G
Rachel Delevoryas
Em Am
With her thick eye glasses and her plain Jane face
D7 G
Sat beside me in my fifth grade class
Am C D
Looking so terribly out of place
G
Rachel played the violin
Em Am
And classical music was out of style
D7 G
She couldn't control all her wild brown hair
Am C
Her nervous laughter and her awkward smile and
D Am
It was clear that she'd never be one of us
C Am
With her dowdy clothes
C Am
And her violin
C EM D G
And a name like Rachel Delevoryas
G Am D7
G Am D7
G D
But I'd pass by her house in the evening
Em Am
Going to play with my best friend Ray
C D Em
And the music floating from her window
Am C D G
Spoke the things that Rachel could never say
G Am D7
G Am D7
G
Rachel Delevoryas
Em Am
Was eating her lunch as the boys walked by
D7 G
"Rachel is ugly" she heard them shout
Am C
She sat on the schoolyard bench and cried and
D Am
It was clear that she'd never be one of us
C Am
With her dowdy clothes
C Am
And her violin
C Em D G
And a name like Rachel Delevoryas
G C G
D7 G G/F#
And every year the hedge got higher
Em Am
As it grew around Rachel's house
C D Em
Like the secret wall inside her
Am C D7
That she built to keep all the heartache out
G Am D7
G Am D7
G
Rachel Delevoryas
Em Am
Moved back east with her family
D7 G
Now she's dressed in a beautiful gown
Am C D
Standing on stage with the symphony
G
Rachel plays the violin
Em Am
But every night when the lights go down
D7 G
I wonder if she still remembers those days
Am C
And cruel little boys in this one horse town and
D Am
It was clear that she'd never be one of us
C Am
With her dowdy clothes
C Am
And her violin
C E D
And a name like Rachel Delevoryas
G C G
C E D G
A name like Rachel Delevoryas
Copyright © 1992 Stonehillian Music/Word Music/Twitchin' Vibes Music/ASCAP
Transcription by Return to ParadiseM
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