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START WITH ME   -       Del Amitri
Intro:
B        (4 MEASURES)
( E-  F#-  G- G#)
G#m7
      G#m7With all the stuff they sell you 
      G#m7night and day 
      G#m7With all the trash they try to 
                              G#m7   B/F#-                                    
      trick you with you lie to me 
      B/EWell I don't need it 
        B/Ebut I get it any -        G#m7way 
      G#m7With all the sadness and 
      G#m7lunacy, 
      G#m7With all the dispossessed 
                             G#m7   B/F#-                                     
      hopeless, you're leaving me 
      B/EWell I don't want it 
        B/Ebut it's how it's going to        G#m7be 
Chorus:
                                  C#7E6add9                                   
Yeah, you can       try to save the          world 
And baby, that's fi -        G#m7i -      F#ne 
                            C#7E6add9                                        
But is it       such a hateful          crime 
to start with        G#mme -       F#e -      Ee
      G#m7With all the bad debts and 
      G#m7misery 
      G#m7With all the dirty tricks and 
                             G#m7   B/F#-                                     
      hypocrites you cheat on me 
      B/EWell I don't want it 
        B/Ebut it's all that I can        G#m7see 
      G#m7With all the discrete obs -        G#m7cenities 
      G#m7With all the money freaks and 
                             G#m7   B/F#-                                      
       doublespeak you turn away 
      B/EWell I don't need it 
        B/Ebut I guess it's gonna       G#m7stay 
Chorus:
                                  C#7E6add9                                   
Yeah, you can       try to save the          world 
And baby, that's fi -        G#m7i -      F#ne F#  
                             C#7E6add9                                        
But is it       such a hateful          crime 
to start with       G#mme -      F#e -      Ee
to start with       G#mme -      F#e -      Ee
Baby start with       G#mme -      F#e -     Ee
Break:
     G#m7(8 MEASURES)
       B/E(4 MEASURES)
       C#7(2 MEASURES)
         E(2 MEASURES)
         A(2 MEASURES)
     G#m7(2 MEASURES)
        F#(2 MEASURES)
        G#(2 MEASURES)
Chorus:
(G#)                                  C#7                                     E6add9  
    Yeah, you can       try to save the          world 
                        G#m7/      F#/                                      
And baby, that's fi -         i -       ne
 F#-  G#-  B-
                   C#7E6add9                                                 
    But is it such a          crime 
to start with      G#mme -      F#e -     Ee
to start with      G#mme -      F#e -     Ee
Baby start with      G#mme -      F#e -     Ee /
Outro:
G#m7
 G#m7-  F#-  G#m7...
      Bx24442
      E0xxxxx
     F#2xxxxx
      G3xxxxx
     G#4xxxxx
   G#m746444x
   B/F#224442
    B/E024442
    C#7x46464
 E6add9022122
     F#244322
    G#m466444
      E022100
      Ax02220
     G#466544
      Bx2xxxx
(note: most bassnotes are written within the chords, but for the reason of readability, I left out most of the
separate bassnotes. However, they are easy to play when you know the song)

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Start With Me

by Del Amitri

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m7

B/F#

B/E

C#7

G#m

E6add9

START WITH ME - Del Amitri

Intro:

B (4 MEASURES)

E F# G G#

( - - - )

G#m7

With all the stuff they sell you

G#m7

night and day

G#m7

With all the trash they try to

G#m7 B/F#

trick you with you lie to me

B/E

Well I don't need it

B/E G#m7

but I get it any - way

G#m7

With all the sadness and

G#m7

lunacy,

G#m7

With all the dispossessed

G#m7 B/F#

hopeless, you're leaving me

B/E

Well I don't want it

B/E G#m7

but it's how it's going to be

Chorus:

C#7

E6add9

Yeah, you can try to save the world

G#m7 F#

And baby, that's fi - i - ne

C#7

E6add9

But is it such a hateful crime

G#m F# E

to start with me - e - e

G#m7

With all the bad debts and

G#m7

misery

G#m7

With all the dirty tricks and

G#m7 B/F#

hypocrites you cheat on me

B/E

Well I don't want it

B/E G#m7

but it's all that I can see

G#m7 G#m7

With all the discrete obs - cenities

G#m7

With all the money freaks and

G#m7 B/F#

doublespeak you turn away

B/E

Well I don't need it

B/E G#m7

but I guess it's gonna stay

Chorus:

C#7

E6add9

Yeah, you can try to save the world

G#m7 F# F#

And baby, that's fi - i - ne

C#7

E6add9

But is it such a hateful crime

G#m F# E

to start with me - e - e

G#m F# E

to start with me - e - e

G#m F# E

Baby start with me - e - e

Break:

G#m7

(8 MEASURES)

B/E

(4 MEASURES)

C#7

(2 MEASURES)

G#m7

(2 MEASURES)

Chorus:

G# C#7 E6add9

()

Yeah, you can try to save the world

G#m7 F#

/ /

And baby, that's fi - i - ne

F# G# B

- - -

C#7

E6add9

But is it such a crime

G#m F# E

to start with me - e - e

G#m F# E

to start with me - e - e

G#m F# E

Baby start with me - e - e /

Outro:

G#m7

G#m7 F# G#m7

- - ...

x24442

0xxxxx

2xxxxx

3xxxxx

4xxxxx

G#m7

46444x

B/F#

224442

B/E

024442

C#7

x46464

E6add9

022122

244322

G#m

466444

022100

x02220

466544

x2xxxx

(note: most bassnotes are written within the chords, but for the reason of readability, I left out most of the

separate bassnotes. However, they are easy to play when you know the song)

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