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Melanie Safka - What Do I Keep
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:   Bb    C    Dm    G    C  
The name that I have doesn't beFlong to me
And Gthere's only a circle left where his Fring used to Gbe
CI'd like to go back to what I Fwas once beDfore
But GI'm nobody's little girl anyCmore
CHORUS:
What do I Fkeep
What do I Cthrow away
How am I Gdifferent
What was I Cyesterday
What can I Fbe tomorrow
When I Ccan't even think of today
How can I Gever end my sorrow
When the Bbnight doesn't Dmend with the Gday
CHmm hmm hmm Fhmm hmm
Ah Gah ah ah FahG  
The Cthings I never thought I could Fdo I have Ddone
But I'm Gtoo close to stop and much too frightened to Crun
CHORUS:
What do I Fkeep
What do I Cthrow away
How am I Gdifferent
What was I Cyesterday
And what can I Fbe tomorrow
When I Ccan't even think of today
How can I Gever end my sorrow
When the Bbnight doesn't Dmend with the Gday
CHORUS:
What do I Fkeep
What do I Cthrow away
How am I Gdifferent
What was I Cyesterday
And what can I Fbe tomorrow
When I Ccan't even think of today
How can I Gever end my sorrow
When the Bbnight doesn't Dmend with the Gday
When the Bbnight doesn't Dmend with the Gday
CHORUS:
What do I Fkeep
What do I Cthrow away
How am I Gdifferent
What was I Cyesterday
And what can I Fbe tomorrow
When I Ccan't even think of todayG  Bb  D  G  

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What Do I Keep

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Melanie Safka - What Do I Keep

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Bb C Dm G C

INTRO:

The name that I have doesn't belong to me

G F G

And there's only a circle left where his ring used to be

C F D

I'd like to go back to what I was once before

G C

But I'm nobody's little girl anymore

CHORUS:

What do I keep

What do I throw away

How am I different

What was I yesterday

What can I be tomorrow

When I can't even think of today

How can I ever end my sorrow

Bb Dm G

When the night doesn't end with the day

C F

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

G F G

Ah ah ah ah ah

C F D

The things I never thought I could do I have done

G C

But I'm too close to stop and much too frightened to run

CHORUS:

What do I keep

What do I throw away

How am I different

What was I yesterday

And what can I be tomorrow

When I can't even think of today

How can I ever end my sorrow

Bb Dm G

When the night doesn't end with the day

CHORUS:

What do I keep

What do I throw away

How am I different

What was I yesterday

And what can I be tomorrow

When I can't even think of today

How can I ever end my sorrow

Bb Dm G

When the night doesn't end with the day

Bb Dm G

When the night doesn't end with the day

CHORUS:

What do I keep

What do I throw away

How am I different

What was I yesterday

And what can I be tomorrow

C G Bb D G

When I can't even think of today

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