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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
Main riff:
e|--------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------|
G|-2-----------0------------------|
D|-2-2-----2-4---4p2p0-2-----2----|
A|-0-0-3h4---------------2h3------|
E|--------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
ACan't always GlistenD  
to what people Asay
ACan't always GlistenD  
to what people Asay
F#mIf you wish to wDind up 
where you hope to be somEeday
ACan't always GlistenD  
to what people Asay
[Verse 2]
AThe stars are sitting Gpretty
and the Dworld is spinning Afine
AThe stars are sitting Gpretty
and the Dworld is spinning Afine
F#mForget about whats Dyours 
and don't worry about what's Emine
AThe stars are sitting Gpretty
and the Dworld is spinning Afine
[Verse 3]
AWatch my dog Gbark at his own 
DShadow on the Aground
AWatch my dog Gbark at his own 
DShadow on the Aground
F#mSometimes I think I'm cDhasing 
my own tail aEround
AWatch my dog Gbark at his own 
DShadow on the Aground
[Solo]
A   G   D   A
A   G   D   A
F#m  D   D    E
A   G   D   A
[Verse 4]
ACan't always GlistenD  
to what people Asay
ACan't always GlistenD  
to what people Asay
F#mIf you wish to wDind up 
where you hope to be somEeday
ACan't always GlistenD  
to what people Asay
[Outro]
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
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Cant Always Listen

by Phish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

Main riff:

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

B|-2------------------------------|

G|-2-----------0------------------|

D|-2-2-----2-4---4p2p0-2-----2----|

A|-0-0-3h4---------------2h3------|

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

[Verse 1]

A G D

Can't always listen

to what people say

A G D

Can't always listen

to what people say

F#m D

If you wish to wind up

where you hope to be someday

A G D

Can't always listen

to what people say

[Verse 2]

A G

The stars are sitting pretty

D A

and the world is spinning fine

A G

The stars are sitting pretty

D A

and the world is spinning fine

F#m D

Forget about whats yours

and don't worry about what's mine

A G

The stars are sitting pretty

D A

and the world is spinning fine

[Verse 3]

A G

Watch my dog bark at his own

D A

Shadow on the ground

A G

Watch my dog bark at his own

D A

Shadow on the ground

F#m D

Sometimes I think I'm chasing

my own tail around

A G

Watch my dog bark at his own

D A

Shadow on the ground

[Solo]

A G D A

F#m D D E

A G D A

[Verse 4]

A G D

Can't always listen

to what people say

A G D

Can't always listen

to what people say

F#m D

If you wish to wind up

where you hope to be someday

A G D

Can't always listen

to what people say

[Outro]

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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