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I Don't Wanna Be Me chords by Type O Negative (Official Version)

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G#5
E5
C#5
F#5
D#m7
B/D#
D#m/C#
G#9sus4
F#6

Intro 1

Chorus 1

I don't wanna be

I don't wanna be me

I don't wanna be

Me anymore

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Interlude 1

Verse 1

Ever throwing at his home

Two glass houses, twenty stones

Fourteen yellow, six are blue

Could it be worse? Quite doubtful

Chorus 2
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more   (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more
F#5 
One,  (F sharp5) two

Interlude 2
One, two, three, four
E5 
C#5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (E5)  (C sharp5)  (G sharp5)  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (E5)  (C sharp5)  (G sharp5)  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (E5)  (C sharp5)  (G sharp5)  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
G#5 
F#5 
 (E5)  (C sharp5)  (G sharp5)  (F sharp5) 

Verse 2

Two steps forward, three steps back

Without warning, heart attack

He fell asleep in the snow

Never woke up, died alone

Chorus 3
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more   (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more
[Slide up]
One, two

Bridge 1
One, two, three, four
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Please don't dress in black
B/D# 
 (B/D#) When you're at his wake
D#m7 
 (D sharp minor7) Don't go there to mourn
B/D# 
 (B/D#) But to celebrate

Solo 1

[Slide up]

[Slide up]

Bridge 2

Please don't dress in black

When you're at his wake

Don't go there to mourn

But to celebrate

Chorus 4
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more   (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more
[Slide up]
One, two

Chorus 5
One, two, three, four
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more  [Slide up]
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
F#5 
I don't wanna  (G sharp5) be    me  (F sharp5) 
E5 
C#5 
 (E5) I   don't wanna be  (C sharp5) 
G#5 
Me any (G sharp5) more

Outro 1

[Repeat and fade]

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G#5
E5
C#5
F#5
D#m7
B/D#
D#m/C#
G#9sus4
F#6

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B majorBPM: 201

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
D#m/C#: x-4-x-3-4-2
G#9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x
F#6: 2-x-1-3-2-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Don't Wanna Be Me by Type O Negative, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Type O Negative's performance.

I Don't Wanna Be Me

Type O Negative

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