping on the grapevine
D4/A C/G
They can sing the words while I cry into the bassline
C7
Wear me out like Prada
Am
Devil in my detail
Em
I swear it's getting harder
Bm/F#
Even just to exhale
C7
Backed up into corners
Am
Bitter in the lens
D4/A C/G
I'm sick of tryna hide it every time they take mine
[Refrão - versão 1]
Am
So stick to me
Em D4/A
Stick to me like caramel
Am
Walk beside me
C/G Em C7
Till you feel nothing as well
C7
They ask me
Am
Is it going good in the garden?
Em
Say: I'm lost, but I beg no pardon
Bm/F#
Up on the dice, but low on the cards
C7
I try not to talk about how it's harder now
Can I get a mirror side-stage?
Am
Looking sideways at my own visage, getting worse
D4/A C/G
Every time they try to shout my real name just to get a rise from me
C7
Acting like I'm never stressed out by the hearsay
Am
I guess that's what I get for tryna hide in the limelight
Em
Guess that's what I get for having 20/20 hindsight
Bm/F#
Everybody wants eyes on 'em
C7
I just wanna hear you sing that top line
Am D4/A
And if you don't think I mean it, then I understand
C/G
But I'm still glad you came, so let me see those hands
[Refrão - versão 2]
Em
So stick to me
C7
Stick to me like caramel
G
Walk beside me
C7 C9
Till you feel nothing as well
Em
I'm falling free
C7
Of the final parallel
G D4/A C/G
The sweetest dreams are bitter, but there's no one left to tell
C7 G D4/A
Too young to get bitter over it all
Bm/F# C7
Too old to retaliate like before
G D4/A
Too blessed to be caught ungrateful, I know
Em C7
So I'll keep dancing along to the rhythm
G
This stage is a prison (too young to get bitter)
D4/A
A beautiful nightmare (over it all)
Em
A war of attrition (too old to retaliate)
C7
I'll take what I'm given (like before)
G
The deepest incisions (too blessed to be called)
D4/A
I thought I got better (ungrateful, I know)
C7
But maybe I didn't
[Breakdown]
G Bm
G Em C7
Am Em
(In these days of days) Tell me, did I give you what you came for?
D4/A Em
(I wish it all away) Terrified to answer my own front door
C7 Em
(I thought things had changed) Missing my wings in a realm of angels
D4/A
(But everything's the same)
C7
So I'll keep dancing along to the rhythm
Am Em
This stage is a prison, a beautiful nightmare
Bm/F# C7
A war of attrition, I'll take what I'm given
G D4/A
The deepest incisions, I thought I got better
C/G
But maybe I didn't
How to play Caramel
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.