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The Lovin' Spoonful - Didn't Want To Have To Do It
[Intro] single notes on D string - A, G#
to Chords:   Gmaj7    F#m7    Gmaj7  F#m7  
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7Didn't want to have to do iF#m7t
Gmaj7Didn't want to F#m7break your heart
Gmaj7Didn't want to have to do itF#m7  
Gmaj7I kept a F#m7hopin' from the very start
but F#myou kept on a tryin'
And I B7knew that you'd end up a cryin'
And I Gmaj7knew I didn't wanna have to Asus4do itA  
at Dmaj7allA  
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7Didn't want to have to do itF#m7  
Gmaj7Didn't want to have to F#m7be the one to say it
Gmaj7Didn't want to have to do itF#m7  
Gmaj7I kept a hopin' F#m7there'd be somethin' to delay it
F#mAgain
Yeah, but tB7hen
No, I didGmaj7n't want to be the oAsus4ne to Asay
"ThDmaj7e end"A  
[Bridge]
AWas a time that I Gmaj7thought our love could fly
and Anever never fallGmaj7  
 AWhy should I suppose we Gmaj7were never really meant
to be cAlose to each other at all      F#mNo, I
[Verse 3]
Gmaj7didn't wanna to have to do itF#m7  
Gmaj7Didn't wanna have to F#m7be the one to say it
Gmaj7Didn't wanna have to do itF#m7  
Gmaj7I kept a F#m7hopin' there'd be somethin' to delay it
F#magain, yeah, but B7then
No, I Gmaj7didn't want to be the oAsus4ne to Asay
"TDmaj7he end" NAo, no not the eDmaj7nd          ANo no noDmaj7  A  F#m  

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Didnt Want To Have To Do It

by The Lovin' Spoonful

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

F#m7

F#m

Asus4

Dmaj7

The Lovin' Spoonful - Didn't Want To Have To Do It

[Intro] single notes on D string - A, G#

Gmaj7 F#m7 Gmaj7 F#m7

to Chords:

[Verse 1]

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't want to have to do it

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't want to break your heart

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't want to have to do it

Gmaj7 F#m7

I kept a hopin' from the very start

F#m

but you kept on a tryin'

And I knew that you'd end up a cryin'

Gmaj7 Asus4 A

And I knew I didn't wanna have to do it

Dmaj7 A

at all

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't want to have to do it

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't want to have to be the one to say it

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't want to have to do it

Gmaj7 F#m7

I kept a hopin' there'd be somethin' to delay it

F#m

Again

Yeah, but then

Gmaj7 Asus4 A

No, I didn't want to be the one to say

Dmaj7 A

"The end"

[Bridge]

A Gmaj7

Was a time that I thought our love could fly

A Gmaj7

and never never fall

A Gmaj7

Why should I suppose we were never really meant

A F#m

to be close to each other at all No, I

[Verse 3]

Gmaj7 F#m7

didn't wanna to have to do it

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't wanna have to be the one to say it

Gmaj7 F#m7

Didn't wanna have to do it

Gmaj7 F#m7

I kept a hopin' there'd be somethin' to delay it

F#m B7

again, yeah, but then

Gmaj7 Asus4 A

No, I didn't want to be the one to say

Dmaj7 A Dmaj7 A Dmaj7 A F#m

"The end" No, no not the end No no no

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