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Dorothy Says

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Fminor

90BPM

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1/15

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 15Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro and recurring melody]
e|-G#----3~--|-C----3~--|-C#maj7----4~--|-C----3~-Bbm----1~--|
B|-----3~--|-----5~--|-----6~--|-----5~-----2~--|
G|-----4~--|-----5~--|-----5~--|-----5~-----3~--|
D|---5-----|---5-----|---6-----|---5------3-----|
A|---------|-3-------|-4-------|-3------1-------|
E|-3-------|---------|---------|----------------|
[First verse]
G#Dorothy Csa-a-aysC#maj7  
I'm far too old for Clove but you might Bbmlike my sisterG#  
Dorothy Csa-a-aysC#maj7  
Save it for the Cwater save the mBbmorning afterG#  
That's all she Cwanted to do-oD#m  
Getting over   Bbmgetting over youG#  
I don't care Cwhat we might do
Just as C#maj7long as you Cstick to the Bbmpeople aG#mround you
[Instrumental]
 G#  C C#maj7  C Bbm
[Second verse]
G#Dorothy Csa-a-aysC#maj7  
I don't know right from Cwrong and no one Bbmknows the answerG#  
Dorothy Csa-a-aysC#maj7  
Save it for the Cwater save the mBbmorning afterG#  
That's all she Cwanted to do-oD#m  
Getting over   Bbmgetting over youG#  
I don't care Cwhat we might do
Just as C#maj7long as you Cstick to the Bbmpeople aG#mround you
[Instrumental]
 G#  C  C#maj7  C Bbm
[Bridge]
G#I like it old and Cdown and if you still want Cmaj7me
I'll let the Ctime sweep up the Bbmpast locked in a G#memory
Old and Cdown and if you still want Cmaj7me
I'll let the Ctime sweep up the Bbmpast locked in a G#memory
[Instrumental]
 C  C#maj7
[Outro]
I'll let the Ctime sweep up the Bbmpast locked in a G#memory

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Dorothy Says

by Papooz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#maj7

Bbm

D#m

G#m

Cmaj7

[Intro and recurring melody]

G# C C#maj7 C Bbm

e|-----3~--|-----3~--|-----4~--|-----3~-----1~--|

B|-----3~--|-----5~--|-----6~--|-----5~-----2~--|

G|-----4~--|-----5~--|-----5~--|-----5~-----3~--|

D|---5-----|---5-----|---6-----|---5------3-----|

A|---------|-3-------|-4-------|-3------1-------|

E|-3-------|---------|---------|----------------|

[First verse]

G# C C#maj7

Dorothy sa-a-ays

C Bbm G#

I'm far too old for love but you might like my sister

C C#maj7

Dorothy sa-a-ays

C Bbm G#

Save it for the water save the morning after

C D#m

That's all she wanted to do-o

Bbm G#

Getting over getting over you

I don't care what we might do

C#maj7 C Bbm G#m

Just as long as you stick to the people around you

[Instrumental]

G# C C#maj7 C Bbm

[Second verse]

G# C C#maj7

Dorothy sa-a-ays

C Bbm G#

I don't know right from wrong and no one knows the answer

C C#maj7

Dorothy sa-a-ays

C Bbm G#

Save it for the water save the morning after

C D#m

That's all she wanted to do-o

Bbm G#

Getting over getting over you

I don't care what we might do

C#maj7 C Bbm G#m

Just as long as you stick to the people around you

[Instrumental]

G# C C#maj7 C Bbm

[Bridge]

G# C Cmaj7

I like it old and down and if you still want me

C Bbm G#

I'll let the time sweep up the past locked in a memory

C Cmaj7

Old and down and if you still want me

C Bbm G#

I'll let the time sweep up the past locked in a memory

[Instrumental]

C C#maj7

[Outro]

C Bbm G#

I'll let the time sweep up the past locked in a memory

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