Mismatch

Harry Chapin

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[Intro] D  Dsus2  D  Dsus2 Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /   [Verse 1]      D                   Dsus2 At first you seemed just like my dream       D              Dsus2 Of a fine and better life      Bm               Bmadd11/E Much more than I could ask for       Bm        Bmadd11/E In a lover or a wife       Emadd9           Em Though I work with my body       Emadd9                Em And my work makes my hands rough But there are gentle things inside me That are anything but tough [Verse 2]              D              Dsus2 There are lessons you could teach me   D             Dsus2 Things I do not know   Bm              Bmadd11/E Things I’ve never done girl       Bm            Bmadd11/E And places we could go        Emadd9             Em But you only wear your tailored suits   Emadd9           Em For me to rip and tear Aw can’t I hold you quietly And smell your perfumed hair [Chorus 1]    D             Dsus2 I saw you as the answer          D            Dsus2 That I never dared to dream   Bm           Bmadd11/E I saw you as a window         Bm             Bmadd11/E Into a world I’d never seen  Emadd9          Em I saw you as a vision         Emadd9            Em Come to raise me from the mud But you came to use my sweat to cool The fever           D       Dsus2  D  Dsus2 in your blood Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /   [Verse 3]  D              Dsus2 I’m not Marlon Brando            D      Dsus2 On his motorcycle bike      Bm               Bmadd11/E When you call me your animal         Bm           Bmadd11/E It’s a name I do not like    Emadd9         Em Aw please do not tear my back Emadd9           Em Yes of course I bleed The violence you thirst for Is not what I need [Chorus 2]        D            Dsus2 Your silken skin is armor       D              Dsus2 That begs for brutal hands Bm             Bmadd11/E Why can’t I be gentle      Bm            Bmadd11/E And tell you of my plans  Emadd9                 Em I know now that you’re using me   Emadd9         Em Not I just using you And you’re not so scared of loosing me As I am            D     Dsus2  D  Dsus2 losing you Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /   [Verse 4]      D                   Dsus2 At first you seemed just like my dream       D              Dsus2 Of a fine and better life       Bm               Bmadd11/E Much more than I could ask for       Bm        Bmadd11/E In a lover or a wife       Emadd9           Em Though I work with my body       Emadd9                Em And my work makes my hands rough But there are gentle things inside me That are anything but tough [Chorus 3]    D              Dsus2 I saw you as the answer          D            Dsus2 That I never dared to dream   Bm           Bmadd11/E I saw you as a window         Bm             Bmadd11/E Into a world I’d never seen  Emadd9          Em I saw you as a vision         Emadd9            Em Come to raise me from the mud But you came to use my sweat to cool The fever           D       Dsus2  D- Dsus2 in your blood Emadd9  Em  Emadd9  Em      /    /  

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La chanson évoque les désillusions d'une relation qui semblait prometteuse au départ. Le narrateur se rend compte qu'il a idéalisé la personne qu'il aime en pensant qu'elle apporterait une vie meilleure, mais il découvre que leurs aspirations et leurs besoins ne s'alignent pas. Alors qu'il cherche à exprimer sa douceur et sa vulnérabilité, il se sent utilisé et incompris, surtout face à la superficialité de Sa compagne qui semble davantage préoccupée par l’apparence et le contrôle. Dans ce contexte, on ressent la lutte entre l’amour sincère et les attentes démesurées de l'autre, où la violence et la dureté prennent le pas sur la tendresse. La chanson décrit ainsi les difficultés de trouver un véritable équilibre dans une relation où les valeurs et les visions de la vie divergent.