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Not What I Meant

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G*: 320033
C*: x32013
[Intro]
G G
[Verse 1]
GLet's find out just how far I'll go
G*                              Em  
To look like someone you should know
Maybe I'd Am7sound a little better
                        C  C*
If my features were more sweet
GYour mind's already been made up
G*                       Em  
You saw my number and my number wasn't good enough
I'll Am7write a little better
                    C  C*
If I'm willing to compete
[Chorus]
GI'll do it if I G7have to
Cmaj7Hoping for an in-beCtween
GNot what I meant when I G7said that
Cmaj7I,    I wanted to be CseenG  
[Verse 2]
GHow am I meant to stay on track
     G*                             Em  
When each hand I shake will pull me back?
Oh, I'll Am7work a little harder
                 C  C*   G  
But walk a little less
GAnd in the end will I feel proud
G*                        Em  
That I grit my teeth, and followed the damn crowd?
Will I have Am7grown a little empire
                 C  C*
Or made a fucking mess?
[Chorus]
GI'll do it if I G7have to
Cmaj7Hoping for an in-beCtween
GNot what I meant when I G7said that
Cmaj7I,    I wanted to be Cseen
Ending
GI'll do it if I G7have to
(I'll keep it to Emmyself)
Cmaj7Hoping for an in-betCween
(Oh, I G7must have seen that Csomewhere)
GNot what I meant when I G7said that
                   C  G*
I wanted to be seen

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Not What I Meant

by dodie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

*: 320033

*: x32013

[Intro]

G G

[Verse 1]

Let's find out just how far I'll go

G Em

To look like someone you should know

Am7

Maybe I'd sound a little better

C C

If my features were more sweet

Your mind's already been made up

G Em

You saw my number and my number wasn't good enough

Am7

I'll write a little better

C C

If I'm willing to compete

[Chorus]

G G7

I'll do it if I have to

Cmaj7 C

Hoping for an in-between

G G7

Not what I meant when I said that

Cmaj7 C G

I, I wanted to be seen

[Verse 2]

How am I meant to stay on track

G Em

When each hand I shake will pull me back?

Am7

Oh, I'll work a little harder

C C G

But walk a little less

And in the end will I feel proud

G Em

That I grit my teeth, and followed the damn crowd?

Am7

Will I have grown a little empire

C C

Or made a fucking mess?

[Chorus]

G G7

I'll do it if I have to

Cmaj7 C

Hoping for an in-between

G G7

Not what I meant when I said that

Cmaj7 C

I, I wanted to be seen

Ending

G G7

I'll do it if I have to

(I'll keep it to myself)

Cmaj7 C

Hoping for an in-between

G7 C

(Oh, I must have seen that somewhere)

G G7

Not what I meant when I said that

C G

I wanted to be seen

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