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PETITE LEAGUE - NOT ALWAYS HAPPY
album version - SLUGGER
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[CHORDS]
e|-D5--A6/E------C#m-4---C#7sus4--4-----E7---A5--|
b|-7----7----5-----7-----9---5--|
g|-7----6----6-----4-----9---6--|
d|-7----7----6-----6-----9---7--|
a|-5----7----4-----4-----7---7--|
e|---------------------------5--|
[INTRO]
D A6/E C#m
[VERSE 1]
  DI wrote a A6/Ebook about you in my C#mphoneC#7sus4  
  DI used my A6/Ewords and not my tongueC#m  
'Cause it gets Dsharp and you know A6/Ebest, and you know C#mbest
       C#7sus4I'm not Dangry, oh I A6/Eswear, I'm just upC#mset
[INSTRUMENTAL]
D A6/E C#m C#7sus4
D A6/E C#m
[CHORUS]
DI love the Ewoes she left me
AThey remind me I'm not always supposed to be DhappyE  A  A6/E  
DI love the Eway she left me
AIt reminds me I'm not always supposed to be DhappyE  A  A6/E  
DI love the Ewoes she left me
AThey remind me I'm not always supposed to be DhappyE  A  
DI love the Eway she left me
AIt reminds me
[VERSE 2]
  DI held your A6/Ehand up to my C#mchestC#7sus4  
  DTeary-eyed I A6/Esaid, oh I'm scared to C#mdeath
Of my Dbody, of my A6/Esoul, of where I'm C#mgoing, what do I C#7sus4know?
The sand in my Dbed oh it stays for A6/Edays and word of my C#mmother I lost my way
and I'm on my Down      A6/Eon my C#mownC#7sus4  
[INSTRUMENTAL]
D A6/E C#m
[CHORUS]
DI love the Ewoes she left me
AThey remind me I'm not always supposed to be DhappyE  A  A6/E  
DI love the Eway she left me
AIt reminds me I'm not always supposed to be DhappyE  A  A6/E  
DI love the Ewoes she left me
AThey remind me I'm not always supposed to be DhappyE  A  
AI love the Eway she left me
AIt reminds me

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Not Always Happy

by Petite League

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A6/E

C#m

C#7sus4

PETITE LEAGUE - NOT ALWAYS HAPPY

album version - SLUGGER

__________________________________

[CHORDS]

D A6/E C#m C#7sus4 E A

e|-5---------4-----4-----7---5--|

b|-7----7----5-----7-----9---5--|

g|-7----6----6-----4-----9---6--|

d|-7----7----6-----6-----9---7--|

a|-5----7----4-----4-----7---7--|

e|---------------------------5--|

[INTRO]

D A6/E C#m

[VERSE 1]

D A6/E C#m C#7sus4

I wrote a book about you in my phone

D A6/E C#m

I used my words and not my tongue

D A6/E C#m

'Cause it gets sharp and you know best, and you know best

C#7sus4 D A6/E C#m

I'm not angry, oh I swear, I'm just upset

[INSTRUMENTAL]

D A6/E C#m C#7sus4

D A6/E C#m

[CHORUS]

D E

I love the woes she left me

A D E A A6/E

They remind me I'm not always supposed to be happy

D E

I love the way she left me

A D E A A6/E

It reminds me I'm not always supposed to be happy

D E

I love the woes she left me

A D E A

They remind me I'm not always supposed to be happy

D E

I love the way she left me

It reminds me

[VERSE 2]

D A6/E C#m C#7sus4

I held your hand up to my chest

D A6/E C#m

Teary-eyed I said, oh I'm scared to death

D A6/E C#m C#7sus4

Of my body, of my soul, of where I'm going, what do I know?

D A6/E C#m

The sand in my bed oh it stays for days and word of my mother I lost my way

D A6/E C#m C#7sus4

and I'm on my own on my own

[INSTRUMENTAL]

D A6/E C#m

[CHORUS]

D E

I love the woes she left me

A D E A A6/E

They remind me I'm not always supposed to be happy

D E

I love the way she left me

A D E A A6/E

It reminds me I'm not always supposed to be happy

D E

I love the woes she left me

A D E A

They remind me I'm not always supposed to be happy

A E

I love the way she left me

It reminds me

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