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What Is Your Secret

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Capo 7
[Intro]
 Em   Gx4
[Verse 1]
   EmSo we sat and talked
   GThen we walked and talked but
   EmThought it was the truth
   GWhat is youAmr secreGt?
   EmDragged it on and on
   GEven favorite songs but
   EmYour division's wrong
   GWhat is your AmsecretC?
[Chorus 1]
 AmI don't care about yGou anymore
The peFople got tCired
 AmOur movies don't play Gmuch anymore
The aFctress was Cfired
[Verse 2]
   EmYou said you were yourself
   GNot bein' someone else
    EmThat this was new for you
  GBut what is your AmsecrGet?
  EmYou said just what I said
  GSo why's the meter red?
   EmAnd why's the needle pegged?
GWhat is your sAmecret?C  
[Chorus 2]
 AmI don't care about yGou anymore
The peFople got tCired
 AmOur movies don't play Gmuch anymore
The aFctress was Cfired
AmI don't care about Gyou
FOoh oCoh
AmI try not to think about yGou
FOoh oCoh
[Solo]
 Em   Gx4
G Am C
[Verse 3]
   EmYou want to control
   GYou want to be controlled
   EmYou're like a little switch
   GAnd then you take your AmtollG  
    EmYou're every wreckless twist
   GI wasn't made for this
   EmThank god that life is so long
   GAnd the city's so AmbigC  
[Pre-chorus]
  AmSo we sat and tGalked
When we walked and talkedF  C  
  AmYou said just what GI said
So why's the meter red?F  
And wChy's the needle pegged?
[Chorus 3]
 AmI don't care about yGou anymore
The peFople got tCired
 AmOur movies don't play Gmuch anymore
The aFctress was Cfired
AmI don't think about Gyou
FOoh oCoh
AmI try not to think about yGou
FOoh oCoh
[Chorus 1]
 AmI don't care about yGou anymore
The peFople got tCired
 AmOur movies don't play Gmuch anymore
The aFctress was Cfired

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What Is Your Secret

by Nada Surf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 7

[Intro]

Em G

[Verse 1]

So we sat and talked

Then we walked and talked but

Thought it was the truth

G Am G

What is your secret?

Dragged it on and on

Even favorite songs but

Your division's wrong

G Am C

What is your secret?

[Chorus 1]

Am G

I don't care about you anymore

F C

The people got tired

Am G

Our movies don't play much anymore

F C

The actress was fired

[Verse 2]

You said you were yourself

Not bein' someone else

That this was new for you

G Am G

But what is your secret?

You said just what I said

So why's the meter red?

And why's the needle pegged?

G Am C

What is your secret?

[Chorus 2]

Am G

I don't care about you anymore

F C

The people got tired

Am G

Our movies don't play much anymore

F C

The actress was fired

Am G

I don't care about you

F C

Ooh ooh

Am G

I try not to think about you

F C

Ooh ooh

[Solo]

Em G

G Am C

[Verse 3]

You want to control

You want to be controlled

You're like a little switch

G Am G

And then you take your toll

You're every wreckless twist

I wasn't made for this

Thank god that life is so long

G Am C

And the city's so big

[Pre-chorus]

Am G

So we sat and talked

F C

When we walked and talked

Am G

You said just what I said

So why's the meter red?

And why's the needle pegged?

[Chorus 3]

Am G

I don't care about you anymore

F C

The people got tired

Am G

Our movies don't play much anymore

F C

The actress was fired

Am G

I don't think about you

F C

Ooh ooh

Am G

I try not to think about you

F C

Ooh ooh

[Chorus 1]

Am G

I don't care about you anymore

F C

The people got tired

Am G

Our movies don't play much anymore

F C

The actress was fired

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