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I Refuse

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Key: Eb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
[Chords used]
 Eb-   x68886
 Bb-   x13331
 Cm-   x35543
 G#-   466544
 Eb/G- 365xxx
[Intro]
  Ebwhoa
  Eb/Gwhoa
  G#whoa whoa
(Repeat)
[Verse 1]
Eb(hold)
  Stop being such a
freak Nobody wants
you here  G#That's
what they said to
  Eb(hold)
me There's something
wrong with you Why
don't you disapG#pear?
That's what they
said to me
[Refrain 1]
  CmWhy should we all
be stereotypes?
  BbWhy don't we all
just stand up and
fight? G#In my blood
In my veins In my
heart I know what’s
          G#(hold)
right for me
[Chorus 1]
So I reEbfuse
To apologize
for who I am
And I reBbfuse
To ever let
somebody say I
can't I reCmfuse
I refuse I reEb/Gfuse
I reG#fuse I refuse
I refuse So I
reEbfuse To let
the words you
say get to
me And I reBbfuse
To keep on
suffering
quietly I reCmfuse
I refuse I reEb/Gfuse
I reG#fuse I refuse
I refuse So
I reEbfuseEb/G  G#  
So I reEbfuseEb/G  G#  
[Verse 2]
Eb(hold)
  You'll never
make it far
You're just
a hopeless
case  G#That's
what they
said to me
  EbHow can I make
it clear? You're
just a big misG#take
That's what they
said to me
[Refrain 2]
  CmYou don't control
me this is my life
  BbWhen will you wake
up and open your
eyes? G#In my blood
In my veins In my
heart I know what’s
          G#(hold)
right for me
[Chorus 2]
So I reEbfuse
To apologize
for who I am
And I reBbfuse
To ever let
somebody say I
can't I reCmfuse
I refuse I reEb/Gfuse
I reG#fuse I refuse
I refuse So I
reEbfuse To let
the words you
say get to
me And I reBbfuse
To keep on
suffering
quietly I reCmfuse
I refuse I reEb/Gfuse
I reG#fuse I
refuse I refuse 
[Bridge]
No Bbmatter what
you think You
won’t decide my
G#fate BbI can do
anything No
matter what you
        G#  G#(hold)
say Cause In my
blood In my
veins In my
heart I know
what’s right
for me
[Chorus 3]
So I reEbfuse
To apologize
for who I am
And I reBbfuse
To ever let
somebody say I
can't I reCmfuse
I refuse I reEb/Gfuse
I reG#fuse I refuse
I refuse So I
reEbfuse To let
the words you
say get to
me And I reBbfuse
To keep on
suffering
quietly I reCmfuse
I refuse I reEb/Gfuse
I reG#fuse I refuse
        (hold)
I refuse So
I reEbfuseEb/G  G#  
         Eb   Eb/G  G#(hold)
So I refuse

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I Refuse

by Simple Plan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb/G

Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

[Chords used]

- x68886

- x13331

- x35543

- 466544

Eb/G

- 365xxx

[Intro]

whoa

Eb/G

whoa

whoa whoa

(Repeat)

[Verse 1]

(hold)

Stop being such a

freak Nobody wants

you here That's

what they said to

(hold)

me There's something

wrong with you Why

don't you disappear?

That's what they

said to me

[Refrain 1]

Why should we all

be stereotypes?

Why don't we all

just stand up and

fight? In my blood

In my veins In my

heart I know what’s

(hold)

right for me

[Chorus 1]

So I refuse

To apologize

for who I am

And I refuse

To ever let

somebody say I

can't I refuse

Eb/G

I refuse I refuse

I refuse So I

refuse To let

the words you

say get to

me And I refuse

To keep on

suffering

quietly I refuse

Eb/G

I refuse I refuse

I refuse So

Eb Eb/G G#

I refuse

Eb Eb/G G#

So I refuse

[Verse 2]

(hold)

You'll never

make it far

You're just

a hopeless

case That's

what they

said to me

How can I make

it clear? You're

just a big mistake

That's what they

said to me

[Refrain 2]

You don't control

me this is my life

When will you wake

up and open your

eyes? In my blood

In my veins In my

heart I know what’s

(hold)

right for me

[Chorus 2]

So I refuse

To apologize

for who I am

And I refuse

To ever let

somebody say I

can't I refuse

Eb/G

I refuse I refuse

I refuse So I

refuse To let

the words you

say get to

me And I refuse

To keep on

suffering

quietly I refuse

Eb/G

I refuse I refuse

I refuse I

refuse I refuse

[Bridge]

No matter what

you think You

won’t decide my

G# Bb

fate I can do

anything No

matter what you

G# G#

(hold)

say Cause In my

blood In my

veins In my

heart I know

what’s right

for me

[Chorus 3]

So I refuse

To apologize

for who I am

And I refuse

To ever let

somebody say I

can't I refuse

Eb/G

I refuse I refuse

I refuse So I

refuse To let

the words you

say get to

me And I refuse

To keep on

suffering

quietly I refuse

Eb/G

I refuse I refuse

(hold)

I refuse So

Eb Eb/G G#

I refuse

Eb Eb/G G#

(hold)

So I refuse

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