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Not My Baby

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[Intro]
| C\ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ x1
| F\ \ \ \ | C\ \ \ \ | G\ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ x4
[Verse 1]
CNow that you're not my Ambaby, I'll gEmo do whatever I want
No need to Fturn around Amsee what's behind me I dGon't care
And it's Ctrue I've been checking out Amlately and I gEmo do whatever I want
No need to Fturn around, Amsee what's behind me I dGon't care
'Cause I'm really not CthereAm  Em  
Really not FthereAm  G  
[Verse 2]
CNow that you're not my Ambaby, I'll gEmo do whatever I want
No need to Fsit at home with the Amdial tone 'cause I dGon't care
And it's Ctrue I've been going out Amlately and I Emgo do whatever I want
You can Fwrite it down with a Cfountain pen
FClose your eyes and coCunt to ten
You can Ftell your friends that I doCn't make sense and I dGon't care
'Cause I'm really not FthereC  G  
Really not FthereC  G  
[Turnaround]
Your lCight is like a fAmaded radioEm  
The lFake was frozen oAmver long agoG  
[Instrumental]
| Dm7\ \ \ \ | G\ \ \ \ | Cmaj7\ \ \ \ | F\ \ F/E\ \ x4
[Hook]
Dm7Now that you're not my Gbaby (Now you're Cmaj7not)F  F/E  
Dm7Now that you're not my Gbaby (Now you're Cmaj7not)F  F/E  
[Bridge]
CYou sought an eGye, so did I Ffor an iCsland
CYou sought an eGye, so did I Ffor an eCye
CTraded my roGse-coloured shFades for a wCide lens
CUsed to make noisGe now I much Fprefer siClence
[Hook]
FNow that you're not my Cbaby (Now you're Gnot)
FNow that you're not my Cbaby (Now you're Gnot)
FNow that you're not my Cbaby (Now you're Gnot)
FNow that you're not my Cbaby (Now you're Gnot)
[Outro]
I feel aFlive for the first time since CI don’t know how long G(Now you're not)
I see a Flight for the first time since CI don’t know how long G(Now you're not)

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Not My Baby

by Alvvays

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Cmaj7

F/E

[Intro]

| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ x1

F C G

| \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ x4

[Verse 1]

C Am Em

Now that you're not my baby, I'll go do whatever I want

F Am G

No need to turn around see what's behind me I don't care

C Am Em

And it's true I've been checking out lately and I go do whatever I want

F Am G

No need to turn around, see what's behind me I don't care

C Am Em

'Cause I'm really not there

F Am G

Really not there

[Verse 2]

C Am Em

Now that you're not my baby, I'll go do whatever I want

F Am G

No need to sit at home with the dial tone 'cause I don't care

C Am Em

And it's true I've been going out lately and I go do whatever I want

F C

You can write it down with a fountain pen

F C

Close your eyes and count to ten

F C G

You can tell your friends that I don't make sense and I don't care

F C G

'Cause I'm really not there

F C G

Really not there

[Turnaround]

C Am Em

Your light is like a faded radio

F Am G

The lake was frozen over long ago

[Instrumental]

Dm7 G Cmaj7 F F/E

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[Hook]

Dm7 G Cmaj7 F F/E

Now that you're not my baby (Now you're not)

Dm7 G Cmaj7 F F/E

Now that you're not my baby (Now you're not)

[Bridge]

C G F C

You sought an eye, so did I for an island

C G F C

You sought an eye, so did I for an eye

C G F C

Traded my rose-coloured shades for a wide lens

C G F C

Used to make noise now I much prefer silence

[Hook]

F C G

Now that you're not my baby (Now you're not)

F C G

Now that you're not my baby (Now you're not)

F C G

Now that you're not my baby (Now you're not)

F C G

Now that you're not my baby (Now you're not)

[Outro]

F C G

I feel alive for the first time since I don’t know how long (Now you're not)

F C G

I see a light for the first time since I don’t know how long (Now you're not)

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