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Looking Out For You

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[Intro]
      A        F#m       C#m    C#m     Cm        Bm        Bm       C#m       C#mx2
[Verse]
AI guess I should F#mstopC#m  
Looking out for Bmyou
Like I alC#mways doA  
When will F#myouC#m  
Start looking out for me Bmtoo
Instead of leaving me C#mstaring at my shoesA  
Just the F#mway you're C#mglancing at me
BmSomething about you
Just C#mmakes me feel guilty forA  
Liking F#myouC#m  
When you're with Bmhim
When you're with C#mhim
[Chorus]
DThis is a love C#msong for a Bmgirl
Who will Bmnever know it's about Dher
Know it's pretty C#mstupid
But I'm Bmmuch too shy to tell BmherD  
She's C#mbeaming that Bmsmile Bmall the whileD  
I'm all C#mtripped up on my Eown throat
I guess there Eis no Ahope
      A        F#m       C#m    C#m     Cm        Bm        Bm       C#m       C#mx2
[Verse]
When you're Awalking out F#min the C#msnow
I say BmI guess I should C#mgo
And we're Atalking abF#mout someone C#melse
When we Bmshould be talking abC#mout ourselves
It's the Asame old F#msituation you've C#malways got me waitingBm  
Come on dear I think C#mtimes a wastin'
BeAfore we have to F#mgo back inC#mside
And reBmturn to our C#mnormal lives
[Chorus]
DThis is a love C#msong for a Bmgirl
Who will Bmnever know it's about Dher
Know it's pretty C#mstupid
But I'm Bmmuch too shy to tell BmherD  
She's C#mbeaming that Bmsmile Bmall the whileD  
I'm all C#mtripped up on my Eown throat
I guess there Eis no Ahope
[Outro]
AOooooOOF#mooooOOOooC#moC#m  Cm  Bm  Bm  C#m  C#m  
A      F#m      C#m     C#m  Cm   Bm      Bm      C#m     C#m     A

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Looking Out For You

by Joy Again

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F#m

C#m

All chords are played barred, or played on a banjo to more closely match the song.

[Intro]

A F#m C#m C#m Cm Bm Bm C#m C#m

[Verse]

A F#m C#m

I guess I should stop

Looking out for you

C#m A

Like I always do

F#m C#m

When will you

Start looking out for me too

C#m A

Instead of leaving me staring at my shoes

F#m C#m

Just the way you're glancing at me

Something about you

C#m A

Just makes me feel guilty for

F#m C#m

Liking you

When you're with him

C#m

When you're with him

[Chorus]

D C#m Bm

This is a love song for a girl

Bm D

Who will never know it's about her

C#m

Know it's pretty stupid

Bm Bm D

But I'm much too shy to tell her

C#m Bm Bm D

She's beaming that smile all the while

C#m E

I'm all tripped up on my own throat

E A

I guess there is no hope

A F#m C#m C#m Cm Bm Bm C#m C#m

[Verse]

A F#m C#m

When you're walking out in the snow

Bm C#m

I say I guess I should go

A F#m C#m

And we're talking about someone else

Bm C#m

When we should be talking about ourselves

A F#m C#m Bm

It's the same old situation you've always got me waiting

C#m

Come on dear I think times a wastin'

A F#m C#m

Before we have to go back inside

Bm C#m

And return to our normal lives

[Chorus]

D C#m Bm

This is a love song for a girl

Bm D

Who will never know it's about her

C#m

Know it's pretty stupid

Bm Bm D

But I'm much too shy to tell her

C#m Bm Bm D

She's beaming that smile all the while

C#m E

I'm all tripped up on my own throat

E A

I guess there is no hope

[Outro]

A F#m C#m C#m Cm Bm Bm C#m C#m

OooooOOooooOOOooo

A F#m C#m C#m Cm Bm Bm C#m C#m A

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