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Not For Me:Bobby Darin.
Album - 18 Yellow Roses And 11 Other
Hits - #98 on BB Hot 200 on CAPITOL
Records in 1963.
INTRO:  Cm   F   Ab   Bb   Fm  Ab  
#1.
CBallads are Bbbeing Fsung but Abnot for Cme.Bb  F  Ab  
CChurch bells are Ebbeing Frung but Abnot for Gme.C  F  Ab  
AbI am without love, Gbut I don't doubt love, 
can Cbe-Amee..Cwarm and tender for Fmsome but 
Abnot for Cme.F  Ab  
#2.
CPoems are Bbbeing Fread but Abnot for Cme.F  Ab  
CPrayers are Bbbeing Fsaid but Abnot for Cme.F  Ab  
AbI've never known love Gor been shown love, 
you Csee..ee..Amee.
And Cmaybe there is such a Fthing but Abnot 
for Cme.F  Ab  
INTERLUDE:  G   C   A   C   F   Ab   C  Fm  
#3.
So, let Call of your singers Fsing, but not 
for Cme.F  Ab  
And Ablet Call of your church bells Fmring, but 
Dbnot for Cme.F  Ab  
AbAnd if tomorrow, Gall your sorrows should Cbe..ee..Amee,
Cjust like Bbmine, then you Fcry, but Abnot for Cme.F  
EbNo, not Cme..ee..Fee, Abnever for Cme..ee..ee.Fm  Ab  C  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Not For Me

by Bobby Darin

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Not For Me:Bobby Darin.

Album - 18 Yellow Roses And 11 Other

Hits - #98 on BB Hot 200 on CAPITOL

Records in 1963.

Cm F Ab Bb Fm Ab

INTRO:

#1.

C Bb F Ab C Bb F Ab

Ballads are being sung but not for me.

C Eb F Ab G C F Ab

Church bells are being rung but not for me.

Ab G

I am without love, but I don't doubt love,

C Am C Fm

can be-ee..warm and tender for some but

Ab C F Ab

not for me.

#2.

C Bb F Ab C F Ab

Poems are being read but not for me.

C Bb F Ab C F Ab

Prayers are being said but not for me.

Ab G

I've never known love or been shown love,

C Am

you see..ee..ee.

C F Ab

And maybe there is such a thing but not

C F Ab

for me.

G C A C F Ab C Fm

INTERLUDE:

#3.

C F

So, let all of your singers sing, but not

C F Ab

for me.

Ab C Fm

And let all of your church bells ring, but

Db C F Ab

not for me.

Ab G C Am

And if tomorrow, all your sorrows should be..ee..ee,

C Bb F Ab C F

just like mine, then you cry, but not for me.

Eb C F Ab C Fm Ab C

No, not me..ee..ee, never for me..ee..ee.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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