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It Doesnt Mean A Thing

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Capo 5
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C: 332010
F: 033210
Cmaj9:020010
G: 320013
Am:002213 
I Cnever knew my mother
I can't Fsay it was so Gbad
She was Cstill a girl of seventeen
The Fnight she met my Gdad
He was just Csix months out of Chino
Tryin' his Amhardest to stay Gclean
And they'd Csing Cmaj9and they'd Amsing Gand they'd Fsing
Like Cdoves Cmaj9sleepin' Amwith Gbroken Fwings
In a Cbed Cmaj9fit   Amfor a Fking
It didn't mean a Cthing
It was a Cshotgun-forced wedding
And they Fforgot to bring the Gguns
They were too Cbusy countin' promises
To the Fchildren not yet Gborn
No Cone could afford the ride
They just hitched Amup the one oh Gone
And they'd Csing Cmaj9and they'd Amsing Gand they'd Fsing
Like Cdoves Cmaj9dancin' Amwith Gbroken Fwings
With a Cview Cmaj9fit   Amfor Ga Fking
It didn't mean a Cthing
It was a Flonliness they would confess
Like the Cworld had gone bad, I guess
So they'd Fhold hands lookin' to the eyes of CGod
They'd say, "FTell me, why'd you hide from us?
Why'd you Cfill the world with wickedness?
Why'd you Fspare us from your grace but not the Grod?"
Now my Cdad says, "Fuck the details,
Just Fkeep your head down Ghide.
You gotta Cfind yourself alone 
before you'll Ffind the eyes of GGod"
You may be Cbroke and scared        
And mad as hell at the Fflesh of your heart's Gstrings
But you were Cborn to Cmaj9be a  Ampeasant Gnot a Fking
So just stop Cactin' Cmaj9like you're Amrunnin' Gfrom Fsomething
You're gonna Cleave the Cmaj9way you Amcame withGout a Fthing
With your Cheart tied Cmaj9to your Ammind tied Gto a Fstring
You just Csing Cmaj9and you Amsing Gand you Fsing
It doesn't mean a Cthing

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It Doesnt Mean A Thing

by The Airborne Toxic Event

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj9

Capo 5

Chords

C: 332010

F: 033210

Cmaj9:020010

G: 320013

Am:002213

I never knew my mother

F G

I can't say it was so bad

She was still a girl of seventeen

F G

The night she met my dad

He was just six months out of Chino

Am G

Tryin' his hardest to stay clean

C Cmaj9 Am G F

And they'd sing and they'd sing and they'd sing

C Cmaj9 Am G F

Like doves sleepin' with broken wings

C Cmaj9 Am F

In a bed fit for a king

It didn't mean a thing

It was a shotgun-forced wedding

F G

And they forgot to bring the guns

They were too busy countin' promises

F G

To the children not yet born

No one could afford the ride

Am G

They just hitched up the one oh one

C Cmaj9 Am G F

And they'd sing and they'd sing and they'd sing

C Cmaj9 Am G F

Like doves dancin' with broken wings

C Cmaj9 Am G F

With a view fit for a king

It didn't mean a thing

It was a lonliness they would confess

Like the world had gone bad, I guess

F C

So they'd hold hands lookin' to the eyes of God

They'd say, "Tell me, why'd you hide from us?

Why'd you fill the world with wickedness?

F G

Why'd you spare us from your grace but not the rod?"

Now my dad says, "Fuck the details,

F G

Just keep your head down hide.

You gotta find yourself alone

F G

before you'll find the eyes of God"

You may be broke and scared

F G

And mad as hell at the flesh of your heart's strings

C Cmaj9 Am G F

But you were born to be a peasant not a king

C Cmaj9 Am G F

So just stop actin' like you're runnin' from something

C Cmaj9 Am G F

You're gonna leave the way you came without a thing

C Cmaj9 Am G F

With your heart tied to your mind tied to a string

C Cmaj9 Am G F

You just sing and you sing and you sing

It doesn't mean a thing

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