by Randy StonehillGRachel DelevoryasEm AmWith her thick eye glasses and her plain Jane faceD7 GSat beside me in my fifth grade classAm C DLooking so terribly out of placeGRachel played the violinEm AmAnd classical music was out of styleD7 GShe couldn't control all her wild brown hairAm CHer nervous laughter and her awkward smile andD AmIt was clear that she'd never be one of usC AmWith her dowdy clothesC AmAnd her violinC EM D GAnd a name like Rachel DelevoryasG Am D7G Am D7G DBut I'd pass by her house in the eveningEm AmGoing to play with my best friend RayC D EmAnd the music floating from her windowAm C D GSpoke the things that Rachel could never sayG Am D7G Am D7GRachel DelevoryasEm AmWas eating her lunch as the boys walked byD7 G"Rachel is ugly" she heard them shoutAm CShe sat on the schoolyard bench and cried andD AmIt was clear that she'd never be one of usC AmWith her dowdy clothesC AmAnd her violinC Em D GAnd a name like Rachel DelevoryasG C GD7 G G/F#And every year the hedge got higherEm AmAs it grew around Rachel's houseC D EmLike the secret wall inside herAm C D7That she built to keep all the heartache outG Am D7G Am D7GRachel DelevoryasEm AmMoved back east with her familyD7 GNow she's dressed in a beautiful gownAm C DStanding on stage with the symphonyGRachel plays the violinEm AmBut every night when the lights go downD7 GI wonder if she still remembers those daysAm CAnd cruel little boys in this one horse town andD AmIt was clear that she'd never be one of usC AmWith her dowdy clothesC AmAnd her violinC E DAnd a name like Rachel DelevoryasG C GC E D GA name like Rachel DelevoryasCopyright 1992 Stonehillian Music/Word Music/Twitchin' Vibes Music/ASCAPTranscription by Return to ParadiseFormatted by B+ Chords http://members.tripod.com/BPlusChords
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