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Cassette Tape

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Verse
 D| D| F#| F#| Bm| Bm/G#  
I hate talking and I hate walking next to someone I don’t know
GmSomeone I don’t know
 D| D| F#|F#  
I hate pretending to keep up this friend thing
 Bm| Bm/G#| Gm|D  
When I have enough friends and I’d rather be at home
Prechorus
 Bm|G  
Things would be much easier
 Bm|Em  
And it would really save some time
 Bm|G  
If you knew my favorite color
 A|A7  
And my favorite kind of pie
Chorus
 DM7| Bm| Em| A7|
I wish there was a social excuse to make you a cassette tape
 DM7| Bm| Em| A7|
I’d teach you all about my life from side B to side A
 DM7| Bm| Bm/G#| A7b9| DM7|DM7  
Fast forward rewind… Whenever or never mind
 D| D| F#| F#| Bm|Bm/G#  
I hate been picky but right now you don’t get me
GmBut in time I think you will and I know you won’t until
 D| D| F#| F#| Bm|Bm/G#  
You listen very closely to the tape and mostly
 Gm|D  
You will see how I’ve become someone I hope you’ll know and love
Prechorus
 Bm| G  
Things would be much easier
 Bm|Em  
And it would really save some time
 Bm|G  
If you knew my favorite color
 A|A7  
And my favorite kind of pie
CHORUS
Bridge
 Bm| F#| G|D  
My good friends know that I’ve never tried a boysenberry
 Bm| F#| G|D  
My good friends know that in the wintertime my legs are hairy
 Bm| F#| G|D  
My good friends know that I never understood chemistry
 Bm| F#| G|D  
My good friends know that I never date people who know less than me
 Bm| F#| G|D  
But you don’t know and we’re not getting any younger
 Bm| F#| G| A| A7|
But you don’t know and telling you would just take longer
CHORUS
Outro
 D| D| Bm/G#| Bm/G#|
 D/A| D| Bm/G#| Bm/G#|
 D/A| D| Bm/G#| Bm/G#|
 D/A| D| Bm/G#| Bm/G#|
 D/A| D| Bm/G#| Bm/G#|
 D/A| D/A| Bm/G#| Bm/G#|
 D/F#| D/F#| E9| E9|
 D||

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Cassette Tape

by Katie Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/G#

DM7

A7b9

D/A

D/F#

Verse

D D F# F# Bm Bm/G#

| | | | |

I hate talking and I hate walking next to someone I don’t know

Someone I don’t know

D D F# F#

| | |

I hate pretending to keep up this friend thing

Bm Bm/G# Gm D

| | |

When I have enough friends and I’d rather be at home

Prechorus

Bm G

Things would be much easier

Bm Em

And it would really save some time

Bm G

If you knew my favorite color

A A7

And my favorite kind of pie

Chorus

DM7 Bm Em A7

| | | |

I wish there was a social excuse to make you a cassette tape

DM7 Bm Em A7

| | | |

I’d teach you all about my life from side B to side A

DM7 Bm Bm/G# A7b9 DM7 DM7

| | | | |

Fast forward rewind… Whenever or never mind

D D F# F# Bm Bm/G#

| | | | |

I hate been picky but right now you don’t get me

But in time I think you will and I know you won’t until

D D F# F# Bm Bm/G#

| | | | |

You listen very closely to the tape and mostly

Gm D

You will see how I’ve become someone I hope you’ll know and love

Prechorus

Bm G

Things would be much easier

Bm Em

And it would really save some time

Bm G

If you knew my favorite color

A A7

And my favorite kind of pie

CHORUS

Bridge

Bm F# G D

| | |

My good friends know that I’ve never tried a boysenberry

Bm F# G D

| | |

My good friends know that in the wintertime my legs are hairy

Bm F# G D

| | |

My good friends know that I never understood chemistry

Bm F# G D

| | |

My good friends know that I never date people who know less than me

Bm F# G D

| | |

But you don’t know and we’re not getting any younger

Bm F# G A A7

| | | | |

But you don’t know and telling you would just take longer

CHORUS

Outro

D D Bm/G# Bm/G#

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D/A D Bm/G# Bm/G#

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D/A D Bm/G# Bm/G#

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D/A D Bm/G# Bm/G#

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D/A D Bm/G# Bm/G#

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D/A D/A Bm/G# Bm/G#

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D/F# D/F# E9 E9

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