Flinch
by Alanis Morissette
from new album ‘under rug swept’
transcribed by Christian Reindel ([email protected])
any questions or corrections- e-mail me
only the chords for this beautiful song
Normal tuning
A Am Fm D Dsus2 Dm
E:|———0——-0——2——0——1—|
B:|—2——1——-1——3——3——3—|
G:|—2——2——-2——2——2——2—|
D:|—2——2——-3——0——0——0—|
A:|—0——0——-3———————-|
E:|——————1———————-|
Intro
A
Verse1
A D Dsus2 D
What’s it been over a decade
A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
it still smarts it was four minutes ago
A D Dsus2 D
we only influenced each other totally
A D Dsus2 D
we only bruised each other even more so
Dm A
What are you my blood ? you touch me like you are my blood
Dm A
What are you my dad ? You affect me like you are my dad
Chorus 1
Am Dsus2 A
How long can a girl be shackled to you
Am Dsus2 A
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
Am Dsus2 A
How long can a girl stay haunted by you
Fm Dsus2 A
Soon I’ll grow up and won’t even flinch at your name
Fm Dsus2 A
Soon I’ll grow up and won’t even flinch at your name
Verse 2
A D Dsus2 D
Where’ve you been ? I heard you moved to my city
A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
My brother saw you somewhere downtown
A D Dsus2 D
I’d be paralyzed if I ran into you
A D Dsus2 D
my tongue would seize up if were to meet again
Dm A
What are you my god ? you touch me like you are my god
Dm A
What are you my twin ? You affect me like you are my twin
Chorus 2
Am Dsus2 A
How long can a girl be tortured to you
Am Dsus2 A
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
Am Dsus2 A
How long can a girl stay haunted by you
Fm Dsus2 A
Soon I’ll grow up and won’t even flinch at your name
Fm Dsus2 A
Soon I’ll grow up and won’t even flinch at your name
Verse 3
A D Dsus2 D
So here I am one room away from where I know you’re standing
A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D
a well-intendioned man told me you just walked in
A D
this man knows not of how this information has affected me
A D
but he knows the colour of a the car I just drove away in
Dm A
What are you my kin ? you touch me like you are my kin
Dm A
What are you my air ? You affect me like you are my air
Chorus 3
Am Dsus2 A
How long can a girl be tortured to you
Am Dsus2 A
How long before my dignity is reclaimed
Am Dsus2 A
How long can a girl stay haunted by you
Fm Dsus2 A
Soon I’ll grow up and won’t even flinch at your name
Fm Dsus2 A
Soon I’ll grow up and won’t even flinch at your name
Outro
Am Dsus2 (3 times)
Fm Dsus2 A (3 times and fade out)
End.