RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears

Capo: 1st fret

[Spoken intro]
E D
Hello, it’s RAYE here
C
Please get nice and comfortable and lock your phones
Am
Because the story is about to begin (Uh)

[Verse 1]
E
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m gonna tell you ’bout
D C
One of the many men, name is irrelevant, height is irrelevant
Am
He was a one out of a ten, I wish that I knew it then
N.C.
I’m still recovering
E
Truly I’m vulnerable, I love a sentiment
D
Quickly I opened up, I learned my lesson then
C
Thought I was safе again, thought he was innocent
Am
I was so wrong

[Pre-Chorus]
E G
I can’t deny, I was stuck in a daze, terrible phase
A
It was convincing though, very believable
N.C.
The role that you played

[Chorus]
E D
So, I’ll take this front row seat
C
And baby, baby, you can go ahead
N.C. Am E
Cry those Oscar winning tears
D
Popcorn and I scream
C
Baby, baby, you can go ahead
Am E N.C.
Cry those Oscar winning tears, baby, hmm, mm, mm

[Verse 2]
E
Oh, what a tragedy, it didn’t have to be
D
Look how you talk to me, cursing and blasphemy
C
Cinematography, get this on camera, please
Am
I know I’m gon’ believe this, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
E G
I can’t deny, I thought you were the man, but you had a plan
A
The fuck you lying for?
A
The fuck you crying for?
N.C.
You did it again (Yeah, ah, ah, ah)

[Chorus]
E D
So, I’ll take this front row seat
C
And baby, baby, you can go ahead
N.C. Am E
Cry those Oscar winning tears
D
Popcorn and I scream
C
Baby, baby, you can go ahead
Am C B7
Cry those Oscar winning (Tears) tears

[Bridge]
C
You can miss me with the bullshit
B B7 C B7
I can see right through your (Tears) tears, baby
C
Nine o’clock entertainment
B7
Oh, man, I wish I could take it
Am G D
Sit down, no tissues, no string section, no tiny violin
D#
For the last time, I’m your audience

[Chorus]
E D
I’ll take this front row seat
C Am E D
And baby, baby, you can go ahead and cry thooooose, baby
N.C.
And baby, baby, baby, would you really go ahead
N.C.
And would you go ahead and just
C B7
Cry, cry, cry (Tears, baby)
C B C
C-cry those Oscar (Oscar) winning (Winning) tears (Tears), baby
C B7
(Go ahead, cry those Oscar winning)

[Outro: Spoken]
Em
And after his Oscar winnning performance
N.C.
I left the room and never saw him again