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Somebody Im Not

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Capo on 2nd Fret 
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
This girl came Gup to Cme
Thought I Emlooked really coDol
Singing Gon TCV
Said, "I Emwanna be like Dyou
'Cause your life is GperfectC  
And you got Emno worries at Dall
Just tell me Gyour secreCt
What Emdo I gotta Ddo?"
[Pre Chorus]
She go, "GHow does it feel Cliving the dream?
EmHow does it feel Dliving the dream all the Gti-i-iCme?"
She said, "EmI-I-DI
I Ggotta have this, Cwanna be rich
I Emgotta have this, Dwanna be rich in this Gli-i-iCfe"
Told her, EmI-I-DI
[Chorus]
GI struggle Cto pay the rent
AmMy dog is Dmy only friend
GI spend eveCry day I’ve got
AmBeing somebDody I'm not
GI made Cit all the way up
AmBut somehow, it's Dstill not enough
GI spend every Cday I’ve got
N.C.
Being somebody I'm not 
[Post Chorus]
GSomebody I'm Cno-no-no-not
EmSomebody I'm Dno-no-no-not
GSomebody I’m Cno-no-no-not
EmBeing somebDody I’m not
GSomebody I'm Cno-no-no-not
EmSomebody I'm Dno-no-no-not
GSomebody I’m Cno-no-no-not
EmBeing someboDdy I’m not
[Verse 2]
This girl came Gup to meC  
EmAfter a Dshow
She wanted to Gdo iCt
In the Emback of my DVolvo
Said, "Would you like to Gknow me Cfirst
Before we Emtake off our Dclothes?"
She said, "You're rich and GfamousC  
That’s Emall I need to Dknow"
[Pre Chorus]
She go, "GHow does it feel Cliving the dream?
EmHow does it feel Dliving the dream all the Gti-i-imCe?"
She said, "EmI-I-DI
I Ggotta have this, Cwanna be rich
I Emgotta have this, Dwanna be rich in this Gli-i-iCfe"
Told her, EmI-I-DI
[Chorus]
GI struggle Cto pay the rent
AmMy dog is Dmy only friend
GI spend evCery day I’ve got
AmBeing somebDody I'm not
GI made Cit all the way up
AmBut somehow, it's Dstill not enough
GI spend every Cday I’ve got
AmBeing somebDody I'm not
[Post Chorus]
GSomebody I'm Cno-no-no-not
EmSomebody I'm Dno-no-no-not
GSomebody I’m Cno-no-no-not
EmBeing somebDody I’m not
GSomebody I'm Cno-no-no-not
EmSomebody I'm Dno-no-no-not
GSomebody I’m Cno-no-no-not
EmBeing somebDody I’m not
[Outro]
GSomebody I'm Cno-no-no-not
EmSomebody I'm Dno-no-no-not
GSomebody I’m Cno-no-no-not
EmBeing somebDody I’m not
GSomebody I'm Cno-no-no-not
EmSomebody I'm Dno-no-no-not
GSomebody I’m Cno-no-no-not
EmBeing somebDody I’m not

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Somebody Im Not

by Martin Jensen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 2nd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C

This girl came up to me

Em D

Thought I looked really cool

G C

Singing on TV

Em D

Said, "I wanna be like you

G C

'Cause your life is perfect

Em D

And you got no worries at all

G C

Just tell me your secret

Em D

What do I gotta do?"

[Pre Chorus]

G C

She go, "How does it feel living the dream?

Em D G C

How does it feel living the dream all the ti-i-ime?"

Em D

She said, "I-I-I

G C

I gotta have this, wanna be rich

Em D G C

I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this li-i-ife"

Em D

Told her, I-I-I

[Chorus]

G C

I struggle to pay the rent

Am D

My dog is my only friend

G C

I spend every day I’ve got

Am D

Being somebody I'm not

G C

I made it all the way up

Am D

But somehow, it's still not enough

G C

I spend every day I’ve got

N.C.

Being somebody I'm not

[Post Chorus]

G C

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

Em D

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

G C

Somebody I’m no-no-no-not

Em D

Being somebody I’m not

G C

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

Em D

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

G C

Somebody I’m no-no-no-not

Em D

Being somebody I’m not

[Verse 2]

G C

This girl came up to me

Em D

After a show

G C

She wanted to do it

Em D

In the back of my Volvo

G C

Said, "Would you like to know me first

Em D

Before we take off our clothes?"

G C

She said, "You're rich and famous

Em D

That’s all I need to know"

[Pre Chorus]

G C

She go, "How does it feel living the dream?

Em D G C

How does it feel living the dream all the ti-i-ime?"

Em D

She said, "I-I-I

G C

I gotta have this, wanna be rich

Em D G C

I gotta have this, wanna be rich in this li-i-ife"

Em D

Told her, I-I-I

[Chorus]

G C

I struggle to pay the rent

Am D

My dog is my only friend

G C

I spend every day I’ve got

Am D

Being somebody I'm not

G C

I made it all the way up

Am D

But somehow, it's still not enough

G C

I spend every day I’ve got

Am D

Being somebody I'm not

[Post Chorus]

G C

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

Em D

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

G C

Somebody I’m no-no-no-not

Em D

Being somebody I’m not

G C

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

Em D

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

G C

Somebody I’m no-no-no-not

Em D

Being somebody I’m not

[Outro]

G C

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

Em D

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

G C

Somebody I’m no-no-no-not

Em D

Being somebody I’m not

G C

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

Em D

Somebody I'm no-no-no-not

G C

Somebody I’m no-no-no-not

Em D

Being somebody I’m not

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