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I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You original guitar chords by
Tom Waits
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C

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F
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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
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C
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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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3

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Verse 1
C
C

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F
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Well I hope that I don't fall in love with you
G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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3

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C
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F
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'Cause falling in love
G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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3

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just makes me blue
F
F

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C
C

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Well, the music plays and you display
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G

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C
C

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your heart for me to see
F
F

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C/E
C/E

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I had a beer and now I hear
F
F

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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
3

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you callin' out for me
C
C

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F
F

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G
G

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C
C

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And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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F/A
F/A

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G/B
G/B

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Well, the room
Verse 2
C
C

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F
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is crowded-people everywhere
G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
3

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C
C

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F
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And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
3

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F
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C
C

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Well, if you sit down with this old clown,
G
G

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C
C

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take that frown and break it
F
F

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C/E
C/E

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Before the evening's gone away,
F
F

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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
3

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I think that we can make it
C
C

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F
F

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G
G

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C
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And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
G
G

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C
C

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G
G

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F/A
F/A

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G/B
G/B

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Well, the night
Verse 3
C
C

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F
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does funny things
G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
3

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inside a man
C
C

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These old tomcat feelings
F
F

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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
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you don't understand
F
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C
C

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Well, I turn around to look at you,
G
G

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C
C

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you light a cigarette
F
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C/E
C/E

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I wish I had the guts to bum one,
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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
G9
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but we've never met
C
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G
G

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C
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And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
G
G

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C
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G
G

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F/A
F/A

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G/B
G/B

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I can see
Verse 4
C
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F
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that you are lonesome just like me
G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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C
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F
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And it being late, you'd like some company
G9sus4
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F
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C
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Well, I turn around to look at you,
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C
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and you look back at me
F
F

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C/E
C/E

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The guy you're with, he's up and split,
F
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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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3

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the chair next to you is free
C
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F
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G

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C
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And I hope that you don't fall in love with me
G
G

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F/A
F/A

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G/B
G/B

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Now, it's
Verse 5
C
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closing time
F6
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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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The music's fading out
C
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F
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Last call for drinks, I'll have another
G9sus4
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G9
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stout
F
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C
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Well, I turn around to look at you,
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C
C

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you're nowhere to be found
F
F

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C/E
C/E

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I search the place for your lost face
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G9sus4
G9sus4

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G9
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Guess I'll have another round
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F
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G9
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C
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And I think that I just fell in love with you
G
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C
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G/C
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • G9sus4

  • G9

    3

  • G

  • C/E

  • F/A

  • G/B

  • F6

  • G/C

    3

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You by Tom Waits is C major.

The primary chords used in I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You are C, F, G, G9.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, G, G9, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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