When He Sees Me chords by Sara Bareilles
Intro 1
Ab
Ab
Verse 1
Ab
I stick with real things
Usually facts and figures
When information's in its place
Gm
I minimize the guessing game
Guess what?
Gb
I don't like guessing games
Or when I feel things
Before I know the feelings
How am I supposed to operate
Fm
If I'm just tossed around by fate?
Like on an unexpected date?
Pre-chorus 1
Ebm
With a stranger who might talk too fast
Ab
Or ask me questions about myself
Db
Before I've decided that
Gb
He can ask me questions about myself
Ebm
He might sit too close
Ab
Or call the waiter by his first name
Db
Or eat Oreos
Gb
But eat the cookie before the cream?
Ebm
But what scares me the most
F
What scares me the most
Chorus 1
Bb
Is what if when he sees me,
what if he doesn't like it?
What if he runs the other
Eb
way and I can't hide from it?
Eb
What happens then?
Bb
If when he knows me,
he's only disappointed
What if I give myself away,
Eb
to only get it given back?
I couldn't live with that
F
Gm
So, I'm just fine, inside my shell-shaped mind
Eb
Cm
This way I get the best view
Ebm
Ab
So, when he sees me, I want him to
Verse 2
Ab
I'm not defensive
I'm simply being cautious
I can't risk reckless dating
Gm
Due to my miscalculating why
Gb
A certain suitor stands in line
I've seen in movies
Most made for television
You cannot be too careful
Fm
When it comes to sharing your life
I could end up a miserable wife
Pre-chorus 2
Ebm
He could be criminal,
Ab
some sort of psychopath
Who escaped from an institution
Db
Somewhere where they don't have girls
Gb
He could have masterminded
some way to find me
Ebm
He could be color blind
Ab
How untrustworthy is that?
Db
He could be less than kind
Gb
Or even worse he could be very nice,
Ebm
have lovely eyes
Cb
And make me laugh, come out of hiding
F
What do I do with that?
Oh, God
Chorus 2
Bb
What if when he sees me
I like him and he knows it?
What if he opens up a door
Eb
And I can't close it?
Cm
What happens then?
Bb
If when he holds me
My heart is set in motion
I'm not prepared for that
Eb
I'm scared of breaking open
F
Eb
F
But still I can't help from hoping
Gm
Eb
To find someone to talk to
F
Cm
Who likes the way I am
Ebm
Someone who when he sees me
Bb
Bb
Wants to again
Bb
Bb
When He Sees Me
Sara Bareilles
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