Don't Let's Start original guitar chords by
They Might Be Giants

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

D9sus4

D9sus4

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G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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A7

A7

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G

G

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C

C

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A7

A7

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D9sus4

D9sus4

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Chorus 1
G G 
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C C 
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Don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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This is the worst part
Em Em 
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Em/Eb Em/Eb 
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Em/D Em/D 
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Could believe  for all    the world
C#m7b5 C#m7b5 4
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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That you're    my precious little    girl
G G 
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C C 
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But don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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I've got a weak heart
G G 
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C C 
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And I  don't get around
A7 A7 
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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how you get around

Interlude 1

G

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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D

D

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G

G

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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D

D

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Verse 1
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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When you are alone
F F 
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D D 
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you are the cat, you are the phone
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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F F 
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D D 
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You are an animal
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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The words I'm singing now
F F 
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D D 
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Mean nothing more than meow
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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F F 
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D D 
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to an animal
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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Wake up and smell the cat   food
F F 
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D D 
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in your bank account
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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But don't try to stop  the tail
F F 
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D D 
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that wags the hound
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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D, world destruction
F F 
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Over and overture
G G 
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N, do I need apostrophe
C7 C7 
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T,  need this torture?

Chorus 2
G G 
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C C 
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Don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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This is the worst part
Em Em 
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Em/Eb Em/Eb 
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Em/D Em/D 
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Could believe  for all    the world
C#m7b5 C#m7b5 4
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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That you're    my precious little    girl
G G 
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C C 
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But don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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I've got a weak heart
G G 
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C C 
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And I  don't get around
A7 A7 
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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how you get around

Interlude 2

G

G

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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D

D

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G

G

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C/E

C/E

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F

F

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D

D

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Verse 2
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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No one in the world ever
F F 
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D D 
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gets what they want
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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F F 
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D D 
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and that is beautiful
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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F F 
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Everybody dies  frustrated
D D 
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G G 
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C/E C/E 
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F F 
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D D 
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and sad and that is beautiful
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C/E C/E 
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They want what they're not
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D D 
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and I wish they would stop singing
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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Deputy dog dog a     ding dang depadepa
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D D 
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Deputy dog dog a  ding dang depadepa
G G 
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C/E C/E 
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D, world destruction
F F 
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Over and overture
G G 
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N, do I need apostrophe
C7 C7 
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T,  need this torture?

Chorus 3
G G 
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C C 
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Don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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This is the worst part
Em Em 
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Em/Eb Em/Eb 
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Em/D Em/D 
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Could believe  for all    the world
C#m7b5 C#m7b5 4
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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That you're    my precious little    girl
G G 
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C C 
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But don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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I've got a weak heart
G G 
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C C 
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And I  don't get around
A7 A7 
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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how you get around

Bridge 1

I don't want to live in this world anymore

Chorus 4
I don't want to live in this world
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C C 
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Don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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This is the worst part
Em Em 
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Em/Eb Em/Eb 
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Em/D Em/D 
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Could believe  for all    the world
Em/C# Em/C# 
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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That you're   my precious little    girl
G G 
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C C 
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But don't don't don't let's start
Em Em 
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A7 A7 
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I've got a weak heart
G G 
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C C 
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And I  don't get around
A7 A7 
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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how you get around
Em Em 
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Em/Eb Em/Eb 
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Em/C# Em/C# 
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C C 
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D9sus4 D9sus4 
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G G 
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ChordsD9sus4 G C Em A7...

D9sus4
G
C
Em
A7
Em/Eb
Em/D
C#m7b5
C/E
F
D
C7
Em/C#
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Chords

D9sus4
G
C
Em
A7
Em/Eb
Em/D
C#m7b5
C/E
F
D
C7
Em/C#
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