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The Other Me - Paul McCartney
Here are the words and chords to Paul's song The Other Me from the Pipes
[Verse 1]
I Dknow I wF#m7as a crazy fool
For Bm7treating Am7you D7the way I did
But Gsomething toB7ok hold of me
And I Em7acted likAsus4e a duAstbin lid
I Ddidn't givF#m7e a second thought
To Bm7what the conAm7sequenDce might be
I GreallB7y wouldn't be surprised
If Em7you were tryAing to Dfind another me
[Chorus]
The Dother D/F#me woulGd rather be the glad one
The Dother D/F#me would Grather play the fool
I Dwant to be the D/F#kind of me
That Gdoesn't Elet you doAwn as a rule
[Verse 2]
I Dknow it doesn't take a F#m7lot
To Bm7have a little self-contAm7rolD7  
But Gevery time that I forB7got
Well I Em7landed in another Asus4holeA  
But Deverytime you pull me F#m7out
I Bm7find it harder not to Am7seeD7  
That Gwe can build a B7better life
If Em7I can try to Afind the other Dme
[Chorus]
The Dother D/F#me woulGd rather be the glad one
The Dother D/F#me would Grather play the fool
I Dwant to be the D/F#kind of me
That Gdoesn't Elet you doAwn as a rule
[Bridge]
GBut if I Dever hurt you
WeGll you Dknow that it's not real
ItBm's not easy Gliving by yourself
So iEmmaginA7e how I feel
[Verse 3]
I Dwish that I could take it F#m7back
I'd Bm7like to make a different Am7moodD7  
And Gif you let me try B7again
I'll Em7have a Abetter attiAsus4tudeA  
Well I Dknow that one and one makes F#m7two
And Bm7that's what I want us to Am7beD7  
I Greally would appB7reciate it
Em7If you'd help me Afind the other Dme Yeah
[Chorus]
The Dother D/F#me woulGd rather be the glad one
The Dother D/F#me would Grather play the fool
I Dwant to be the D/F#kind of me
That Gdoesn't Elet you doAwn as a rule
[Outro]
DNa Na Na Na Na Na GNa Na DNa Na Na Na Na Na GNa Na 
DNa Na Na Na Na Na GNa Na ENa Na Na Na Na Na ANa Na 
The Dother D/F#me woulGd rather be the glad one
The Dother D/F#me would Grather play the fool
I Dwant to be the D/F#kind of me
That Gdoesn't Elet you doAwn as a rule
[Coda]
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The Other Me

by Paul McCartney

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Bm7

Am7

Em7

Asus4

D/F#

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The Other Me - Paul McCartney

Here are the words and chords to Paul's song The Other Me from the Pipes

[Verse 1]

D F#m7

I know I was a crazy fool

Bm7 Am7 D7

For treating you the way I did

G B7

But something took hold of me

Em7 Asus4 A

And I acted like a dustbin lid

D F#m7

I didn't give a second thought

Bm7 Am7 D

To what the consequence might be

G B7

I really wouldn't be surprised

Em7 A D

If you were trying to find another me

[Chorus]

D D/F# G

The other me would rather be the glad one

D D/F# G

The other me would rather play the fool

D D/F#

I want to be the kind of me

G E A

That doesn't let you down as a rule

[Verse 2]

D F#m7

I know it doesn't take a lot

Bm7 Am7 D7

To have a little self-control

G B7

But every time that I forgot

Em7 Asus4 A

Well I landed in another hole

D F#m7

But everytime you pull me out

Bm7 Am7 D7

I find it harder not to see

G B7

That we can build a better life

Em7 A D

If I can try to find the other me

[Chorus]

D D/F# G

The other me would rather be the glad one

D D/F# G

The other me would rather play the fool

D D/F#

I want to be the kind of me

G E A

That doesn't let you down as a rule

[Bridge]

G D

But if I ever hurt you

G D

Well you know that it's not real

Bm G

It's not easy living by yourself

Em A7

So imagine how I feel

[Verse 3]

D F#m7

I wish that I could take it back

Bm7 Am7 D7

I'd like to make a different mood

G B7

And if you let me try again

Em7 A Asus4 A

I'll have a better attitude

D F#m7

Well I know that one and one makes two

Bm7 Am7 D7

And that's what I want us to be

G B7

I really would appreciate it

Em7 A D

If you'd help me find the other me Yeah

[Chorus]

D D/F# G

The other me would rather be the glad one

D D/F# G

The other me would rather play the fool

D D/F#

I want to be the kind of me

G E A

That doesn't let you down as a rule

[Outro]

D G D G

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

D G E A

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

D D/F# G

The other me would rather be the glad one

D D/F# G

The other me would rather play the fool

D D/F#

I want to be the kind of me

G E A

That doesn't let you down as a rule

[Coda]

G D

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