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Tag you're it


"Tag, You're It" is a song by American singer Melanie Martinez. It was featured on her debut studio album "Cry Baby" released in 2015. Martinez wrote the song along with Jeremy Dussolliet and Tim Sommers. The track combines pop and hip-hop elements and tells a dark fairytale story about a predator-prey dynamic. The song peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Notable trivia about "Tag, You're It" includes its inclusion in the setlist of Martinez's Cry Baby Tour and its music video that has garnered millions of views on YouTube. The melody of the song is characterized by bouncy beats, catchy hooks, and Martinez's unique vocal style.

Tag you're it - Melanie Martinez

Intro
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C C a# a# g# g# g g a#
g# g f

f g f d# c c d# c
Looking at me through your window
c d# f g f d# c c d# c
Boy you had your eye out for a little
g# C a# C a# g# g# a# g#
"I'll cut you up and make you dinner
g# C a# C a# g# g# a# g
You've reached the end you are the winner"

f g f d# c c d# c
Rolling down your tinted window
d# f g f d# c c d# c g# g#
Driving next to me real slow he said
C a# C a# g# g# a# g#
"Let me take you for a joyride
g# C a# C a# g# g# a# g
I've got some candy for you inside"

g# g# g# g# f f f
Running through the parking lot
f g g g f g f
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
f f c f f f c
Tag you're it tag tag you're it
g# g# g# g# f f f
Grabbed my hand pushed me down
f g g g f g f
Took the words right out my mouth
f f c f f f c
Tag you're it tag tag you're it

g# C C a# a# g# g# g g a# a# g# g f
Can anybody hear me? I'm hidden under ground
g# C C a# a# g# g# g g a# a# g# g f
Can anybody hear me? Am I talking to myself?
f f f f c f f f c
Saying "tag you're it tag tag you're it"
f f f c f f f c
He's saying "tag you're it tag tag you're it"

f g f d# f d# c c
Little bit of poison in me
f g f d# f d# c c
I can taste your skin in my teeth
g# C a# C a# g# g# a# g#
"I love it when I hear you breathing
g# C a# C a# g# g# a# g
I hope to God you're never leaving"

g# g# g# g# f f f
Running through the parking lot
f g g g f g f
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
f f c f f f c
Tag you're it tag tag you're it
g# g# g# g# f f f
Grabbed my hand pushed me down
f g g g f g f
Took the words right out my mouth
f f c f f f c
Tag you're it tag tag you're it

g# C C a# a# g# g# g g a# a# g# g f
Can anybody hear me? I'm hidden under ground
g# C C a# a# g# g# g g a# a# g# g f
Can anybody hear me? Am I talking to myself?
f f f f c f f f c
Saying "tag you're it tag tag you're it"
f f f c f f f c
He's saying "tag you're it tag tag you're it"

f f f f f C a#
Eenie meenie miny mo
a# g# a# g# a# g# g
Get your lady by her toes
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If she screams don't let her go
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Eenie meenie miny mo
a# g# a# g# a# g# a# g# a# g# a# f
Your mother said to pick the very best girl
f f g g# g
And I am

g# g# g# g# f f f
Running through the parking lot
f g g g f g g g
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
f g g# f f g g#
Tag you're it tag tag you're it
C a# a# C a# a# a# a# g# a# a# a# g# g
Grabbed my hand pushed me down took the words right out my mouth
g# g g#
Tag you're it
g# g g f
Tag tag you're it

g# g# g# g# f f f
Running through the parking lot
f g g g f g f
He chased me and he wouldn't stop
Tag you're it tag tag you're it
g# g# g# g# f f f
Grabbed my hand pushed me down
f g g g f g f
Took the words right out my mouth
f f c f f f c
Tag you're it tag tag you're it