When You Thought You'd Never Stand Out by Copeland
Transcribed by Pete Grizzles NC
these chords are used in the verses:
[C5]x [D4]x [E]x [b3] [F2]x [G6]x [Eb3]x [Ebadd9]x [Cm]x [G/B]x
1 3 5 6 8 4 6 4 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
x x x x x x x x x
3 5 7 8 10 6 6 3 2
x x x x x x x x x
[C5]In [E]ot[b3]her[G6] [F2]lives
[C5]In a [E]bu[b3]lletpr[G6]oof s[F2]uit with some friends of[C5] mine
[C5]I wr[E]ot[b3]e th[G6]e plot[F2]line
[C5]Onl[D4]y [E]I [b3] [Ebadd9]knew [Cm]who s[G/B]urvived
[Ebadd9]Who [Cm] [G/B]survived
[C5]And [E]th[b3]rough [G6]the [F2] night
[C5]In a[E] r[b3]eally [G6]fast [F2]car on an uphill[C5] climb
[C5]Blew[E] p[b3]ast[G6] a [F2]danger sign
[C5]And [D4]fell t[E]hr[b3]ough [Ebadd9]darknes[Cm]s, su[G/B]blime
But a[Ebadd9]woke ju[Cm]st in[G/B] time
[Am] [G]
[F]They're gonna come to light [Am]tonight[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light [Am]tonight[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light [Am]tonight[G]
[F]But not for the last time[C5]
Interlude: (listen for the timing)
[C5] [E] [b3] [G6] [F2]
[C5] [E] [b3] [G6] [F2] [C5]
[C5] [E] [b3] [G6] [F2]
[C5] [D4] [E] [b3] [Eb3] [Cm] [G/B]
[Ebadd9] [Cm] [G/B]
Verse 2:
[C5]In [E]yo[b3]ung[G6]er [F2]days
[C5]I [E]do[b3] [G6]my [F2]schoolwork while the [C5]neighbors play
[C5]But [E]st[b3]are[G6] in[F2]to space
[C5]With[D4] no [E]fe[b3]elin[Ebadd9]g [Cm]to [G/B]convey
With no[Ebadd9] look [Cm]on my [G/B]face
(same)
In younger days
I'm stealing bases while my mother prays
And dreading to wake
Longing for one more play
Chorus:
[Am] [G]
[F]They're gonna come to light tonigh[Am]t[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light tonigh[Am]t[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light tonigh[Am]t[G]
[F]But not for the last time
Outro:
[F]I don't know what [Em]everyone was looking at
[D]I don't care what everyone was laughing at
[F]I don't know what [Em]everyone was staring at
[D]I think, I think that it's me
(same)
I don't know what everyone was looking at
I don't care what everyone was laughing at
I don't know what everyone was staring at
I think, I think that it's me
[F]Didn't I [Em]tell you [D]that I could hear you running out?
[F]Didn't I [Em]find you [D]when I knew you were hiding out?
[F]Didn't I [Em]see you [D]when you thought you'd never stand out?
[F]Didn't I [Em]find you?[D] Didn't I find you?
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was looking at
[F]I don't care what everyone was laughing at
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was staring at (they're gonna come to light tonight)
[F]I think, I think that it's me
[Am]Didn't I [G]see you [F]when you thought you'd never stand out? (I think, I think that it's me)
[Am]Didn't I [G]find you? (They're gonna come to light tonight)
[F]I think, I think that it's me
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was looking at
[F]I don't care what everyone was laughing at
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was staring at
[F]I think, I think that it's me
[Am]Didn't I [G]see you [F]when you thought you'd never stand out?
(mute strings)
Didn't I find you? (They're gonna come to light tonight)
I think, I think that it's me
Transcribed by Pete Grizzles NC
these chords are used in the verses:
[C5]x [D4]x [E]x [b3] [F2]x [G6]x [Eb3]x [Ebadd9]x [Cm]x [G/B]x
1 3 5 6 8 4 6 4 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
x x x x x x x x x
3 5 7 8 10 6 6 3 2
x x x x x x x x x
[C5]In [E]ot[b3]her[G6] [F2]lives
[C5]In a [E]bu[b3]lletpr[G6]oof s[F2]uit with some friends of[C5] mine
[C5]I wr[E]ot[b3]e th[G6]e plot[F2]line
[C5]Onl[D4]y [E]I [b3] [Ebadd9]knew [Cm]who s[G/B]urvived
[Ebadd9]Who [Cm] [G/B]survived
[C5]And [E]th[b3]rough [G6]the [F2] night
[C5]In a[E] r[b3]eally [G6]fast [F2]car on an uphill[C5] climb
[C5]Blew[E] p[b3]ast[G6] a [F2]danger sign
[C5]And [D4]fell t[E]hr[b3]ough [Ebadd9]darknes[Cm]s, su[G/B]blime
But a[Ebadd9]woke ju[Cm]st in[G/B] time
[Am] [G]
[F]They're gonna come to light [Am]tonight[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light [Am]tonight[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light [Am]tonight[G]
[F]But not for the last time[C5]
Interlude: (listen for the timing)
[C5] [E] [b3] [G6] [F2]
[C5] [E] [b3] [G6] [F2] [C5]
[C5] [E] [b3] [G6] [F2]
[C5] [D4] [E] [b3] [Eb3] [Cm] [G/B]
[Ebadd9] [Cm] [G/B]
Verse 2:
[C5]In [E]yo[b3]ung[G6]er [F2]days
[C5]I [E]do[b3] [G6]my [F2]schoolwork while the [C5]neighbors play
[C5]But [E]st[b3]are[G6] in[F2]to space
[C5]With[D4] no [E]fe[b3]elin[Ebadd9]g [Cm]to [G/B]convey
With no[Ebadd9] look [Cm]on my [G/B]face
(same)
In younger days
I'm stealing bases while my mother prays
And dreading to wake
Longing for one more play
Chorus:
[Am] [G]
[F]They're gonna come to light tonigh[Am]t[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light tonigh[Am]t[G]
[F]They're gonna come to light tonigh[Am]t[G]
[F]But not for the last time
Outro:
[F]I don't know what [Em]everyone was looking at
[D]I don't care what everyone was laughing at
[F]I don't know what [Em]everyone was staring at
[D]I think, I think that it's me
(same)
I don't know what everyone was looking at
I don't care what everyone was laughing at
I don't know what everyone was staring at
I think, I think that it's me
[F]Didn't I [Em]tell you [D]that I could hear you running out?
[F]Didn't I [Em]find you [D]when I knew you were hiding out?
[F]Didn't I [Em]see you [D]when you thought you'd never stand out?
[F]Didn't I [Em]find you?[D] Didn't I find you?
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was looking at
[F]I don't care what everyone was laughing at
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was staring at (they're gonna come to light tonight)
[F]I think, I think that it's me
[Am]Didn't I [G]see you [F]when you thought you'd never stand out? (I think, I think that it's me)
[Am]Didn't I [G]find you? (They're gonna come to light tonight)
[F]I think, I think that it's me
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was looking at
[F]I don't care what everyone was laughing at
[Am]I don't know what [G]everyone was staring at
[F]I think, I think that it's me
[Am]Didn't I [G]see you [F]when you thought you'd never stand out?
(mute strings)
Didn't I find you? (They're gonna come to light tonight)
I think, I think that it's me
