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Last Thing I Wanted

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No Capo
[Intro]
Em    D/F#   G
Em/B  D/A    Am7/G
[Verse]
  TEmold you I jD/F#ust got out of sGomething
  Em/BYou said you jD/Aust did tAm7/Goo.
  EmCouldn't drag me bD/F#ack in love for nGothing
  Em/BLast thing on D/Aearth I'd ever Am7/Gdo
[Pre-Chorus]
  Cause it nEmever wD/F#orks
  Someone alwGays gets hurt
  Why would EmI ever dD/F#o that agAm7/Gain?
[Chorus]
  But now I cAm7an't even sleep
  I'm sevDenteen in my head
  I'm stGarting to think that I just mEmight be obsessed
  I am in twAm7o steps too deep
  A hDundred miles too far gone
  HGow did I catch what I was rEmunning away from
  It was the lCast thing I wantedD, now it's all I wEmantD  G  
[Interlude]
Em    D/F#   G
[Verse]
  EmI was gonna mD/F#ove on in my Gown time
  Em/BJust take a mD/Ainute for Am7/Gmyself
  JEmust one lD/F#ook at you and in nGo time
  Em/BI couldn't sD/Aee anything Am7/Gelse
[Chorus]
  And now I cAm7an't even sleep
  I'm sevDenteen in my head
  I'm stGarting to think that I just mEmight be obsessed
  I am in twAm7o steps too deep
  A hDundred miles too far gone
  HGow did I catch what I was rEmunning away from
  It was the lCast thing I wantedD, now it's all I wEmantD  G  
[Interlude]
Dsus4  D5  D
Em     D   G
[Pre-Chorus]
  Yeah cause Emit never wD/F#orks
  Someone alwGays gets hurt
  Swore I'd Emnever go D/F#through Am7/Gthat again
[Chorus]
  But now I cAm7an't even sleep
  I'm sevDenteen in my head
  I'm stGarting to think that I just mEmight be obsessed
  I am in twAm7o steps too deep
  A hDundred miles too far gone
  HGow did I catch what I was rEmunning away from
  It was the lCast thing I wantedD, now it's all I wEmantD  G  
[Outro]
  It's all I wantEm...D  G  
  You're all I wEmantD..G.

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Last Thing I Wanted

by Richard Marx

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Em/B

D/A

Am7/G

Am7

Dsus4

No Capo

[Intro]

Em D/F# G

Em/B D/A Am7/G

[Verse]

Em D/F# G

Told you I just got out of something

Em/B D/A Am7/G

You said you just did too.

Em D/F# G

Couldn't drag me back in love for nothing

Em/B D/A Am7/G

Last thing on earth I'd ever do

[Pre-Chorus]

Em D/F#

Cause it never works

Someone always gets hurt

Em D/F# Am7/G

Why would I ever do that again?

[Chorus]

Am7

But now I can't even sleep

I'm seventeen in my head

G Em

I'm starting to think that I just might be obsessed

Am7

I am in two steps too deep

A hundred miles too far gone

G Em

How did I catch what I was running away from

C D Em D G

It was the last thing I wanted, now it's all I want

[Interlude]

Em D/F# G

[Verse]

Em D/F# G

I was gonna move on in my own time

Em/B D/A Am7/G

Just take a minute for myself

Em D/F# G

Just one look at you and in no time

Em/B D/A Am7/G

I couldn't see anything else

[Chorus]

Am7

And now I can't even sleep

I'm seventeen in my head

G Em

I'm starting to think that I just might be obsessed

Am7

I am in two steps too deep

A hundred miles too far gone

G Em

How did I catch what I was running away from

C D Em D G

It was the last thing I wanted, now it's all I want

[Interlude]

Dsus4 D5 D

Em D G

[Pre-Chorus]

Em D/F#

Yeah cause it never works

Someone always gets hurt

Em D/F# Am7/G

Swore I'd never go through that again

[Chorus]

Am7

But now I can't even sleep

I'm seventeen in my head

G Em

I'm starting to think that I just might be obsessed

Am7

I am in two steps too deep

A hundred miles too far gone

G Em

How did I catch what I was running away from

C D Em D G

It was the last thing I wanted, now it's all I want

[Outro]

Em D G

It's all I want...

Em D G

You're all I want...

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