Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae is about feeling free to be oneself and finding joy in the little things. It was inspired by Raes own life experience, her youth, and the music that influenced her.
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A7
Three little birds, sat on my window
D7(4)
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And they told me I don't need to worry
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A7
Summer came like cinnamon So sweet,
D7(4)
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Little girls double-dutch on the concrete
Em7
B7/D#
Em7
A9
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
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Cm7M
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same Oh, don't you hesitate
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A7/E
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D7(4)
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You go ahead, let your hair down
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A7/E
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D7(4)
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Just go ahead, let your hair down
C7M
Cm7M
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You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
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A7
Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely,
D7(4)
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Sipping tea in a bar by the roadside,
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(just relax, just relax)
A7
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
D7(4)
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Got to love that afro hair do
Em7
B7/D#
Em7
A9
Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
C7M
Cm7M
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change Don't you think it's strange?
G
A7/E
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D7(4)
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You go ahead, let your hair down
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A7/E
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
D7(4)
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Just go ahead, let your hair down
C7M
Cm7M
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You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
Am7
'Twas more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Em
Am7
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
G/B
C7M
Am7
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer?
C7M
Do what you want to
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A7/E
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D7(4)
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You go ahead, let your hair down (oh, let your hair down!)
G
A7/E
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams (hope you get your dreams)
D7(4)
G
Just go ahead, let your hair down (sister, let your hair down!)
G
A7/E
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
D7(4)
G
You go ahead, let your hair down
G
A7/E
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,