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as i am

by maya kern

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Tim Walker
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Tim Walker Delicate song-filigrees from the ukulele-toting singer-songwriter and visual artist. The supporting arrangements are especially interesting here - in particular the touches of synthesisers, which enhance without overpowering. Favorite track: point A.
Juliana Que
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Juliana Que I've learned practically every one of these songs on ukulele. They're all delights, to sing and play and listen to, and bring about such joy in me. Favorite track: fall in line.
Victoria Martin
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Victoria Martin I just heard Haunted featured on Welcome to Night Vale today and knew I needed to hear more of this artist. Favorite track: haunted.
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e heartfelt and soft, the ukelele and maya's voice meld perfectly Favorite track: oh oh (demo).
Rachel
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Rachel The songs are beautifully written and Maya's voice is angelic. Favorite track: haunted.
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as i am 03:28
Am G F if you try to fix me i'll know that you're broken you should only want me as i am i know i've been better but i could be a lot worse you should only want me as i am F Am G and i believe in all my possibilities if you were me what side of me would you be? Am C would you be my better half F Dm would you kiss me till i'm dead Am C G can you really see through me now? Am C would you try your best to mend F Dm all the places that you think Am C G i have broken so irreparably Am G F if you try to fix me i'll know that you're broken you should only want me as i am i know i've been better but i could be a lot worse you should only want me as i am F Am G but if you were me and really got inside of me what would you see? Am C would you be my better half F Dm would you kiss me till i'm dead Am C G can you really see through me now? Am C would you try your best to mend F Dm all the places that you think Am C G i have broken so irreparably Am G F if you try to fix me i'll know that you're broken you should only want me as i am (end on Am)
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Bb Eb i don't really care about you F that way any more Bb Eb you don't make my heart beat F Bb Eb but sometimes i want to feel it anyway F mostly when you're Eb Bb next to me... Bb F I will understand Eb Bb when you call my name Dm it is not my heart Eb F you are here to claim Bb F but i will open up Eb Bb just the same Dm knowing when i do Eb Bb i share half of the blame Bb Eb F ooooo… Dm Eb F ooooo… Eb Bb when will you be next to me… Bb Eb F ooooo… Dm Eb F ooooo… (higher) Bb Eb F ooooo… Dm Eb F ooooo... Bb F I will understand Eb Bb when you call my name Dm it is not my heart Eb F you are here to claim Bb F but i will open up Eb Bb just the same Dm knowing when i do Eb Bb i share half of the blame Eb Bb i share half of the blame Eb Bb doo doo etc...
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E B A B back to friends relationships end but we'll begin again back to friends we amend the things we said then A B don't worry about the future we're still alright we talked it out together never had a fight E B A B back to friends excitement fades turns out it wasn't love back to friends the words we said were some sort of A B return to the start we wipe the slate you never infected my heart and it's too late for anything but E B A B back to friends we'll be fine it's not that different back to friends we redefine our mutual intent A B don't look back i won't regret we stop keeping track of how different E B A B we are… oooo back to friends it's for the best it was too hard back to friends no protest we let down guards back to friends you and me just the way it was back to friends we agree it's better as it was back to friends no pain to mend it's much simpler as friends
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words 03:12
G G6 C G you slip into my mind and i am left behind as my thoughts leave me it is so unfair how you are always there how do you do it? D7 you're stuck inside my brain G G6 C G sometimes i try to lie but i do not know why what's the point? i'm all messed up inside and i can never hide all my shortcomings D7 but you don't seem to mind C D7 G G6 if i mess up, just know that i'm sorry in advance C D7 G C and if i'm wrong, i hope that you can understand D7 i'm not the best with words G G6 C G the places where we wait are always a mistake why are we waiting? i want to see you now but i do not know how or what to say D7 i promised, anyway… C D7 G G6 if i mess up, just know that i'm sorry in advance C D7 G C and if i'm wrong, i hope that you can understand D7 i'm not the best with words i'm not the best with words...
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C G Fadd9 C right now things are looking down they're a little out of control to say the least friendships end in uncertainty but i am certain we will be friends again by the time you're singing this song with me i just know that we'll have to be friends again friends again by the time we both realize we've messed up i just know that we'll both fess up and be friends again C Em Fadd9 C la la la (etc.) C G Fadd9 C you tell me about all these things that i've been doing but didn't know you don't let me talk it out with you you just tell me and then you go but by the time you're singing this song with me i just know that we'll have to be friends again friends again by the time we both realize we've messed up i just know that we'll both fess up and be friends again cuz there are sunny days ahead and i can see them floating down on golden threads and if we stop looking behind we will get out of this bind and once we are not blind we'll be friends again C Em Fadd9 C la la la (etc.) C G Fadd9 C and by the time you're singing this song with me i just know that we'll have to be friends again friends again by the time we both realize we've messed up i just know that we'll both fess up and be friends again
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one stone 01:52
---C F if you're starting to doubt going without G i'm sorry, i'm sorry C F if you're having second thoughts and you're wondering how G to woo me, just don't Cm G cuz you you broke my heart once Bb F and now my heart has slowly been mended C F G so if you're aiming at me shoot your gun up that tree maybe you'll catch another bird but if it's me that you want just leave the hunt cuz this is one catch you'll never kill again Cm Cm G Bb F one stone and one bird flies free C F G so you're looking for me don't go barking up trees cuz i have soared away i am flying south so baby just shut your mouth cuz your words will not reach me here Cm G Bb F G i hear the north pole is worth a stroll if you need to cool down C F G but if you're looking for me well honey stop Cm G Bb F one stone… and this bird flies free
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oh oh 02:04
Bm G E E i'd like it if you would show some interest in me - oh oh take initiative to take my hand i know that you're shy but i can't stand G E when you leave me stranded please don't take my love for granted Bm E oooo oooo x 4 Bm G E E i wish that you were able to express how much you want me too take the proper steps to take it slow i don't mind if you just let me know G E that you won't leave me stranded and you won't take my love for granted Bm E oooo oooo x 4 Bm E oooo oooo x 4 Bm G E E i'd like it if you would show some interest in me - oh oh
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point A 03:14
(4444), B, A your words are near but you're so far i wonder where you are what do you do when you're not talking to me? i hope you're okay but i can't tell i only want to wish you well what do you do when you're not talking to me? B A i know that life is getting rough but i know that you are tough and i'll help you and (4444), B, A hey, i miss you, i miss you 2000 miles away hey, i miss you, i miss you tho i'm stuck at point A distance is far it kinda sucks i wanna help you when you're stuck what do i do when you're not talking to me? you disappear and i don't know what you'll do or where you'll go how do i help when you're not talking to me? B A i hope you know i'll always be your friend i'll stick it out till the very end i'll be by your side cuz (4444), B, A hey, i miss you, i miss you 2000 miles away hey, i miss you, i miss you tho i'm stuck at point A i miss you, i miss you and i know that you miss me i miss you, i miss you tho you're stuck at point B i miss you, i miss you i miss you, i miss you tho i'm stuck at point A...
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my dear 02:46
Bb F Eb / Bb F Bb good morning my dear i'm so happy you are here good morning my dear, my dear good morning my dear the sun is up the day is clear good morning my dear, my dear a-----h, a----h a-----h, a----h good morning my love you're the one that i dreamed of good morning my love, my love good morning my love the day greets us from up above good morning my love, my love a-----h, a----h a-----h, a----h Eb Bb i'm so happy having you hear with me if you're the flower i am your bumble bee i'm so happy and i hope you agree F will you always stay here with me? Bb F Eb i've got you here to greet me (when i wake up in the morning) i've got you and that's all i need (when i wake up in the morning) say you'll stay with me (when i wake up in the morning) say you'll stay with me...
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4:14 AM 01:38
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G Dbº7 (o1o1) Am D7 sunshine, you are all mine and you're the only one i see sunlight, keep my days bright and we'll be alright, yeah we're alright [trumpet] mmhmm… sunshine, i hope you don't mind when i say i want you mine sunlight, keep me alight and we'll be alright, alright still C G D7 G although it is one in the morning my mind is with you still this love hit with so little warning as love often will G Dbº7 (o1o1) Am D7 sunshine, i like how we align i know we won't divide when we collide sunlight, you obscure night you are the bightest star in sight [trumpet] mmhmm… C G D7 G and though it is two in the morning my mind is with you still this love hit with so little warning as love often will cuz even at three in the morning my mind cannot stand still this love has sent up a warning my heart is ready to spill G Dbº7 (o1o1) Am D7 [trumpet] mmhmm… C G D7 G and now it's four in the morning my heart is with you still this love hit me without warning so i'll be yours forever until… you are my sunshine brightest of the stars you are my sunlight and every day is ours
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fall in line 03:29
G G7 G6 G7 i used to fall in love now i just fall in line i used to think about you all the time i used to tell the truth but now i'm telling lies i used to use my heart now i'm just using lines Gm Am Cm Gm i used to fall apart but now i fall in line G G7 G6 G7 i used to be afraid but now i've stabilized i used to wonder if you'd ever be mine i used to dream of you but i've prioritized but in the past you had me hypnotized Gm Am Cm Gm i used to be your song but now i've been revised G G7 Am D7 ooooo G G7 Am D ooooo x2 G G7 G6 G7 i used to fall in love now i just fall in line i used to think about you all the time i used to tell the truth but now i'm telling lies i used to use my heart now i'm just using lines x2 Gm Am Cm Gm i used to fall apart but now i fall in line
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haunted 02:50
Bbm Ebm Fm your heart is beating i can see it i have never felt quite so betrayed your love is bleeding i can hear it saying "darling, come to bed" i don't need it don't want to see it knew you were gone the moment that you spoke but i don't hear it i just hear the words we said so long ago… i think we're haunted i can hear the echoes of the past thought i could forgive you but it's funny how long this pain can last i think we're haunted and i would give anything to forget and give you what you've wanted so i can stop living in regret Bbm Fm Ebm Fm oooooo (etc) Bbm Ebm Fm i think we're haunted i can hear the echoes of the past thought i could forgive you but it's funny how long this pain can last i think we're haunted and i would give anything to forget and give you what you've wanted so i can stop living in regret oooo (etc.) my heart is wilting i can feel it i have never felt so…
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G D7 i've been down this road more times than i can count i've done things i'm ashamed of and i never shut my mouth C G D7 i'm always so quick to lose it but you don't seem to mind a bit G C and tho i'm scared i'm trying to let you in and tho it's scary i think it's time to begin D7 i think it's time to begin oo oo oo G D7 i've been told all the sweet words many times before and i have said them, too as well as many more C G D7 but the words we said were never true i hope it will be different with you G C and tho i'm scared i'm trying to let you in and tho it's scary i think it's time to begin D7 i think it's time to begin oo oo oo G C and tho i'm scared i'm trying to let you in and tho it's scary i think it's time to begin D7 i think it's time to begin G i think it's time to begin
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Am G F if you try to fix me i'll know that you're broken you should only want me as i am i know i've been better but i could be a lot worse you should only want me as i am F Am G and i believe in all my possibilities if you were me what side of me would you be? Am C would you be my better half F Dm would you kiss me till i'm dead Am C G can you really see through me now? Am C would you try your best to mend F Dm all the places that you think Am C G i have broken so irreparably Am G F if you try to fix me i'll know that you're broken you should only want me as i am i know i've been better but i could be a lot worse you should only want me as i am F Am G but if you were me and really got inside of me what would you see? Am C would you be my better half F Dm would you kiss me till i'm dead Am C G can you really see through me now? Am C would you try your best to mend F Dm all the places that you think Am C G i have broken so irreparably Am G F if you try to fix me i'll know that you're broken you should only want me as i am (end on Am)
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G G7 G6 G7 i used to fall in love now i just fall in line i used to think about you all the time i used to tell the truth but now i'm telling lies i used to use my heart now i'm just using lines Gm Am Cm Gm i used to fall apart but now i fall in line G G7 G6 G7 i used to be afraid but now i've stabilized i used to wonder if you'd ever be mine i used to dream of you but i've prioritized but in the past you had me hypnotized Gm Am Cm Gm i used to be your song but now i've been revised G G7 Am D7 ooooo G G7 Am D ooooo x2 G G7 G6 G7 i used to fall in love now i just fall in line i used to think about you all the time i used to tell the truth now i'm just telling lies i used to use my heart now i'm just using lines x2 Gm Am Cm Gm i used to fall apart but now i fall in line
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oh oh (demo) 02:06
Bm G E E i'd like it if you would show some interest in me - oh oh take initiative to take my hand i know that you're shy but i can't stand G E when you leave me stranded please don't take my love for granted Bm E oooo oooo x 4 Bm oooooooo Bm G E E i wish that you were able to express how much you want me too take the proper steps to take it slow i don't mind if you just let me know G E that you won't leave me stranded and you won't take my love for granted Bm E oooo oooo x 4 Bm oooooooo Bm E oooo oooo x 4 Bm oooooooo Bm G E E i'd like it if you would show some interest in me - oh oh
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Bbm Ebm Fm your heart is beating i can see it i have never felt quite so betrayed your love is bleeding i can hear it saying "darling, come to bed" i don't need it don't want to see it knew you were gone the moment that you spoke but i don't hear it i just hear the words we said so long ago… i think we're haunted i can hear the echoes of the past thought i could forgive you but it's funny how long this pain can last i think we're haunted and i would give anything to forget and give you what you've wanted so i can stop living in regret Bbm Fm Ebm Fm oooooo (etc) Bbm Ebm Fm i think we're haunted i can hear the echoes of the past thought i could forgive you but it's funny how long this pain can last i think we're haunted and i would give anything to forget and give you what you've wanted so i can stop living in regret oooo (etc.) my heart is wilting i can feel it i have never felt so…

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released February 12, 2013

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