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All I Want To Be

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e|-D7sus4--3------D72---|
B|---1------1---|
G|---2------2---|
D|---0------0---|
A|---0------0---|
E|--------------|
[Intro]
 D7sus4   D7   D7sus4    D7    Gm7    C   C   G     Dx2
[Verse]
D7sus4Do what you D7do
DoCn't bring me down.
I went to the Gdoctor
He's just another clDown.
D7sus4Don't stand alD7one
You migCht turn to stone.
I wish there was a pGill for that
You're on your oDwn.
[Chorus]
D7sus4Can't you sD7ee
What it's Gm7doin' to Cme?
Gm7All I wanna Cbe is by yGour siDde.
D7sus4I don't cD7are
If they Gm7cut my hCair
Gm7All I wanna Cbe is by yGour siDde.
Gm7All I wanna Cbe is by yGour siDde.
AmYeah!  By your side.C..G  D  
[Verse]
D7sus4Shake me doD7wn
You wanna Cput on the ground.
There's money iGn my pocket
I won't make a sDound.
DWell, you can run me over
or pick a fCour leaf clover
Now they cut the lGights down
This record's going slDower.
[Chorus]
D7sus4Can't you sD7ee
What it's Gm7doin' to Cme?
Gm7All I wanna Cbe is by yGour siDde.
D7sus4I don't cD7are
If they Gm7cut my hCair
Gm7All I wanna Cbe is by yGour siDde.
Gm7All I wanna Cbe is by yGour siDde.
All I wanna be is by your side.
All I wanna be is by your side.

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All I Want To Be

by Peter Frampton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus4

Gm7

D7sus4 D7

e|---3------2---|

B|---1------1---|

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

D|---0------0---|

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

E|--------------|

[Intro]

D7sus4 D7 D7sus4 D7 Gm7 C C G D

[Verse]

D7sus4 D7

Do what you do

Don't bring me down.

I went to the doctor

He's just another clown.

D7sus4 D7

Don't stand alone

You might turn to stone.

I wish there was a pill for that

You're on your own.

[Chorus]

D7sus4 D7

Can't you see

Gm7 C

What it's doin' to me?

Gm7 C G D

All I wanna be is by your side.

D7sus4 D7

I don't care

Gm7 C

If they cut my hair

Gm7 C G D

All I wanna be is by your side.

Gm7 C G D

All I wanna be is by your side.

Am C G D

Yeah! By your side...

[Verse]

D7sus4 D7

Shake me down

You wanna put on the ground.

There's money in my pocket

I won't make a sound.

Well, you can run me over

or pick a four leaf clover

Now they cut the lights down

This record's going slower.

[Chorus]

D7sus4 D7

Can't you see

Gm7 C

What it's doin' to me?

Gm7 C G D

All I wanna be is by your side.

D7sus4 D7

I don't care

Gm7 C

If they cut my hair

Gm7 C G D

All I wanna be is by your side.

Gm7 C G D

All I wanna be is by your side.

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