Biography:
Caro Emerald (real name: Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw, born 26 April 1981 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch singer. She studied as a jazz vocalist at the Amsterdam conservatory of music and earned her degree in 2005.
Having gained experience as one of the six singers in close-harmony group Les Elles, and as a vocalist in the Philharmonic Funk Foundation, Emerald first gained public recognition for her debut solo single Back It Up, which was officially released by Grandmono Records on July 6, 2009.
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No Capo
B7 x2120x
B7/F# 2x120x
[Intro]
Em G B7
Em G B7
Em G B7
G B7 Em
[Verse]
Em G B7
I live deep in symmetry
Em G B7
In my anonymity
Em G C B7 B7/F#
Je t’adore, ma vie tres difficile
B7 B7/F#
I’ll take hours to perfect
B7 B7/F#
In this room of disconnect
B7 B7/F# Em G B7
All I need are mannequins and me
[Verse]
Em G B7
Fabric straight from arm to arm
Em G B7
Rescuing my heart from harm
Em G C B7 B7/F#
All that I can see speaks of finesse
B7 B7/F#
Radically my fashion dreams
B7 B7/F#
Costumed men and models scream
B7 B7/F# Em B7/F# G
Fame is nothing more than force duress
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C B7 Em Em/G Em
Let them comment of my cold behaviour
Am C B7 G
Beauty has a price that’s paid by greed
[Chorus]
Em
Where I am
G B7 Em
I will stand alone
G Em B7
I don’t need the money
B7/F# B7 Em
I do want for much
G B7 Em
These two hands
G B7 Em
Never will they mourn
G Em B7
I’d rather you not love me
B7/F# B7 C C B7 Em
Before you want too much
[Interlude]
Em G B7
Em G B7
[Verse]
Em G B7
Travelling I do forget
Em G B7
Every single last regret
Em G C B7 B7/F#
Solitarily there is one quest
B7 B7/F#
To my cause I will devote
B7 B7/F#
All my passion, note for note
B7 B7/F# Em G B7
To create and fill this emptiness
[Verse]
Em G B7
Freedom that lies underneath
Em G B7
Let it fall and let them breathe
Em G C B7 B7/F#
Bodies are not meant to be so bound
B7 B7/F#
I’m the dancer of the dance
B7 B7/F#
Let the socialites in her hands
B7 B7/F# Em B7/F# G
Let them love me when I’m not around
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C B7 Em Em/G Em
When they speak their words of my demeanor
Am C B7 G
I will let them fuel, wipe their fire
[Chorus]
Em
Where I am
G B7 Em
I will stand alone
G Em B7
I don’t need the money
B7/F# B7 Em
I do want for much
G B7 Em
These two hands
G B7 Em
Never will they mourn
G Em B7
I’d rather you not love me
B7/F# B7 C C B7 Em
Before you want too much
[Interlude]
Em G B7
Em G B7
[Bridge]
Am Em
Fading as I live in isolation
B7 Em E7
Information spreads that I have left
Am Em
Them let it be an education
D C B
Those who cherish me will not let them forget
[Interlude]
Em G B7
Em G Em
B7 B7/F# B7
Em G B7
Em G B7
Em G Em
B7 B7/F# B7
C C
[Chorus]
B7 Em
Where I am
G B7 Em
I will stand alone
G Em B7
I don’t need the money
B7/F# B7 Em
I do want for much
G B7 Em
These two hands
G B7 Em
Never will they mourn
G Em B7
I’d rather you not love me
B7/F# B7 C C B7 Em
Before you want too much
[Outro]
Em G B7
Em B7 B7
Em G B7
Em B7 B7
Em G B7
Em B7 B7
Em
B7 x2120x
B7/F# 2x120x
[Intro]
Em G B7
Em G B7
Em G B7
G B7 Em
[Verse]
Em G B7
I live deep in symmetry
Em G B7
In my anonymity
Em G C B7 B7/F#
Je t’adore, ma vie tres difficile
B7 B7/F#
I’ll take hours to perfect
B7 B7/F#
In this room of disconnect
B7 B7/F# Em G B7
All I need are mannequins and me
[Verse]
Em G B7
Fabric straight from arm to arm
Em G B7
Rescuing my heart from harm
Em G C B7 B7/F#
All that I can see speaks of finesse
B7 B7/F#
Radically my fashion dreams
B7 B7/F#
Costumed men and models scream
B7 B7/F# Em B7/F# G
Fame is nothing more than force duress
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C B7 Em Em/G Em
Let them comment of my cold behaviour
Am C B7 G
Beauty has a price that’s paid by greed
[Chorus]
Em
Where I am
G B7 Em
I will stand alone
G Em B7
I don’t need the money
B7/F# B7 Em
I do want for much
G B7 Em
These two hands
G B7 Em
Never will they mourn
G Em B7
I’d rather you not love me
B7/F# B7 C C B7 Em
Before you want too much
[Interlude]
Em G B7
Em G B7
[Verse]
Em G B7
Travelling I do forget
Em G B7
Every single last regret
Em G C B7 B7/F#
Solitarily there is one quest
B7 B7/F#
To my cause I will devote
B7 B7/F#
All my passion, note for note
B7 B7/F# Em G B7
To create and fill this emptiness
[Verse]
Em G B7
Freedom that lies underneath
Em G B7
Let it fall and let them breathe
Em G C B7 B7/F#
Bodies are not meant to be so bound
B7 B7/F#
I’m the dancer of the dance
B7 B7/F#
Let the socialites in her hands
B7 B7/F# Em B7/F# G
Let them love me when I’m not around
[Pre-Chorus]
Am C B7 Em Em/G Em
When they speak their words of my demeanor
Am C B7 G
I will let them fuel, wipe their fire
[Chorus]
Em
Where I am
G B7 Em
I will stand alone
G Em B7
I don’t need the money
B7/F# B7 Em
I do want for much
G B7 Em
These two hands
G B7 Em
Never will they mourn
G Em B7
I’d rather you not love me
B7/F# B7 C C B7 Em
Before you want too much
[Interlude]
Em G B7
Em G B7
[Bridge]
Am Em
Fading as I live in isolation
B7 Em E7
Information spreads that I have left
Am Em
Them let it be an education
D C B
Those who cherish me will not let them forget
[Interlude]
Em G B7
Em G Em
B7 B7/F# B7
Em G B7
Em G B7
Em G Em
B7 B7/F# B7
C C
[Chorus]
B7 Em
Where I am
G B7 Em
I will stand alone
G Em B7
I don’t need the money
B7/F# B7 Em
I do want for much
G B7 Em
These two hands
G B7 Em
Never will they mourn
G Em B7
I’d rather you not love me
B7/F# B7 C C B7 Em
Before you want too much
[Outro]
Em G B7
Em B7 B7
Em G B7
Em B7 B7
Em G B7
Em B7 B7
Em
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