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From: Fred Maslin
"The Usual Thing"
Marshall Crenshaw (from his first album)
[Intro] (alternate strumming)
E//Esus4////////
N.C.                                  A  B  
Don't wanna know about the usual thing
I never bother with the Eusual thing
And I only wanna sAhout, wanna sBhout
Wanna fAeel alive, dBo whatever I wanna Edo
N.C.                             A  B  
Just forget about the usual thing
I never bother with the Eusual thing
And if I didn't tAhink you Bwere a little bit oAut there too
I jBust wouldn't bother with Eyou
No, I jBust wouldn't bother with Eyou
      BI wanna tAake you with me
     G#m7I'll do most aAnything that yEou want to
     BWhen we go oAut together
     G#m7We must run wAild but first I'm Ewarning you
N.C.                             A  B  
I never bother with the usual thing
Don't wanna know about the uEsual thing
And I only wanna sAhout, wanna sBhout
Wanna fAeel alive, dBo whatever I wanna Edo
N.C.                             A  B  
Just forget about the usual thing
I never bother with the Eusual thing
And if I didn't tAhink you Bwere a little bit oAut there too
I jBust wouldn't bother with Eyou
No, I Bjust wouldn't bother with Eyou
    BI want to gAive you something
    G#m7I just don't wAant to lose my eEnergy
    BThat's why I kAeep on trying
    G#m7To only be tArue to what's insEide of me
N.C.                               A  B  
I never bother with the usual thing
Don't wanna know about the uEsual thing
And I only wanna sAhout, wanna sBhout
Wanna fAeel alive, dBo whatever I wanna Edo
N.C.                             A  B  
Just forget about the usual thing
Don't wanna know about the uEsual thing
And if I didn't tAhink you Bwere a little bit oAut there too
I jBust wouldn't bother with Eyou
No, I Bjust wouldn't bother with Eyou
N.C.                                 A  B  
Don't wanna know about the usual thing
I never bother with the uEsual thing
And I only wanna sAhout, wanna sBhout
Wanna fAeel alive, dBo whatever I wanna Edo
N.C.                             A  B  
Just forget about the usual thing
I never bother with the Eusual thing
And if I didn't tAhink you Bwere a little bit oAut there too
I jBust wouldn't bother with Eyou
No, I Bjust wouldn't bother with Eyou
I said, I jBust wouldn't bother with Eyou

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The Usual Thing

by Marshall Crenshaw

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Esus4

G#m7

From: Fred Maslin

"The Usual Thing"

Marshall Crenshaw (from his first album)

[Intro] (alternate strumming)

E Esus4

//////////

A B

N.C.

Don't wanna know about the usual thing

I never bother with the usual thing

A B

And I only wanna shout, wanna shout

A B E

Wanna feel alive, do whatever I wanna do

A B

N.C.

Just forget about the usual thing

I never bother with the usual thing

A B A

And if I didn't think you were a little bit out there too

B E

I just wouldn't bother with you

B E

No, I just wouldn't bother with you

B A

I wanna take you with me

G#m7 A E

I'll do most anything that you want to

B A

When we go out together

G#m7 A E

We must run wild but first I'm warning you

A B

N.C.

I never bother with the usual thing

Don't wanna know about the usual thing

A B

And I only wanna shout, wanna shout

A B E

Wanna feel alive, do whatever I wanna do

A B

N.C.

Just forget about the usual thing

I never bother with the usual thing

A B A

And if I didn't think you were a little bit out there too

B E

I just wouldn't bother with you

B E

No, I just wouldn't bother with you

B A

I want to give you something

G#m7 A E

I just don't want to lose my energy

B A

That's why I keep on trying

G#m7 A E

To only be true to what's inside of me

A B

N.C.

I never bother with the usual thing

Don't wanna know about the usual thing

A B

And I only wanna shout, wanna shout

A B E

Wanna feel alive, do whatever I wanna do

A B

N.C.

Just forget about the usual thing

Don't wanna know about the usual thing

A B A

And if I didn't think you were a little bit out there too

B E

I just wouldn't bother with you

B E

No, I just wouldn't bother with you

A B

N.C.

Don't wanna know about the usual thing

I never bother with the usual thing

A B

And I only wanna shout, wanna shout

A B E

Wanna feel alive, do whatever I wanna do

A B

N.C.

Just forget about the usual thing

I never bother with the usual thing

A B A

And if I didn't think you were a little bit out there too

B E

I just wouldn't bother with you

B E

No, I just wouldn't bother with you

B E

I said, I just wouldn't bother with you

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