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Not My Job

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[Intro]
E B A
E B A
[Verse 1]
Don't send me an Eemail
BI don't wanna Ahear it
Don't blame me for Ethings that
BI didn't Ado
Don't leave me a Enote where
BYou think I will Asee it
What makes you Ethink I
BWant something Afrom you
[Chorus]
'Cause if EI have to
I'll kill off Bmy better self
I promise you Athat I will
I promise you Ethat I will
You know if EI have to
I'll kill off my Bbetter self
Because it's Anot my job to make you F#mwell
It's not my Ajob to make you Ewell
It's Bnot my F#mjob to Amake you Ewell
[Guitar]
E B A
E B A
[Verse 1]
Some people Elash out
BSome peopAle shrink
I think that it's Etoo soon
To Bknow which you will Abe
I turn it all Einwards
BThey say that's what makes Ayou sad
But I'm not a Ekid now
BAnd you're not from Athe past
[Chorus]
'Cause if EI have to
I'll kill off Bmy better self
I promise you Athat I will
I promise you Ethat I will
You know if EI have to
I'll kill off my Bbetter self
Because it's Anot my job to make you F#mwell
It's not my Ajob to make you Ewell
It's Bnot my F#mjob to Amake you Ewell
[Guitar]
E B A
E B A
[Verse 3]
Don't know why I C#mdo it
BI'm a bird with a Abroken wing
I need something to C#mcare about
BI need someone to Acare for me
Do you want some C#mcompany
BDo you need some Acomforting
And I will take C#mcare of you
BBut not if it's Abad for me
[Chorus]
You know if I Ehave to
I'll kill off my Bbetter self
'Cause you gotta proAtect yourself
You gotta proEtect yourself
You know if I Ehave to
I'll kill off my Bbetter self
Because it's Anot my job to Emake you well
It's-- F#mit's not your Ajob to make me Ewell
It's Bnot your F#mjob to Amake me Ewell
My Bjob to make you F#mwell
It's Anot your Ejob it's Bnot my F#mjob
To Amake you Ewell

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Not My Job

by Mal Blum

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

E B A

[Verse 1]

Don't send me an email

B A

I don't wanna hear it

Don't blame me for things that

B A

I didn't do

Don't leave me a note where

B A

You think I will see it

What makes you think I

B A

Want something from you

[Chorus]

'Cause if I have to

I'll kill off my better self

I promise you that I will

You know if I have to

I'll kill off my better self

A F#m

Because it's not my job to make you well

A E

It's not my job to make you well

B F#m A E

It's not my job to make you well

[Guitar]

E B A

[Verse 1]

Some people lash out

B A

Some people shrink

I think that it's too soon

B A

To know which you will be

I turn it all inwards

B A

They say that's what makes you sad

But I'm not a kid now

B A

And you're not from the past

[Chorus]

'Cause if I have to

I'll kill off my better self

I promise you that I will

You know if I have to

I'll kill off my better self

A F#m

Because it's not my job to make you well

A E

It's not my job to make you well

B F#m A E

It's not my job to make you well

[Guitar]

E B A

[Verse 3]

C#m

Don't know why I do it

B A

I'm a bird with a broken wing

C#m

I need something to care about

B A

I need someone to care for me

C#m

Do you want some company

B A

Do you need some comforting

C#m

And I will take care of you

B A

But not if it's bad for me

[Chorus]

You know if I have to

I'll kill off my better self

'Cause you gotta protect yourself

You gotta protect yourself

You know if I have to

I'll kill off my better self

A E

Because it's not my job to make you well

F#m A E

It's-- it's not your job to make me well

B F#m A E

It's not your job to make me well

B F#m

My job to make you well

A E B F#m

It's not your job it's not my job

A E

To make you well

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