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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Different Drum - as played by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Chords:
A5       X022XX or 577XXX
      C#5X466XX
       D5X577XX
       E5X799XX
      E/B7799XX
      G#5466XXX
      F#5244XXX
E5 (low) 022XXX
B5       X244XX or 799XXX
Bm       X2443X or 7997XX
Intro:  A5   C#5   D5    E5x 4
Verse 1
A5You and C#5I   D5travel to the E5beat of a A5different drumC#5  
Oh, D5can't you E5tell by the wA5ay I C#5run?
D5Every E5time you make A5eyes at C#5me, D5wohohE5oh
A5You cry C#5and D5moan and E5say it will A5work outC#5  
But D5honey E5child, I've A5got my C#5doubts
You D5can't see the E5forest for the E/BtreesE/B  E/B  E/B  
Chorus 1
So, D5don't get me wrong, it's D5not that I knock it
It's E5just that I E5am not in the market
For a D5boy who wants to E5love only A5me, A5yeah
Yeah and D5I ain't saying, E5you ain't pretty
   A5-         G#5    F#5-   E5(low)
All I'm saying is I'm not ready
FoB5r any person, B5place or thing
To Bmtry to pull the Bmreins in on E5me
Verse 2
E5Sooooo A5goodbyeC#5,   D5I'll be E5leavin'
I A5see no sense    C#5  D5in crying and E5grieving
We'll A5both live a loC#5t longer
D5If you E5live wiA5thout me,     C#5      D5   E5yeah
Little break:
e|-E5----A5---C#5----D5-------E5------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7\-------|
D|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7\-2-----|
A|-7-7-5--4-5-55--5\-2-----|
E|-------------------0-----|
Chorus 2
So, D5don't get me wrong, it's D5not that I knock it
It's E5just that I E5am not in the market
For a D5boy who wants to E5love only A5me, A5yeah
Yeah and D5I ain't saying, E5you ain't pretty
   A5-         G#5    F#5-   E5(low)
All I'm saying is I ain't ready
FoB5r any person, B5place or thing
To Bmtry to pull the Bmreins in on E5me,        E5yeah
Outro
A5 C#5 D5 E5  x 13  while Spike is doing something like:
Yeah, yah, woo, alright, hiyiiiiiha, yeah, woohoohoohoo
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, alright, ?, yeah, ?, yeah, yeah
Good?
Ends on A5

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Different Drum

by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

E/B

G#5

F#5

Different Drum - as played by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Chords:

A5 X022XX or 577XXX

C#5

X466XX

X577XX

X799XX

E/B

7799XX

G#5

466XXX

F#5

244XXX

E5 (low) 022XXX

B5 X244XX or 799XXX

Bm X2443X or 7997XX

A5 C#5 D5 E5

Intro: x 4

Verse 1

A5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 C#5

You and I travel to the beat of a different drum

D5 E5 A5 C#5

Oh, can't you tell by the way I run?

D5 E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5

Every time you make eyes at me, wohohoh

A5 C#5 D5 E5 A5 C#5

You cry and moan and say it will work out

D5 E5 A5 C#5

But honey child, I've got my doubts

D5 E5 E/B E/B E/B E/B

You can't see the forest for the trees

Chorus 1

D5 D5

So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it

E5 E5

It's just that I am not in the market

D5 E5 A5 A5

For a boy who wants to love only me, yeah

D5 E5

Yeah and I ain't saying, you ain't pretty

A5 G#5 F#5 E5

- - (low)

All I'm saying is I'm not ready

B5 B5

For any person, place or thing

Bm Bm E5

To try to pull the reins in on me

Verse 2

E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5

Sooooo goodbye, I'll be leavin'

A5 C#5 D5 E5

I see no sense in crying and grieving

A5 C#5

We'll both live a lot longer

D5 E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5

If you live without me, yeah

Little break:

E5 A5 C#5 D5 E5

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

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

G|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7\-------|

D|-9-9-7--6-7-77--7\-2-----|

A|-7-7-5--4-5-55--5\-2-----|

E|-------------------0-----|

Chorus 2

D5 D5

So, don't get me wrong, it's not that I knock it

E5 E5

It's just that I am not in the market

D5 E5 A5 A5

For a boy who wants to love only me, yeah

D5 E5

Yeah and I ain't saying, you ain't pretty

A5 G#5 F#5 E5

- - (low)

All I'm saying is I ain't ready

B5 B5

For any person, place or thing

Bm Bm E5 E5

To try to pull the reins in on me, yeah

Outro

A5 C#5 D5 E5 x 13 while Spike is doing something like:

Yeah, yah, woo, alright, hiyiiiiiha, yeah, woohoohoohoo

Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, alright, ?, yeah, ?, yeah, yeah

Good?

Ends on A5

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