Biography:
Regina Spektor (born Regina Ilyinichna Spektor on 18 February 1980 in Moscow) is a Russian-born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village.
Spektor studied classical piano from the age of six, practising on a Petrof piano given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father
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Other songs:
- Better
- Bleeding Heart
- Blue Lips
- Don't Leave Me (ne Me Quitte Pas)
- Eet
- Fidelity
- Field Below
- Firewood
- Folding Chair
- Genius Next Door
- Ghost Of Corporate Future
- Hero
- Hotel Song
- How
- Jessica
- Lady
- Laughing With
- Machine
- Man Of A Thousand Faces
- My Man (boardwalk Empire)
- No Surprises
- On The Radio
- One More Time With Feeling
- Open
- Patron Saint
- Raindrops
- Samson
- Somedays
- Summer In The City
- The Calculation
- The Call
- The Party
- Two Birds
- Us
- You've Got Time
- United states
- All The Rowboats
- Call Them Brothers
- 2 99 Cent Blues
- Another Town
- Apres Moi
- Aquarius
- Back Of A Truck
- Ballad Of A Politician
- Baobabs
- Bartender
- Be Like A Cloud
- Black And White
- Bobbing For Apples
- Braille
- Buildings
- Carbon Monoxide
- Chemo Limo
- Consequence Of Sounds
- Dance Anthem Of The 80S
- Dont Leave Me Ne Me Quitte Pas
- Edit
- Flowers
- Grand Hotel
- Human Of The Year
- I Cut Off My Hair
- Just Like The Movies
- Lacrimosa
- Lounge
- Love Affair
- Love Youre A Whore
- Lullaby
- Mermaid
- Musicbox
- My Dear Acquaintance
- My Man
- New Year
- Obsolete
- Ode To Divorce
- Oedipus
- Ohmerica
- Old Jacket Stariy Pedjak
- Older And Taller
- Poor Little Rich Boy
- Prisoners
- Reading Time With Pickle
- Real Love
- Riot Gear
- Sailor Song
- Samon
- Sellers Of Flowers
- Small Bills
- Small Town Moon
- Stay Unreleased
- That Time
- The Light
- The Noise
- The One Who Stayed And The One Who Left
- The Prayer Of Franois Villon Molitva
- The Sword And The Pen
- The Trapper And The Furrier
- The Visit
- The Wallet
- Time Is All Around
- Tornadoland
- Uh
- You
- Youve Got Time
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[Intro]
G C G C G G/F# G G/F#
[Verse 1]
G G/F# G
Who said I was original?
C
Who said I was allowed
C/A G G/F# G
To sing as if I really sing, to write as if I really write?
G/F# G C
Who said that I could suddenly get up from underneath?
G G/F# Em D G
And walk away completely stumbling between each breath I breathe
G/F# Em D G
And walk away sublimely stumbling between each breath I breathe
G/F# G
Who said I was allowed?
[Verse 2]
G/F# G C
I once flew by a real tall wall with ivy all around
C/A G
And saw two eyes I really liked
G/F# G
And saw two ears I really liked
G/F# G
And saw two lips I liked as well
C
And saw a face that I could love
G G/F# Em
But it was far, so far and cold above
D G
Inside that big above
But it was far
G/F# Em D G
And far and cold inside that big above
[Chorus]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
[Verse 3]
G/F# G
And so I walked to everywhere
C
And stopped in every town
C/A G
The big ones with the little pond
G/F# G
The small ones with no pond at all
G/F# G
And though I've eaten dirt before
C
I've never grown to like the taste
G G/F# Em
And I prefer on any day
D G
A big green apple in its place
G/F# Em
And I'd prefer on any day
D G
A big green apple in its place
[Chorus]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
[Verse 4]
G/F# G
And so I closed my eyes and walked
C
And when I opened them again
C/A G
I knew the clouds had snowed on me
G/F# G
And then they poured on me some rain
G/F# G C
There stood this cold icicle the very shape and form of me
G G/F#
I tried to cry but couldn't
Em D G
So instead, I made myself a cup of tea
G/F#
I tried to cry but couldn't
Em D G
So instead, I made myself a cup of tea
[Chorus]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
[Verse 5]
G/F# G
So, who said I was original?
C
Who said I was a cloud?
C/A G
To rain as if I really rain
G/F# G
To snow as if I really snow
G/F# G
You know the fastest thing in this world
C
Is the speed of snow into your eyes
G G/F# Em D G
As you walk off sublimely stumbling, sublimely slipping on the ice
G/F# Em D G
As you walk off sublimely stumbling, sublimely slipping on the ice
[Outro]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em D G
Be like a cloud
G/F# Em D G
Be like a cloud
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
Be like a cloud
G/F# Em D G
Be like a cloud
[Outro]
G/F# Em D G G/F# Em D G G/F# G G/F#
G C G C G G/F# G G/F#
[Verse 1]
G G/F# G
Who said I was original?
C
Who said I was allowed
C/A G G/F# G
To sing as if I really sing, to write as if I really write?
G/F# G C
Who said that I could suddenly get up from underneath?
G G/F# Em D G
And walk away completely stumbling between each breath I breathe
G/F# Em D G
And walk away sublimely stumbling between each breath I breathe
G/F# G
Who said I was allowed?
[Verse 2]
G/F# G C
I once flew by a real tall wall with ivy all around
C/A G
And saw two eyes I really liked
G/F# G
And saw two ears I really liked
G/F# G
And saw two lips I liked as well
C
And saw a face that I could love
G G/F# Em
But it was far, so far and cold above
D G
Inside that big above
But it was far
G/F# Em D G
And far and cold inside that big above
[Chorus]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
[Verse 3]
G/F# G
And so I walked to everywhere
C
And stopped in every town
C/A G
The big ones with the little pond
G/F# G
The small ones with no pond at all
G/F# G
And though I've eaten dirt before
C
I've never grown to like the taste
G G/F# Em
And I prefer on any day
D G
A big green apple in its place
G/F# Em
And I'd prefer on any day
D G
A big green apple in its place
[Chorus]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
[Verse 4]
G/F# G
And so I closed my eyes and walked
C
And when I opened them again
C/A G
I knew the clouds had snowed on me
G/F# G
And then they poured on me some rain
G/F# G C
There stood this cold icicle the very shape and form of me
G G/F#
I tried to cry but couldn't
Em D G
So instead, I made myself a cup of tea
G/F#
I tried to cry but couldn't
Em D G
So instead, I made myself a cup of tea
[Chorus]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
[Verse 5]
G/F# G
So, who said I was original?
C
Who said I was a cloud?
C/A G
To rain as if I really rain
G/F# G
To snow as if I really snow
G/F# G
You know the fastest thing in this world
C
Is the speed of snow into your eyes
G G/F# Em D G
As you walk off sublimely stumbling, sublimely slipping on the ice
G/F# Em D G
As you walk off sublimely stumbling, sublimely slipping on the ice
[Outro]
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that you're allowed
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
'Cause you're no worse than a cloud
C
Don't ask for their permission
G
They'll never say that youre allowed
G/F# Em D G
Be like a cloud
G/F# Em D G
Be like a cloud
G/F# Em
Be like a cloud
D G
Be like a cloud
G/F# Em D G
Be like a cloud
[Outro]
G/F# Em D G G/F# Em D G G/F# G G/F#
Reik
Reincidentes
Reindeer Section
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Relient K