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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is an awesome song that wasn't correct anywhere.  John deserves more respect
than that for this kick ass song; we can at least play it the right way.
C0    Am0     F1      F1     Fmaj70     D2    G3
1    1     1      1     1     3    0
0    2     2  or  2     2     2    0
2    2     3      3     3     0    0
3    0     x      3     x     x    2
x    x     x      1     x     x    3
Sometimes when playing the Am, he plays it like this
e|-Am0---Asus2--0----Am0---Asus4--0----Am0---Asus2--0----Am0--|
B|-1-----0----1-----3----1-----0----1--|
G|-2-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2--|
D|-2-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2--|
A|-0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0--|
E|-x-----x----x-----x----x-----x----x--|
[Intro]
C(G Amand GF Fare just the notes, not chords, on the low E string)
CYou'll get no answer from Amme
CAbout what I want or what I Amget
CBrave enough to speak afraid to Amsee
CConfuses the issue till you forgAmet
And I've Gtried
To Ffinally Fmaj7decide
CWhy
I'm in your Gface
CAnd if you can't alrAmeady tell
CI am unable to let tAmhings go
CI'm told I do it verAmy well
CBut more important yAmou should know
GThat all the same
YouF've got Fmaj7no one to blame
Cbut yourself
GIf you call that a waste
Cause Amit ain't me
That's been Churting you inside
And if you've Amlearned
You'll Cknow much more than GI
That you're Amgonna have to Ggo and Cfind it
You'll have to Amdig beGneath the Cground
You'll have to Amunearth every Gugly Amstone
That kept you on your Down
And Csimply Gput them Amdown
You're Fgonna have to Glook Caround
[Solo]
Am  C
CYou'll get no answer from Amme
CAbout what I want or what AmI want
CThat was enough to make heAmr leave
CShe's not the first one to Amcome and go
GAnd I don't care
BuyFer bewarFmaj7e
COf me
GCause it might get rough
CIf you want peace then livAme alone
CIf you wanna hide then finAmd a stage
CEach a brief but perfect hAmome
CTo accommodate your rageAm  
GAnd sometimes
In Fthe midsFmaj7t of my crimes
CI feel lost
GOr have I lost enough
AmRemaining friends
CRemind me as they say
AmIt's up to you
CThe things you thrGow away
And still yoAmu're gonna havGe to go Cand find it
You'll have Amto dig beneath Gthe grCound
You'll have Amto have to uneGarth evAmery ugly stone
That kept you on your Down
And Csimply Gput them Amdown
[Outro]
You're gFonna have to Glook aAmround
You're gFonna have to Glook aAmround
You’re gFonna have to Glook aCround

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Look Around

by Blues Traveler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Asus2

Asus4

This is an awesome song that wasn't correct anywhere. John deserves more respect

than that for this kick ass song; we can at least play it the right way.

C Am F F Fmaj7 D G

0 0 1 1 0 2 3

1 1 1 1 1 3 0

0 2 2 or 2 2 2 0

2 2 3 3 3 0 0

3 0 x 3 x x 2

x x x 1 x x 3

Sometimes when playing the Am, he plays it like this

Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am

e|-0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0--|

B|-1-----0----1-----3----1-----0----1--|

G|-2-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2--|

D|-2-----2----2-----2----2-----2----2--|

A|-0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0--|

E|-x-----x----x-----x----x-----x----x--|

[Intro]

C Am G F

(G and F are just the notes, not chords, on the low E string)

C Am

You'll get no answer from me

C Am

About what I want or what I get

C Am

Brave enough to speak afraid to see

C Am

Confuses the issue till you forget

And I've tried

F Fmaj7

To finally decide

Why

I'm in your face

C Am

And if you can't already tell

C Am

I am unable to let things go

C Am

I'm told I do it very well

C Am

But more important you should know

That all the same

F Fmaj7

You've got no one to blame

but yourself

If you call that a waste

Cause it ain't me

That's been hurting you inside

And if you've learned

C G

You'll know much more than I

Am G C

That you're gonna have to go and find it

Am G C

You'll have to dig beneath the ground

Am G Am

You'll have to unearth every ugly stone

That kept you on your own

C G Am

And simply put them down

F G C

You're gonna have to look around

[Solo]

Am C

C Am

You'll get no answer from me

C Am

About what I want or what I want

C Am

That was enough to make her leave

C Am

She's not the first one to come and go

And I don't care

F Fmaj7

Buyer beware

Of me

Cause it might get rough

C Am

If you want peace then live alone

C Am

If you wanna hide then find a stage

C Am

Each a brief but perfect home

C Am

To accommodate your rage

And sometimes

F Fmaj7

In the midst of my crimes

I feel lost

Or have I lost enough

Remaining friends

Remind me as they say

It's up to you

C G

The things you throw away

Am G C

And still you're gonna have to go and find it

Am G C

You'll have to dig beneath the ground

Am G Am

You'll have to have to unearth every ugly stone

That kept you on your own

C G Am

And simply put them down

[Outro]

F G Am

You're gonna have to look around

F G Am

You're gonna have to look around

F G C

You’re gonna have to look around

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