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THEY DON'T KNOW 
as performed by Ben Gibbard
This is a cover of an 80's song by Tracy Ullman.
Ben plays it solo acoustic live and this tab is from his performance on KEXP radio.
Intro (does not denote strumming)
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b--3--0------------3---3------------3------------------
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d--0----------2----2---0---0h2p0----2------------------
a--2---------------3---2------------3------------------
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GYou've been around for such a C(add9)long time now;
Oh maybe AmI could leave you but I Ddon't know how.
GAnd why should I be lonely C(add9)every night
When I can Ambe with you?  Oh yes, you Dmake it right.
But I Amdon't listen to the Dboys who say
That you're Gbad for me and I should C(add9)turn you away.
'Cause Gthey don't Amknow 'bout Bmus; D  
AmThey've never Fheard of Glove. 
I get a feeling when I look at you,
Wherever you go now, I wanna be there too.
They say we're crazy but I just don't care,
And if they keep on talkin', still dont get nowhere.
So I don't mind if they don't understand,
When I look at you when you hold my hand.
'Cause they don't know 'bout us; 
They've never heard of love. 
BmWhy should it Cmatter to us if Fthey don't aBmprove?
BmWe should just tCake our chances, what if we've got nothing to Dlose?
Baby!
There's no need for living in the past,
Now I found good loving, gonna make it last.
I tell the others, "Don't bother me,"
'Cause when I look at you, they don't see what I see.
No, I don't listen to their wasted lines;
Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs.
'Cause they don't know 'bout us; 
They've never heard of love.
So, I don't listen to their wasted lines;
Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs.
'Cause they don't know 'bout us; 
They've never heard of love.

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They Dont Know

by Benjamin Gibbard

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C(add9)

THEY DON'T KNOW

as performed by Ben Gibbard

This is a cover of an 80's song by Tracy Ullman.

Ben plays it solo acoustic live and this tab is from his performance on KEXP radio.

Intro (does not denote strumming)

e--3---------------3---3------------3------------------

b--3--0------------3---3------------3------------------

g--0----2p0--------0---0------------0------------------

d--0----------2----2---0---0h2p0----2------------------

a--2---------------3---2------------3------------------

e--3-------------------3-------------------------------

G C(add9)

You've been around for such a long time now;

Am D

Oh maybe I could leave you but I don't know how.

G C(add9)

And why should I be lonely every night

Am D

When I can be with you? Oh yes, you make it right.

Am D

But I don't listen to the boys who say

G C(add9)

That you're bad for me and I should turn you away.

G Am Bm D

'Cause they don't know 'bout us;

Am F G

They've never heard of love.

I get a feeling when I look at you,

Wherever you go now, I wanna be there too.

They say we're crazy but I just don't care,

And if they keep on talkin', still dont get nowhere.

So I don't mind if they don't understand,

When I look at you when you hold my hand.

'Cause they don't know 'bout us;

They've never heard of love.

Bm C F Bm

Why should it matter to us if they don't aprove?

Bm C D

We should just take our chances, what if we've got nothing to lose?

Baby!

There's no need for living in the past,

Now I found good loving, gonna make it last.

I tell the others, "Don't bother me,"

'Cause when I look at you, they don't see what I see.

No, I don't listen to their wasted lines;

Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs.

'Cause they don't know 'bout us;

They've never heard of love.

So, I don't listen to their wasted lines;

Got my eyes wide open and I see the signs.

'Cause they don't know 'bout us;

They've never heard of love.

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