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Intro 1
(G major) (G major)
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(G major) (G major)
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Verse 1
(G major) I don't care if you never come home
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(C major) I don't mind if you just keep on
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(G major) rowin' away on a distant sea 'Cause I don't
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(D major) love you and you don't love
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(G major) me You
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Verse 2
(G major) cause a commotion
when you come to town
You (C major) give 'em a smile and they melt
And your lovers (G major)
and friends is all good and fine
But I don't (D major) like yours and you don't like (G major) mine
Chorus 1
La (C major) la
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(G/B) la la la la (D major) la
E|-14------15-----------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------15------12-----------|-15-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
La
E|----------------------------------| B|-(15)--------------------13--15---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(C major) la (G/B) la la la la
E|-15-------------------------------|-14------15-----------------------| B|----------------------------------|-------------15------12-----------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) la
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-15-------------------------------|-(15)-------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
(G major) (G major)
Verse 3
(G major) I don't care what you do at night
Oh, (C major) I don't care how you get you delites
We'll (G major) leave it alone and just let it be
I (D major) don't love you and you don't love (G major) me
Bridge 1
(C major) I got a problem, (G/B) can you relate
(A minor) I got a woman (G major) callin' love hate
(C major) We made a vow we'd (G/B) always be friends
(A minor) How could we know that promises (G major) end
Chorus 2
La (C major) la
E|----------------------------------|-15-------------------------------| B|-------------------------13--15---|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G/B) la la la la (D major) la
E|-14------15-----------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------15------12-----------|-15-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
La
E|----------------------------------| B|-(15)--------------------13--15---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(C major) la (G/B) la la la la
E|-15-------------------------------|-14------15-----------------------| B|----------------------------------|-------------15------12-----------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) la
E|----------------------------------|------------------| B|-15-------------------------------|-(15)-------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------| E|----------------------------------|------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2
(G major) (G major)
Verse 4
(G major) I tried to love you for years upon years
You (C major) refuse to take me for real
It's (G major) time you saw what I want you to see
And I'd (D major) still love you if you'd just love (G major) me
Bridge 2
(C major) I got a problem, (G/B) can you relate
(A minor) I got a woman callin' love (G major) hate
(C major) We made a vow we'd (G/B) always be friends
(A minor) How could we know that promises (G major) end
Chorus 3
La (C major) la
E|----------------------------------|-15-------------------------------| B|-------------------------13--15---|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(G/B) la la la la (D major) la
E|-14------15-----------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------15------12-----------|-15-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
La
E|----------------------------------| B|-(15)--------------------13--15---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
(C major) la (G/B) la la la la
E|-15-------------------------------|-14------15-----------------------| B|----------------------------------|-------------15------12-----------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(D major) la
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-15-------------------------------|-(15)-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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