What You Made Of Me
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Intro:
Em D Am
Em Dsus2 D A
[Verso 1]
E
You drew a circle in the dust
D
And named it home
Dsus2 Am
I stoode just outside your laughter
Em
Learning how to stand alone
Em Em
Your words were small but sharp as glass
D
They cut without a sound
D Am
I carried every silent scar
Am7
While you were safe I was unbound
[Pré-Refrão]
{CM7} {CM7}
You thought I'd fade into the walls
Em
A shadow with no name
{CM7}
But something grew inside the dark
Bm
A fire without flame
[Refrão]
Em
Look at me now
D
This is what you made of me
Bm
From every doubt, from every lie
C
I learned to breathe
C Em
I wear your echoes like a crown
D
I walk where I was never meant to be
Bm
You never broke me
Bm C
You made me
Em
What you made of me
Interlude: Em
[Verso 2]
E E
I learnd the language of clsed doors
D
The weight of being unseen
Am
Every joke at my expense
Em
Carved something in between
Em
You spoke of strength like it was yours
D
Like I would never know
Am
But pain became my scripture
Am
And I learned to walk alone
[Pré-Refrão]
{CM7}
You turned your back, I found my spine
{CM7} Em
You laughed, I learned control
{CM7}
You never saw the thing you shaped
{CM7} Bm
When you tried to keep me small
[Refrão]
Em
Look at me now
D
This is what you made of me
Bm
From broken nights and bitter truths
C
I learned to be
Em
I wear your silence like a crown
D
I stand where I was never meant to be
Bm
You never broke me
C
You made me
C
What you made of me
[Ponte]
{CM7} Em
I don't need your forgiveness
Em D
I don't need your applause
D
I survived the years you wasted
Am
Trying to show me what I wasn't
Am Am
I rose in places you ignored
C Em
I learned my worth in exile
Em D
The one you mocked is standing here
D Am
Unbowed, unfiled
Outro:
Em
Look at me now
D
This is what you made of me
Bm
Not your mistake, not your regret
C
But something free
Em
I took your stones and built a spine
D
I took your scorn and learned to see
Bm
You never broke me
C
You made me
Em D Bm
What you made of meeeeeeee
C Em D Bm
I was never one of you
C Em D Bm
And now I never need to be
C Em
How to play What You Made Of Me
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Em. 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.