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Not Your Savior

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** From the album - The songs of Tony Sly - A Tribute
e|--G----------------------Bm----------------------C----------------------D---------------------|
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G|-777-----777-----77----777-----777-----77----555-----555-----55----777-----777-----77----|
D|-----555-----555----55-----444-----444----44-----222-----222----22-----444-----444----44-|
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e|--G----------------------Bm----------------------C----------------------D---------------------|G  
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-777-----777-----77----777-----777-----77----555-----555-----55----777-----777-----77----|
D|-----555-----555----55-----444-----444----44-----222-----222----22-----444-----444----44-|
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Unlucky AmseventeenG, D/F#already handed plans for Gthe futureD/F#  Em  
DGlamour Cobsessed, told how to Ddress, and shown how to Gthink
And I don't Amhave a job, GbD/F#ut I can show you how to bGe a slobD/F#  Em  
DSo many Cdays, wasted and gDlazed
Sometimes I Emlaugh aloud as CI think about,
You Gasking me "Please can you helpA?"
Can't help Cmy selfD  
I'm not your savioGr, I'm not who you Dwant me to be
A Ccowardly mistake I've made so many Dtimes before, refusing to Gbreak
Cut my losses Bmties them with you, like a Cgood boy I'll pretendCm  
CmAnd promise not to do it again
- Post-Chorus:  G   D/F#   Em   D   C    D  
               G G
Do you Amremember wheGn,  D/F#life was so simple anGd permanenD/F#t?Em  
DEveryone's Cchanged, "Everyone's Dcool", Everyone suckEms
But I can't Cseem to complain, GExciting and new is just not therAe
You're getting sCcaredD  
I'm not your Gsavior, never thought I Dwas anyway
I'm a Cvoid with empty promises that Dbacks out late
Never said I'd Gchange, taking back the Bmwords that we spoke
Like a Cfuel tank running dry, Cmyou'll believe it when I choke
- Ending:  G   Bm   C                                  D  
                    you'll believe it when I choke
            G     Bm    C     Dyou'll believe it when their life
            G     Bm    C     Dwhy all the good ones have to die?G  Bm  C  D  G  
  G   Bm   C   D(until fades)

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Not Your Savior

by Swingin' Utters

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D/F#

** From the album - The songs of Tony Sly - A Tribute

G Bm C D

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-777-----777-----77----777-----777-----77----555-----555-----55----777-----777-----77----|

D|-----555-----555----55-----444-----444----44-----222-----222----22-----444-----444----44-|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G Bm C D G

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-777-----777-----77----777-----777-----77----555-----555-----55----777-----777-----77----|

D|-----555-----555----55-----444-----444----44-----222-----222----22-----444-----444----44-|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am G D/F# G D/F# Em

Unlucky seventeen, already handed plans for the future

D C D G

Glamour obsessed, told how to dress, and shown how to think

Am G D/F# G D/F# Em

And I don't have a job, but I can show you how to be a slob

D C D

So many days, wasted and glazed

Em C

Sometimes I laugh aloud as I think about,

G A

You asking me "Please can you help?"

C D

Can't help my self

G D

I'm not your savior, I'm not who you want me to be

C D G

A cowardly mistake I've made so many times before, refusing to break

Bm C Cm

Cut my losses ties them with you, like a good boy I'll pretend

And promise not to do it again

G D/F# Em D C D

- Post-Chorus:

G G

Am G D/F# G D/F# Em

Do you remember when, life was so simple and permanent?

D C D Em

Everyone's changed, "Everyone's cool", Everyone sucks

C G A

But I can't seem to complain, Exciting and new is just not there

C D

You're getting scared

G D

I'm not your savior, never thought I was anyway

C D

I'm a void with empty promises that backs out late

G Bm

Never said I'd change, taking back the words that we spoke

C Cm

Like a fuel tank running dry, you'll believe it when I choke

G Bm C D

- Ending:

you'll believe it when I choke

G Bm C D

you'll believe it when their life

G Bm C D G Bm C D G

why all the good ones have to die?

G Bm C D

(until fades)

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