Flinch by Alanis Morissette from new album 'under rug swept' transcribed by Christian Reindel (creindel@gmx.de) any questions or corrections- e-mail me only the chords for this beautiful song Normal tuning A Am Fm D Dsus2 Dm E:|---------0-------0------2-----0-----1---| B:|--2------1-------1------3-----3-----3---| G:|--2------2-------2------2-----2-----2---| D:|--2------2-------3------0-----0-----0---| A:|--0------0-------3----------------------| E:|-----------------1----------------------| Intro A Verse1 A D Dsus2 D What's it been over a decade A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D it still smarts it was four minutes ago A D Dsus2 D we only influenced each other totally A D Dsus2 D we only bruised each other even more so Dm A What are you my blood ? you touch me like you are my blood Dm A What are you my dad ? You affect me like you are my dad Chorus 1 Am Dsus2 A How long can a girl be shackled to you Am Dsus2 A How long before my dignity is reclaimed Am Dsus2 A How long can a girl stay haunted by you Fm Dsus2 A Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name Fm Dsus2 A Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name Verse 2 A D Dsus2 D Where've you been ? I heard you moved to my city A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D My brother saw you somewhere downtown A D Dsus2 D I'd be paralyzed if I ran into you A D Dsus2 D my tongue would seize up if were to meet again Dm A What are you my god ? you touch me like you are my god Dm A What are you my twin ? You affect me like you are my twin Chorus 2 Am Dsus2 A How long can a girl be tortured to you Am Dsus2 A How long before my dignity is reclaimed Am Dsus2 A How long can a girl stay haunted by you Fm Dsus2 A Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name Fm Dsus2 A Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name Verse 3 A D Dsus2 D So here I am one room away from where I know you're standing A D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D a well-intendioned man told me you just walked in A D this man knows not of how this information has affected me A D but he knows the colour of a the car I just drove away in Dm A What are you my kin ? you touch me like you are my kin Dm A What are you my air ? You affect me like you are my air Chorus 3 Am Dsus2 A How long can a girl be tortured to you Am Dsus2 A How long before my dignity is reclaimed Am Dsus2 A How long can a girl stay haunted by you Fm Dsus2 A Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name Fm Dsus2 A Soon I'll grow up and won't even flinch at your name Outro Am Dsus2 (3 times) Fm Dsus2 A (3 times and fade out) End.