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Intro:          A5,F#5,D5, A5x3  A5,F#5,D5  
Verse:          F#5,D5,E5,A5  
Chorus: F#,D5,E5,A5  
A5,F#5,D5,  A5x3   A5,F#5,D5  
F#5I hate to D5say it but your E5life is not A5right
F#5you sleep all D5day and watch E5tv all A5night
[F#5}you have your D5dreams, I E5know you have your A5dreams
but F#5it's about time you forD5got all your A5dreams
A5but I'm F#5something, D5yeah I'm A5something
A5you think you F#5know me but D5you don't know A5nothing
A5I've done it F#5all, D5yeah I've done it A5all
A5I'm just F#5waiting for the D5right phone A5call
F#5can't you D5see? that E5you and A5me
F#5we share D5one or two E5similariA5ties
F#5I had my D5dreams, you E5know I had my A5dreams
F#5sometimes I regret I forD5got all my A5dreams
A5but I'm F#5something, D5yeah I'm A5something
A5you think you F#5know me but D5you don't know A5nothing
A5I've done it F#5all, D5yeah I've done it A5all
A5I'm just F#5waiting for the D5right phone A5call
A5and I can't believe it
F#5the things that they say
A5no I can't believe it
D5will I ever make it they say no way
A5,F#5,D5, A5x2
[Solo]
A5but I'm F#5something, D5yeah I'm A5something
A5you think you F#5know me but youD5you don't know A5nothing
A5I've done it F#5all, D5yeah I've done it A5all
A5I'm just F#5waiting for the D5right phone A5call
A5but I'm F#5something, D5yeah I'm A5something
A5but I'mF#5something, D5and your A5nothing
A5I've done it F#5all, D5yeah I've done it A5all
A5I'm just F#5waiting for the D5right phone A5call
Outro:
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Something

by The Hippos

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F#5

A5 F#5 D5 A5 A5 F#5 D5

Intro: ,,, x3 ,,

F#5 D5 E5 A5

Verse: ,,,

F# D5 E5 A5

Chorus: ,,,

A5 F#5 D5 A5 A5 F#5 D5

,,, x3 ,,

F#5 D5 E5 A5

I hate to say it but your life is not right

F#5 D5 E5 A5

you sleep all day and watch tv all night

D5 E5 A5

[F#5}you have your dreams, I know you have your dreams

F#5 D5 A5

but it's about time you forgot all your dreams

A5 F#5 D5 A5

but I'm something, yeah I'm something

A5 F#5 D5 A5

you think you know me but you don't know nothing

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I've done it all, yeah I've done it all

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I'm just waiting for the right phone call

F#5 D5 E5 A5

can't you see? that you and me

F#5 D5 E5 A5

we share one or two similarities

F#5 D5 E5 A5

I had my dreams, you know I had my dreams

F#5 D5 A5

sometimes I regret I forgot all my dreams

A5 F#5 D5 A5

but I'm something, yeah I'm something

A5 F#5 D5 A5

you think you know me but you don't know nothing

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I've done it all, yeah I've done it all

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I'm just waiting for the right phone call

and I can't believe it

F#5

the things that they say

no I can't believe it

will I ever make it they say no way

A5 F#5 D5 A5

,,, x2

[Solo]

A5 F#5 D5 A5

but I'm something, yeah I'm something

A5 F#5 D5 A5

you think you know me but youyou don't know nothing

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I've done it all, yeah I've done it all

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I'm just waiting for the right phone call

A5 F#5 D5 A5

but I'm something, yeah I'm something

A5 F#5 D5 A5

but I'msomething, and your nothing

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I've done it all, yeah I've done it all

A5 F#5 D5 A5

I'm just waiting for the right phone call

Outro:

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B:------------------|

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D:--5-44-33-22-2-7/-|

A:--5-44-33-22-2-7/-|

E:--3-22-11-00-0-5/-|

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