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Don't Wanna Be Like That chords by
Joe Jackson
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Okay let me tell you 'bout
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Some of the things I'm going through
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I know you think that you know
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But how do you know
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That what you know is true
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Well maybe it's time for
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getting out of line
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It seems like the done thing to do
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Some people get crazy

Some people get lazy

Some people get hazy
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Some people get out
Verse 2
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Take me away I
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said take me away
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I don't want to be
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like that
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Don't want to be like that
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Verse 3

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Now the cocaine dens
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says welcome
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You're in college now not in school
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But I'm sorry to say that
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I'm going out to work
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While you're go ing to
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the swimming pool
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Where the L.A. sun can turn your brains
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To scrambled eggs it's true
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Some people get crazy

Some people get lazy

Some people get hazy
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Some people get out
Verse 4
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Take me away I said take me away
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I don't want to be like
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that
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Don't want to be like
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that
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Some people think that they
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know about some girls
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Some people think they're cool
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And some girls think they
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know about me
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Some girls think I'm some fool
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And American girls that put t

Heir tongue in your ear
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When they talk on the telephone
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And the stars only come out at night
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When the press and pho
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tographers moan and groan
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And the Playboy centerfold leaves me cold
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And that ain't 'cause I'm a fag
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So you playboys can just go
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play with yourself

That's your style
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Cause that's
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a drag
Verse 6
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Take me away I said take me
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I don't want to be like that
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Don't want to be like that yo
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Em

  • C

  • D

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Don't Wanna Be Like That by Joe Jackson is A major.

The primary chords used in Don't Wanna Be Like That are A, F#m, D, E.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, F#m, D, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Don't Wanna Be Like That is approximately 187 beats per minute.

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