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Barre chords only (except for A)
[Intro]
 F   A#   C(x2)
[Verse]
FI want you to call me by my naA#me when I am lyinCg on your beFd (A#by Cmy name)
FI pray you to stay awA#ay while I m talkiCng with your friendFs A#(stCay away) 
FI need you to be around my leA#gs and stop cComplaining about the raFin 
[Chorus]
A#And how could I show you without lFooking freaking mad 
that I am A#not always Fgonna be around 
A#And how could I show you without Flosing all our time 
that I am A#not always gFonna run behind 
A#And why,(A#moh why?) you are on my minFd.
F F A C
[Verse]
FI need you to feel like a mA#an when I gCive you all I aFm (like a man) 
(F)                                            A#                  C   F  
I know you re not hangover today, you are classifying your cassettes (your cassettes)
(F)                                                  A#              C    F   A#  C  
And hey you just can't share my mistakes oh man I'm trying all my best (all my best) 
[Chorus] two downstrokes per chord, fast downstrokes for the last verse
A#And how could I show you without lFooking freaking mad 
that I am A#not always Fgonna be around 
A#And how could I show you without Flosing all our time 
that I am A#not always gFonna run behind 
A#And why,(A#moh why?) you are on my minFd.
F F A C
[Verse]
FI want you to call me by my naA#me when I am lyinCg on your beFd (by my name)
(F)                                 A#                C   F  
I need you to feel like a man when I give you all I am (like a man) 
(F)                                            A#                   C   F   A#  C  
I know you re not hangover today, you are classifying your cassettes (your cassettes)
(WFabA#abiCbabiraba...)

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Bamboo

by Hinds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#m

Barre chords only (except for A)

[Intro]

F A# C

(x2)

[Verse]

F A# C F A# C

I want you to call me by my name when I am lying on your bed (by my name)

F A# C F A# C

I pray you to stay away while I m talking with your friends (stay away)

F A# C F

I need you to be around my legs and stop complaining about the rain

[Chorus]

A# F

And how could I show you without looking freaking mad

A# F

that I am not always gonna be around

A# F

And how could I show you without losing all our time

A# F

that I am not always gonna run behind

A# A#m F

And why,(oh why?) you are on my mind.

F F A C

[Verse]

F A# C F

I need you to feel like a man when I give you all I am (like a man)

A# C F

(F)

I know you re not hangover today, you are classifying your cassettes (your cassettes)

A# C F A# C

(F)

And hey you just can't share my mistakes oh man I'm trying all my best (all my best)

[Chorus] two downstrokes per chord, fast downstrokes for the last verse

A# F

And how could I show you without looking freaking mad

A# F

that I am not always gonna be around

A# F

And how could I show you without losing all our time

A# F

that I am not always gonna run behind

A# A#m F

And why,(oh why?) you are on my mind.

F F A C

[Verse]

F A# C F

I want you to call me by my name when I am lying on your bed (by my name)

A# C F

(F)

I need you to feel like a man when I give you all I am (like a man)

A# C F A# C

(F)

I know you re not hangover today, you are classifying your cassettes (your cassettes)

F A# C

(Wababibabiraba...)

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