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Get A Grip

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{intro:}
G Am C/G Em
{verse 1:}
GLonely boys and your lonely girls
AmHere at the end of the lonely world
You?re Cfinding out, if there?s someone to Emcry about
Lonely girls and your lonely boys
Playing alone with your lonely toys
Well don?t be blue, coz there?s no-one to play with you
{chorus:}
GGet a grip on yourself, you know you Cshould
AI gotta a grip on Cmyself and it fGeels good
GGet a grip on yourself, take my aCdvice
AI gotta grip on myCself and it feGels nice
{verse 2:}
Well the lights turn on, and the party?s through
There?s always a few with nobody to do
Well now don?t despair, you?ll eventually get there
And meanwhile all of the lonely ones
Here?s what to do while you wait for the sun
To rise above, the loneliest kind of love
{chorus}
{middle 1:}
CWeEmll it feels nice
 C                      G[x2]
Well it feels nice
{coda:}
AmIf you?re looking for someone to get a grip on Fyou
AmFirst you have to get a grip on yourself, it?s FtrueD  
{solo}[over chorus]
{chorus}
{middle}[end on G]

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Get A Grip

by Semisonic

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C/G

{intro:}

G Am C/G Em

{verse 1:}

Lonely boys and your lonely girls

Here at the end of the lonely world

C Em

You?re finding out, if there?s someone to cry about

Lonely girls and your lonely boys

Playing alone with your lonely toys

Well don?t be blue, coz there?s no-one to play with you

{chorus:}

G C

Get a grip on yourself, you know you should

A C G

I gotta a grip on myself and it feels good

G C

Get a grip on yourself, take my advice

A C G

I gotta grip on myself and it feels nice

{verse 2:}

Well the lights turn on, and the party?s through

There?s always a few with nobody to do

Well now don?t despair, you?ll eventually get there

And meanwhile all of the lonely ones

Here?s what to do while you wait for the sun

To rise above, the loneliest kind of love

{chorus}

{middle 1:}

C Em

Well it feels nice

C G

[x2]

Well it feels nice

{coda:}

Am F

If you?re looking for someone to get a grip on you

Am F D

First you have to get a grip on yourself, it?s true

{solo}[over chorus]

{chorus}

{middle}[end on G]

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