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DShe's such a fF#lirt
GAnd I am the AloGnely Dheart
Give it a F#chance
GFor our Alove Gto staF#rt
But you'll never Bmsee
AIf you
Don't give Dme F#a Bmshot
To show you Gmwhat I've got
DIt's too late
To prAetend
You Bbknow me better
BmThan I know myCself
Don't take my heart
And Gput it Gmon a shDelfA  G  
DAlways someone eAlse
The Bbnext guy who will
BmMake your cold heart Cmelt
I'm gonna give my Glove
To Gmsomeone eDlseA  G  
DI held your F#hand
GIt felt like a AmoG-viDe
I made some F#plans
GBut you were
Al-AreadG-y F#moving on
BmNow I'm Astuck
Under a Drainy F#cloud
But Bmyou
Don't seem to Gmcare
GmBut it's alright
'Cause
DIt's too late
To prAetend
You Bbknow me better
BmThan I know myCself
Don't take my heart
And Gput it Gmon a shDelfA  G  
DAlways someone eAlse
The Bbnext guy who will
BmMake your cold heart Cmelt
I'm gonna give my Glove
To Gmsomeone eDlseA  G  
Cadd9I'm tired
                G       D   C#   D   Bm   D(a really fast little solo)
Of wasting all my time
Cadd9My heart
Is hGanging on the Dline
(switch back and forth between B-Bm in tempo)
Is it me, girl
(switching) F#
Or someone else?
Please Gmtake me
Off the sAhelf
*Let all of the following notes ring:
It's Dtoo late
To prAetend
You know me better
BmThan I know Cmyself
Don't take my heart
     GN.C.     GmN.C.   D  
And put    it on      a shelf
*Play like Verse
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
Everybody!!!!
DAlways someone eAlse
The Bbnext guy who will
BmMake your cold heart Cmelt
I'm gonna give my Glove
To Gmsomeone eDlseA  G  D  

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Shelf

by Jonas Brothers

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Cadd9

D F#

She's such a flirt

G A G D

And I am the lonely heart

Give it a chance

G A G F#

For our love to start

But you'll never see

If you

D F# Bm

Don't give me a shot

To show you what I've got

It's too late

To pretend

You know me better

Bm C

Than I know myself

Don't take my heart

G Gm D A G

And put it on a shelf

D A

Always someone else

The next guy who will

Bm C

Make your cold heart melt

I'm gonna give my love

Gm D A G

To someone else

D F#

I held your hand

G A G D

It felt like a mo-vie

I made some plans

But you were

A G F#

Al-read-y moving on

Bm A

Now I'm stuck

D F#

Under a rainy cloud

But you

Don't seem to care

But it's alright

'Cause

It's too late

To pretend

You know me better

Bm C

Than I know myself

Don't take my heart

G Gm D A G

And put it on a shelf

D A

Always someone else

The next guy who will

Bm C

Make your cold heart melt

I'm gonna give my love

Gm D A G

To someone else

Cadd9

I'm tired

G D C# D Bm D

(a really fast little solo)

Of wasting all my time

Cadd9

My heart

G D

Is hanging on the line

(switch back and forth between B-Bm in tempo)

Is it me, girl

(switching) F#

Or someone else?

Please take me

Off the shelf

*Let all of the following notes ring:

It's too late

To pretend

You know me better

Bm C

Than I know myself

Don't take my heart

G Gm D

N.C. N.C.

And put it on a shelf

*Play like Verse

La, la, la, la, la

Everybody!!!!

D A

Always someone else

The next guy who will

Bm C

Make your cold heart melt

I'm gonna give my love

Gm D A G D

To someone else

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