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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Sublime with Rome-You Better Listen
 [Intro Riff]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10----------------------------------------------|
G|--/11-11-11-11----11-9-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------11-11-11-11-10-9-7-9-7-9-7-----7---9-7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------7h9---9------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10----10-12b14-14-12-10h12v-----------|
G|-/11-11-11-11---- 11---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#mYou,    C#mtake Bmon me,
F#mand break apart Ethe everything Dthat makes me man
F#mSo i,   C#mwant Bmyou to leave,
F#mif i ever Ewant to restore Dmy sanity
C#mbaby look at me Bmi'm a fool
C#mi tear myself in two Bmfor the vision of youE  
baby don't you know 
Aeverytime you C#mcome around you've got me Bmthinking....that i'm gonna lose it
Aand every time C#mi talk to you, yBmou better listen....cause you need to
Achoose between the things thatC#m'll lift you up and Bmwill break you down
F#moh baby don'Et you kDnow
(Repeat [Intro Riff])
F#mjust listen to the C#mwords that i've got to sBmay, you wanna do it your own and go about it your wF#may 
i don't suEggest that you, Dwalk that path alone
F#myou don't have the protection C#mor the knowledge girBml, to protect you from the bad harm of the world
F#mi wanna say that Eyou're more than welcome Dto leave with me
C#mbaby don't you know you're Bmman's a fool
C#mi tear myself in two for thBme vision of loving Eyou
Aeverytime you C#mcome around girl you've goBmt me thinking....that i'm gonna lose it
Aand every time C#mi talk to you, yBmou better listen....cause you need to
Achoose between the things thatC#m'll lift you up and Bmwill break you down
F#moh baby don'Et you kDnow
F#mstop wait, C#mslow down a minute you're Bmmoving too fast baby
F#mstop wait, Eslow down a minute Dyou're moving..you wanna
F#mdon't you wanna C#mjust slow it down for the Bmsake of your mercy girl
F#mdon't ya don't ya don't ya Eno don't ya wanna Dslow it down
now you know
Aevery time i C#mtalk to you, yoBmu better listen
Acause you need to choose between the things thatC#m'll lift you up and Bmwither your soul
Astill you better know now every time i tC#malk to you, you better Bmlisten
Acause you need to choose between the things thatC#m'll lift you up and Bmwither your soul
Acause girl you better know now every time i C#mtalk to you, you better Bmlisten
F#mcause girl you better cDhoose what is right for you Ebaby

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You Better Listen

by Sublime with Rome

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F#m

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Sublime with Rome-You Better Listen

[Intro Riff]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------10----------------------------------------------|

G|--/11-11-11-11----11-9-----------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------11-11-11-11-10-9-7-9-7-9-7-----7---9-7--|

A|--------------------------------------------------7h9---9------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------10----10-12b14-14-12-10h12v-----------|

G|-/11-11-11-11---- 11---------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

F#m C#m Bm

You, take on me,

F#m E D

and break apart the everything that makes me man

F#m C#m Bm

So i, want you to leave,

F#m E D

if i ever want to restore my sanity

C#m Bm

baby look at me i'm a fool

C#m Bm E

i tear myself in two for the vision of you

baby don't you know

A C#m Bm

everytime you come around you've got me thinking....that i'm gonna lose it

A C#m Bm

and every time i talk to you, you better listen....cause you need to

A C#m Bm

choose between the things that'll lift you up and will break you down

F#m E D

oh baby don't you know

(Repeat [Intro Riff])

F#m C#m Bm F#m

just listen to the words that i've got to say, you wanna do it your own and go about it your way

E D

i don't suggest that you, walk that path alone

F#m C#m Bm

you don't have the protection or the knowledge girl, to protect you from the bad harm of the world

F#m E D

i wanna say that you're more than welcome to leave with me

C#m Bm

baby don't you know you're man's a fool

C#m Bm E

i tear myself in two for the vision of loving you

A C#m Bm

everytime you come around girl you've got me thinking....that i'm gonna lose it

A C#m Bm

and every time i talk to you, you better listen....cause you need to

A C#m Bm

choose between the things that'll lift you up and will break you down

F#m E D

oh baby don't you know

F#m C#m Bm

stop wait, slow down a minute you're moving too fast baby

F#m E D

stop wait, slow down a minute you're moving..you wanna

F#m C#m Bm

don't you wanna just slow it down for the sake of your mercy girl

F#m E D

don't ya don't ya don't ya no don't ya wanna slow it down

now you know

A C#m Bm

every time i talk to you, you better listen

A C#m Bm

cause you need to choose between the things that'll lift you up and wither your soul

A C#m Bm

still you better know now every time i talk to you, you better listen

A C#m Bm

cause you need to choose between the things that'll lift you up and wither your soul

A C#m Bm

cause girl you better know now every time i talk to you, you better listen

F#m D E

cause girl you better choose what is right for you baby

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