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"Village Man" by Travis
Taken from the single "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?"
GI G/F#don?t wanna rock, baby don?t wanna rock
EmI jEm7ust feel I?m stuck up against the clock
CI Ddon?t really wanna rock tonight
CI Donly wanna hold you tight
I don?t wanna roll, baby don?t wanna roll
I?m just feel I?m cold, like I?m getting old
I don?t really wanna roll tonight
I only wanna hold you tight
 C  C/ Em   C  C/ Em  D  
Please please don?t turn out the light
AmRock ?n? roll Village Man
DNorthern soul, Peter Pan
EmRock ?n? roll rocket man
Em7Skater fish, Desperate Dan
                             C  D-D/C-D/B-D  
Rock ?n? roll never sounded better
I don?t wanna be, baby don?t wanna be
I just feel its me falling off the tree
I don?t really wanna be tonight
I only wanna hold you tight
I don?t wanna try baby don?t wanna try
I just feel I?m dry trying to get by
I don?t really wanna try tonight
I only wanna hold you tight

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Village Man

by Travis

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G/F#

Em7

D/C

D/B

"Village Man" by Travis

Taken from the single "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?"

G G/F#

I don?t wanna rock, baby don?t wanna rock

Em Em7

I just feel I?m stuck up against the clock

C D

I don?t really wanna rock tonight

C D

I only wanna hold you tight

I don?t wanna roll, baby don?t wanna roll

I?m just feel I?m cold, like I?m getting old

I don?t really wanna roll tonight

I only wanna hold you tight

C C Em C C Em D

/ /

Please please don?t turn out the light

Rock ?n? roll Village Man

Northern soul, Peter Pan

Rock ?n? roll rocket man

Em7

Skater fish, Desperate Dan

C D D/C D/B D

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Rock ?n? roll never sounded better

I don?t wanna be, baby don?t wanna be

I just feel its me falling off the tree

I don?t really wanna be tonight

I only wanna hold you tight

I don?t wanna try baby don?t wanna try

I just feel I?m dry trying to get by

I don?t really wanna try tonight

I only wanna hold you tight

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