What Was It You Wanted

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Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 4th fret
Play: Am
Key: C#m
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1
Dm/A x-0-3-2-3-x
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| Dm7| Dm/A| Am| % |
[Verse]
AmWhat was it you wanted?
AmTell me again so I'll know
AmWhat's happening in there
AmWhat's going on in your show
Dm7What was it you wanted
Dm/ACould you say it again?
AmI'll be back in a minute
AmYou can get it together by then
[Interlude]
| F| Em| Am| % |
[Verse]
AmWhat was it you wanted
AmYou can tell me, I'm back
AmWe can start it all over
AmGet it back on the track
Dm7You got my attention
Dm/AGo ahead, speak
AmWhat was it you wanted
AmWhen you were kissing my cheek?
[Interlude]
| F| Em| Am| % |
[Verse]
AmWas there somebody looking
AmWhen you gave me that kiss
AmSomeone there in the shadows
AmSomeone that I might have missed?
Dm7Is there something you needed
Dm/ASomething I don't understand
AmWhat was it you wanted
AmDo I have it here in my hand?
[Interlude]
| C| Em| Am| % |
EmWhatever you wanted
EmSlipped out of my mind
EmWould you remind me again
EmIf you'd be so kind
EmHas the record been breaking
EmDid the needle just skip
EmIs there somebody waiting
EmWas there a slip of the lip?
[Verse]
AmWhat was it you wanted
AmI ain't keeping score
AmAre you the same person
AmThat was here before?
Dm7Is it something important?
Dm/AMaybe not
AmWhat was it you wanted?
AmTell me again I forgot
[Interlude]
| C| Em| Am| % |
[Solo]
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| Dm7| Dm/A| Am| % |
| C| Em| Am| % |
EmWhatever you wanted
EmWhat could it be
EmDid somebody tell you
EmThat you could get it from me
EmIs it something that comes natural
EmIs it easy to say
EmWhy do you want it
EmWho are you anyway?
[Verse]
AmIs the scenery changing
AmAm I getting it wrong
AmIs the whole thing going backwards
AmAre they playing our song?
Dm7Where were you when it started
Dm/ADo you want it for free
AmWhat was it you wanted
AmAre you talking to me?
[Coda]
| C| Em| Am| % |
| F| Em| Am| % |
| C| Em| Am| % | Am  
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