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[Verse 1]
I'm Cthinking what IG'm doingE  
I'm thinking what I've Amdone
I'm Cthinking 'bout Gmy motherE  
Who never thought I'd Amcome
Quite Cthis far froGm nowhere
ETo hear myself be Amsung
But I still Chaven't Gforgotten
I used to Edo it just for Amfun
[Chorus]
When Amall the ones Garound me
Would wonder if they Csaw
Fmaj7Or heard me Gsinging somewhere
ETuning my Amguitar
[Verse 2]
Knock Conce, I got Gten minutesE  
And every night's the Amsame
Sometimes I Cwish I wasGn't in itE  
When I hear them call my Amname
Same people Call Garound me
And I Ewonder who they Amare
I know Cthey're not my Gfamily
And they're Enot my friends by Amfar
[Chorus]
They're Amall the ones Garound me
I wonder who they Care
Fmaj7They hide beGhind my curtain
And they Ehope I'll be a Amstar
[Verse 3]
An' they Csay, "Get Gout and sell them"
But Eselling's not my Amaim
I'm gonna Csing the life I'm Gliving
And Etry to ease the Ampain
[Chorus]
Of Amall the Gones around me
No matter who you Care
You Fmaj7hide and you look Guncertain
But you Ehope - hope I'll be a Amstar
And Amall the ones, aGll around me
EI don't Amcare who you are
Tonight you're Ggonna hold the curtainE  
I'm Amtuning my guitarG..E.Am  G  E  Am  E  
[Bridge]
N.C.  Am  
All the ones...
GAll the ones around Eme
[Chorus]
AmWho do you think that you are
Tonight you're gonna Ghold the curEtain
I'm Amtuning my guitar
GAll the ones Earound me
AmI don't care who you are
Tonight you're Ggonna hold the curtainE  
I'm Amtuning my guitaGr.E..Am  G  E  Am  

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Tuning My Guitar

by Melanie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C G E

I'm thinking what I'm doing

I'm thinking what I've done

C G E

I'm thinking 'bout my mother

Who never thought I'd come

C G

Quite this far from nowhere

E Am

To hear myself be sung

C G

But I still haven't forgotten

E Am

I used to do it just for fun

[Chorus]

Am G

When all the ones around me

Would wonder if they saw

Fmaj7 G

Or heard me singing somewhere

E Am

Tuning my guitar

[Verse 2]

C G E

Knock once, I got ten minutes

And every night's the same

C G E

Sometimes I wish I wasn't in it

When I hear them call my name

C G

Same people all around me

E Am

And I wonder who they are

C G

I know they're not my family

E Am

And they're not my friends by far

[Chorus]

Am G

They're all the ones around me

I wonder who they are

Fmaj7 G

They hide behind my curtain

E Am

And they hope I'll be a star

[Verse 3]

C G

An' they say, "Get out and sell them"

E Am

But selling's not my aim

C G

I'm gonna sing the life I'm living

E Am

And try to ease the pain

[Chorus]

Am G

Of all the ones around me

No matter who you are

Fmaj7 G

You hide and you look uncertain

E Am

But you hope - hope I'll be a star

Am G

And all the ones, all around me

E Am

I don't care who you are

G E

Tonight you're gonna hold the curtain

Am G E Am G E Am E

I'm tuning my guitar...

[Bridge]

N.C.

All the ones...

G E

All the ones around me

[Chorus]

Who do you think that you are

G E

Tonight you're gonna hold the curtain

I'm tuning my guitar

G E

All the ones around me

I don't care who you are

G E

Tonight you're gonna hold the curtain

Am G E Am G E Am

I'm tuning my guitar...

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