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What I Am Not

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Step 1 / 60Position: 5
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Suggested voicings:
Dmaj7x5767x
Bm77x777x
Em7 12 x 12 12 12 x
Em6 12 x 11 12 12 x
Fmaj7 x 8 10 9 10 x
Ebmaj7x6878x
Gmaj73x443x
The basic guitar pattern for the verses. Comes in with [Verse 2] @ ~0:44
1 Dmaj7& 2 & 3 & Bm74 & 1 Dmaj7& 2 & 3 & Bm74 & 1 Dmaj7& 2 & 3 & Bm74 & 1 Dmaj7& 2 & 3 & Bm74 &
E|--------x-----------------|--------x-----------------|--------x-----------------|--------x-----------------|
B|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|
G|-----6--x-----------7-----|-----6--x-----------7-----|-----6--x-----------7-----|-----6--x-----------7-----|
D|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|
A|--5-----x-----------------|--5-----x-----------------|--5-----x-----------------|--5-----x-----------------|
E|--------x--5/7---7-----0--|--------x--5/7---7-----0--|--------x--5/7---7-----0--|--------x--5/7---7-----0--|
1 Em7& 2 & Em63 & 4 & 1 Em7& 2 & Em63 & 4 & 1 Dmaj7& 2 & 3 & Bm74 & 1 Dmaj7& 2 & 3 & Bm74 &
E|--------x-----------x-----|--------x-----------x-----|--------x-----------------|--------x-----------------|
B|-----12-x-----12----x-----|-----12-x-----12----x-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|
G|-----12-x-----12----x-----|-----12-x-----12----x-----|-----6--x-----------7-----|-----6--x-----------7-----|
D|-----12-x---- 11----x-----|-----12-x---- 11----x-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|-----7--x-----------7-----|
A|--------x-----------x-----|--------x-----------x-----|--5-----x-----------------|--5-----x-----------------|
E|--12----x--12-------x-----|--12----x--12-------x-----|--------x--5/7---7-----0--|--------x--5/7---7-----0--|
[Intro]
\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7When you were yBm7oungDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7It didn't maBm7tterDmaj7  Bm7  
Em7If you were sEm6trongEm7  Em6  
Dmaj7When others Bm7fellDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7But I am Bm7grownDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7And I may Bm7shatterDmaj7  Bm7  
Em7When other's Em6don'tEm7  Em6  
Dmaj7I'll be Bm7aloneDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7   Bm7   Dmaj7N.C.
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7I am the lBm7arkDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7I am the laBm7ughterDmaj7  Bm7  
Em7But I am Em6notEm7  Em6  
Dmaj7My normal sBm7elfDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7It is a fBm7aceDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7It is a shBm7elterDmaj7  Bm7  
Em7Behind a sEm6toneEm7  Em6  
Dmaj7I'll be Bm7aloneDmaj7  Bm7  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7These places don't make much sense to meEbmaj7  
Fmaj7I don't know who I'm supposed to beEbmaj7  
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
[16-Bar Fiddle Solo]
\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\
\ Em7   Em6\ Em7   Em6\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\
\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7   Bm7\
\ Em7   Em6\ Em7   Em6\ Dmaj7   Bm7\ Dmaj7\
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7Inside this Bm7houseDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7With all theBm7se peoplDmaj7eBm7  
Em7We talk it Em6outEm7  Em6  
Dmaj7Without a Bm7thoughtDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7But here I Bm7standDmaj7  Bm7  
Dmaj7I'm in a cBm7ornerDmaj7  Bm7  
Em7The quiet gEm6irlEm7  Em6  
Dmaj7That I am Bm7notDmaj7  Bm7  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7These places don't make much sense to meEbmaj7  
Fmaj7I don't know where I'm supposed to beEbmaj7  
Fmaj7Oh, these places all look the same to meEbmaj7  
Fmaj7I don't know who I'm supposed to beEbmaj7  
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
Don't talk about Bm7loving mGmaj7e
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