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Cant Get It Right

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Capo 1 
Toggle G string throughout verses
AmI don't even know where I'm going
AmI don't really care where I've been
Fmaj7I just want to taste the moonlight
Fmaj7I just want to drink it in
AmDrifting into silence 
I feel a Amtightening in my chest
I'm Fmaj7reaching out for something 
That Fmaj7I already missed
Oh, GI want a love that can Amget me through 
AFmaj7nother restless C/Gnight
GStay, go, whatAmever I do
I Fmaj7just can't get it C/Gright
I Fmaj7just can't get it Amright -- yeah
AmCounting up the lines on the highway
Like I'm Amcounting my regrets
I'm Fmaj7wrestling the angels
And the Fmaj7devils in my head
I Amleft you without warning,
No Amnote beside your bed
I Fmaj7pray you can forgive me, 
I Fmaj7hope you can forget
Oh, GI want a love that can Amget me through 
AFmaj7nother restless C/Gnight
GStay, go, whatAmever I do
I Fmaj7just can't get it C/Gright
I Fmaj7just can't get it--
Oh, GI want a love that can Amget me through 
AFmaj7nother restless C/Gnight
GStay, go, whatAmever I do
I Fmaj7just can't get it C/Gright
I Fmaj7just can't get it right -- yeah

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Cant Get It Right

by Matthew Perryman Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

C/G

Capo 1

Toggle G string throughout verses

I don't even know where I'm going

I don't really care where I've been

Fmaj7

I just want to taste the moonlight

Fmaj7

I just want to drink it in

Drifting into silence

I feel a tightening in my chest

Fmaj7

I'm reaching out for something

Fmaj7

That I already missed

G Am

Oh, I want a love that can get me through

Fmaj7 C/G

Another restless night

G Am

Stay, go, whatever I do

Fmaj7 C/G

I just can't get it right

Fmaj7 Am

I just can't get it right -- yeah

Counting up the lines on the highway

Like I'm counting my regrets

Fmaj7

I'm wrestling the angels

Fmaj7

And the devils in my head

I left you without warning,

No note beside your bed

Fmaj7

I pray you can forgive me,

Fmaj7

I hope you can forget

G Am

Oh, I want a love that can get me through

Fmaj7 C/G

Another restless night

G Am

Stay, go, whatever I do

Fmaj7 C/G

I just can't get it right

Fmaj7

I just can't get it--

G Am

Oh, I want a love that can get me through

Fmaj7 C/G

Another restless night

G Am

Stay, go, whatever I do

Fmaj7 C/G

I just can't get it right

Fmaj7

I just can't get it right -- yeah

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