Ab
I stick with real things
Usually facts and figures
When information's in its place
Gm
I minimize the guessing game
Guess what?
F#
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?
Ebm
The stranger who might talk too fast
Ab
Or ask me questions about myself
Db
Before I've decided that
F#
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
F#
But eat the cookie before the cream?
Ebm
But what scares me the most
F
what scares me the most
Bb
Is what if when he sees me, what if he doesn't like it?
Eb
What if he runs the other way and I can't hide from it?
What happens then?
Bb
If when he knows me, he's only disappointed?
Eb
What if I give myself away, to only get it given back?
I couldn't live with that
F Gm
So, I'm just fine, inside my shell-shaped mind
F Eb Dm Cm
This way I get the best view
Ebm Ab
So, when he sees me, I want him to
I'm not defensive
https://www.coveralia.com/acordes/when-he-sees-me-sara-bareilles.php
I'm simply being cautious
I can't risk reckless dating
Due to my miscalculating
Gm F#
While 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
Ebm Ab
He could be criminal, some sort of psychopath
who escaped from an institution,
Db
somewhere where they don't have girls
F#
He could have masterminded some way to find me
Ebm
He could be colorblind
Ab
How untrustworthy is that
Db
He could be less than kind
F# Ebm
Or even worse he could be very nice, have lovely eyes
F#/C# B
And make me laugh, come out of hiding
F7
What do I do with that?
Oh, God
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?
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
But still I can't help from hoping
Gm9 Eb
To find someone to talk to
F Cm
Who likes the way I am
Eb
Someone who when he sees me
Bb
Wants to again
