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Everybody Lets Me Down

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J Mascis track of the John Peel Sessions album
Plenty of scope for wee flourishes and picking...
INTRO
CTales they Dspun make better Bmdays
Can't exCplain and I can't stay
CPlease just Dmake it go Gaway
(Verse chords for 1 verse)
VERSE 1
GEvery Dguy walks down my Emstreet
Any Cgirl they care to Gmeet
I Amknow there's something Emout thereD  
GAny tDime it seemed EmOK
Had to Cwreck it couldn't Gwait
I Amknow there's something Embetter.... ODh No?
CHORUS
D* ( Cat 3rd fret)  C   C/B(pick)
Everybody lets me down
Am                       Em (Yeeha strummin'!!)
All this time I've never found
D*                 C  C/B  
Everybody lets me down
AmGo outside and look Emaround, never Dquite sat on the groGund
VERSE 2
GIn a pDile I cry I slEmeep
In the Cday the same old hGeap
I Amknow there's something Emout thereD  
GAfter a Dwhile I get worn Emdown
How much Chope am I allGowed
How Ammuch is there left out Emthere.... NDot much?
CHORUS
OUTRO (see INTRO)
And so it goes...

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Everybody Lets Me Down

by Dinosaur Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/B

J Mascis track of the John Peel Sessions album

Plenty of scope for wee flourishes and picking...

INTRO

C D Bm

Tales they spun make better days

Can't explain and I can't stay

C D G

Please just make it go away

(Verse chords for 1 verse)

VERSE 1

G D Em

Every guy walks down my street

C G

Any girl they care to meet

Am Em D

I know there's something out there

G D Em

Any time it seemed OK

C G

Had to wreck it couldn't wait

Am Em D

I know there's something better.... Oh No?

CHORUS

D C C C/B

* ( at 3rd fret) (pick)

Everybody lets me down

Am Em (Yeeha strummin'!!)

All this time I've never found

D C C/B

Everybody lets me down

Am Em D G

Go outside and look around, never quite sat on the ground

VERSE 2

G D Em

In a pile I cry I sleep

C G

In the day the same old heap

Am Em D

I know there's something out there

G D Em

After a while I get worn down

C G

How much hope am I allowed

Am Em D

How much is there left out there.... Not much?

CHORUS

OUTRO (see INTRO)

And so it goes...

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