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Dont You Forget About Me

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[Intro]
   D     EHey hey hey hey!    D     EmOoCooooooDoooooh, Doh...Eoh
D[VeEmrse 1C]D  
  EWon't you come Dsee about me? AI'll be alone Ddancing, you know it, baby.
  ETell me your Dtroubles and doubts, Agiving me everything Dinside and out, and out.
  ELove's strange, so Dreal in the dark, Athink of the tender things Dthat we were working on
  ESlow change may Dpull us apart, Awhen the light gets Dinto your heart, baby
[Chorus]
  EDon't you.D.. forget about Ame,  Ddon't, don't, don't, don't.
  EDon't you.D.. forget about Ame.A  
[Bridge]
CWill you stand above me, Glook my way, never love me?
DRain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Adown, down, down.
CWill you recognize me, Gcall my name or walk on by?
DRain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Adown, down, down, down
[Interlude]
   D     EHey hey hey hey!    D     EmOoCooooooDoooooh, Doh...Eoh
D[VeEmrse 2C]D  
  EDon't you Dtry to pretend, Ait's my feeling we'll Dwin in the end. 
I won't Eharm you or Dtouch your defences; Avanity and secDurity.
  EDon't you forDget about me, AI'll be alone Ddancing, you know it, baby.
  EGoing to Dtake you apart, AI'll put us back togDether at heart, baby.
[Chorus]
  EDon't you.D.. forget about Ame,  Ddon't, don't, don't, don't.
  EDon't you.D.. forget about Ame.D  
[Coda]
As you walk on Eby...  Dwill you call my Aname?D  
As you walk on Eby...  Dwill you call my Aname?D  
When you walk aEway.D  A  D  
Or will you walk aEway?D  A  D  
Will you walk on Eby?      D   ACome on, call my Dname.
  EWill you call my Dname?A  D  
[Outro]
I say, Ela la la la Dla... la la la Ala... la la la Dla la la la la la
Ela la la la Dla... la la la Ala... la la la Dla la la la la la
Ela la la la Dla... la la la Ala... la la la Dla la la la la la
Ela... When you walk on Dby

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Dont You Forget About Me

by Simple Minds

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[Intro]

D E D Em C D D E

Hey hey hey hey! Oooooooooooooh, oh...oh

D Em C D

[Verse 1]

E D A D

Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone dancing, you know it, baby.

E D A D

Tell me your troubles and doubts, giving me everything inside and out, and out.

E D A D

Love's strange, so real in the dark, think of the tender things that we were working on

E D A D

Slow change may pull us apart, when the light gets into your heart, baby

[Chorus]

E D A D

Don't you... forget about me, don't, don't, don't, don't.

E D A A

Don't you... forget about me.

[Bridge]

C G

Will you stand above me, look my way, never love me?

D A

Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling down, down, down.

C G

Will you recognize me, call my name or walk on by?

D A

Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling down, down, down, down

[Interlude]

D E D Em C D D E

Hey hey hey hey! Oooooooooooooh, oh...oh

D Em C D

[Verse 2]

E D A D

Don't you try to pretend, it's my feeling we'll win in the end.

E D A D

I won't harm you or touch your defences; vanity and security.

E D A D

Don't you forget about me, I'll be alone dancing, you know it, baby.

E D A D

Going to take you apart, I'll put us back together at heart, baby.

[Chorus]

E D A D

Don't you... forget about me, don't, don't, don't, don't.

E D A D

Don't you... forget about me.

[Coda]

E D A D

As you walk on by... will you call my name?

E D A D

As you walk on by... will you call my name?

E D A D

When you walk away.

E D A D

Or will you walk away?

E D A D

Will you walk on by? Come on, call my name.

E D A D

Will you call my name?

[Outro]

E D A D

I say, la la la la la... la la la la... la la la la la la la la la

E D A D

la la la la la... la la la la... la la la la la la la la la

E D A D

la la la la la... la la la la... la la la la la la la la la

E D

la... When you walk on by

About Dont You Forget About Me Chords by Simple Minds

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