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Jamelia

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Am, Em, Dm, G  
Verse
If I can't be the man
AmTell me what I am
EmTell me what I'm here for
Dm                    Em
If I can't be the one
AmTell her what I've done
EmWhat good can I be for?
Dm                 Em
Did I not do enough
AmTo save the two of us?
EmWhat more could I give her?
Dm                     Em
What more could I do
AmTo see her point of view?
EmWhy can't I believe her?
Dm                  Em
Chorus
Sometimes I think they say
AmI can't take Dmit no more
EmThese things you know you've asked for
AmOh, JameliaDm  G  
You'Amve gotDmten nowhere
And taken my hGope
   Am     Dm   G
Sometimes I think they say
AmI can't take Dmit no more
GThese things you know you've asked for
AmOh, JameliaDm  G  
You'Amve gotDmten nowhere
And taken my hGope
   Am     Dm   G
Oh, oh oh. Oh, oh, oh
AmOh, oh oh. Oh, oh, oh
GOh, oh oh. Oh, oh oh
AmOh, oh oh. Oh, oh oh
G

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Jamelia

by Caribou

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am Em Dm G

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Verse

If I can't be the man

Tell me what I am

Tell me what I'm here for

Dm Em

If I can't be the one

Tell her what I've done

What good can I be for?

Dm Em

Did I not do enough

To save the two of us?

What more could I give her?

Dm Em

What more could I do

To see her point of view?

Why can't I believe her?

Dm Em

Chorus

Sometimes I think they say

Am Dm

I can't take it no more

These things you know you've asked for

Am Dm G

Oh, Jamelia

Am Dm

You've gotten nowhere

And taken my hope

Am Dm G

Sometimes I think they say

Am Dm

I can't take it no more

These things you know you've asked for

Am Dm G

Oh, Jamelia

Am Dm

You've gotten nowhere

And taken my hope

Am Dm G

Oh, oh oh. Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh oh. Oh, oh oh

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