Sympathetic Character chords by Alanis Morissette

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Verse 1
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I was afraid you'd hit
me if I'd spoken up
Em 
I   was afraid of your physical strength
Am 
B 
I was afraid you'd hit both of us
I was afraid I almost took a punch
Em 
B 
I was afraid of your reducing me
Am 
I was afraid of your alcohol breath
B 
I  was afraid of your complete
disregard for me
Em 
B 
I was afraid of  your temper
I was afraid of handles being blown off of
Am 
B 
I was afraid of holes
being punched into walls
Em 
B 
I was afraid of your attempts to start it wrong
I have as much rage as you have.
Em 
B 
I have as much pain as  you do.
I've lived as much hell
Em 
B 
as  you have.
And I've kept my love
Em 
B 
laying under for you.
Am 
B 
You were my  best friend,
Am 
B 
you were my lover
Am 
You were my  mentor,
Em 
Am 
B 
you were my brother
Am 
B 
You were my  partner,
you were my teacher
Am 
Em 
You were my very own
Am 
B 
sympathetic character
I was afraid of herbal daggers,
Baug 
Em 
I was afraid of a comb before the    storm
B 
I was afraid for my own bones,
I was afraid of your seduction
I was afraid of your coercion,
Em 
I was afraid of your protection
B 
I was afraid of your intimidation,
I was afraid of your punishment
Em 
I was afraid of your icy silences
B 
I was afraid of your volume
I was afraid of your manipulation
Em 
B 
I was afraid of your explosions
Cause I have as much rage as you have
Em 
B 
I have as much pain as you do
Em 
B 
I've lived as much hell as you have
And I've kept mine bubbling
Em 
B 
under for you
Am 
B 
You were my best friend
Am 
B 
You were my  lover
Am 
You were my mentor
B 
You were my brother
Am 
B 
You were my partner
Am 
B 
You were my teacher
Am 
You're my very own sympathetic
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Am 
B 
Am 
character
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Am 
B 
You were my best friend,
you were my lover
Em 
C 
Am 
Baug 
You were my  mentor,
B 
Em 
you were my brother
Am 
B 
You were my  partner,
Em 
you were my teacher
Am 
Em 
Baug 
You were my very   own
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Am 
sympathetic character
Em 
B 
Em 
You were my  keeper, you were my anchor
Am 
Em 
Baug 
You were my family,
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you were my savior
Em 
Baug 
B 
Amazing, amazing is you
Em 
Baug 
B 
Amazing, amazing woman
Em 
B 
Amazing, amazing is you
Em 
B 
Em 
B 
Amazing, amazing woman
Am 
B 
Am 
C 
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Am 
C 
B 
Em 
B 
Em 
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You're not alone . .