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Chords:        E5       D5       A5  G5  
	X799XX X577XX 577XXX 355XXX
Intro:  E5, D5,   A5  E5, D5,    G5X2
Verse:
	E5I D5thiA5nk today it just E5dawD5ned G5over meE5  D5  A5  
	LoE5st D5the G5hopes of what I've E5alD5wayA5s wanted to be
	I E5triD5ed G5before as not E5to D5leA5t it by
	Look iE5nto D5thG5e mirror and wonder why.
Chorus:
	E5If D5I E5could find	      AnothD5er rhymeE5  
	A means to justify mD5y waysE5  D5  A5  
	AnothE5er place,	    AnotheD5r time
	It's not what I want A5to E5doD5  
	It's noA5t wE5hat D5I want to do
(same chords through whole song)
Verse:
	And on those days my luck is running low
	I pull up a chair and stare outside my window
	I wonder if somehoe I'll find a way
	Eluding happiness just one more day
Chorus
Mini solo over verse progression.
Verse:
	I think today it's just dawned over me
	I lost the hopes of what I've always wanted to be
	I wonder if somehow I'll find a way
	Eluding happiness just one more day.
Chorus
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Not What I Want

by Pegboy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E5 D5 A5 G5

Chords:

X799XX X577XX 577XXX 355XXX

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 G5

Intro: , , , , X2

Verse:

E5 D5 A5 E5 D5 G5 E5 D5 A5

I think today it just dawned over me

E5 D5 G5 E5 D5 A5

Lost the hopes of what I've always wanted to be

E5 D5 G5 E5 D5 A5

I tried before as not to let it by

E5 D5 G5

Look into the mirror and wonder why.

Chorus:

E5 D5 E5 D5 E5

If I could find Another rhyme

D5 E5 D5 A5

A means to justify my ways

E5 D5

Another place, Another time

A5 E5 D5

It's not what I want to do

A5 E5 D5

It's not what I want to do

(same chords through whole song)

Verse:

And on those days my luck is running low

I pull up a chair and stare outside my window

I wonder if somehoe I'll find a way

Eluding happiness just one more day

Chorus

Mini solo over verse progression.

Verse:

I think today it's just dawned over me

I lost the hopes of what I've always wanted to be

I wonder if somehow I'll find a way

Eluding happiness just one more day.

Chorus

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