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The D-Em-G parts are really syncopated so its hard to pace the change in the chords 
to the words. It may be off a little bit.
Intro:   D   Em  G  
Verse 1:
DJenny's got a job, a cat Emnamed Jake
GThirty-one candles on her birthday cake   DnEmext yearG  
DThought by now she'd have a Emman
GTwo car-seats in a minivan
DBut it still Emain't hGere, hey
Verse 2:
DShe's been looking for Mr. Right Emso long
GBut all she's found is Mr. Wrong
DAnd tEmhat's the piGts
DShe's drawn a line that she Emwon't cross
GHer and time are facing off
DShe says, something'Ems gotta giGve
chorus: -----------------------------
ASomething's gotta give me butterflies
BmSomething's gotta make me feel aGli-i-i-iAve
AAnd something's gotta give me dreams at night
BmSomething's gotta make me feel alright
GI don't know Bmwhere it is
EmYeah, but somAething's gotta givDeEm  G  
Something's gotta giveD  Em  G  
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Verse 3:
DFriday night she hEmad a date
GCell phone junky, a half hour late
DThaEmt's the Gbiz, baby
DShe's running out the tEmwists of fate
GShe's had all that she can take
DShe says, something's gEmotta gGive
chorus: -----------------------------
ASomething's gotta give me butterflies
BmSomething's gotta make me feel aGli-i-i-iAve
AAnd something's gotta give me dreams at night
BmSomething's gotta make me feel alright
GI don't know Bmwhere it is
EmYeah, but sAomething's gotta give
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Bridge: (I have NO idea what the chords are here)
I swear, there's got to be a 'meant to be'
For me out there
Somewhere, someday
CI'm gonna find someone, somehow, somewAayD  
Verse 4:
DJenny's got a job, a cat Emnamed Jake
GThirty-one candles on her birthday cake   DnEmext yearG  
DThought by now she'd have a Emman
GTwo car-seats in a minivan
DShe says something's gEmot
GSomething's got   Something's gotta
chorus: -----------------------------
ASomething's gotta give me butterflies
BmSomething's gotta make me feel aGli-i-i-iAve
AAnd something's gotta give me dreams at night
BmSomething's gotta make me feel alright
GI don't know where it is
EmYeah, but Asomething's gotta
GI don't know Bmwhere it is
EmYeah, but sAomething's gotta
GI don't know Bmwhere it is
EmYeah, but sAomething's gotta gDiveEm  G  
Something's gotta giveD  Em  G  
 D   Em   G(solo) D  
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Somethings Gotta Give

by LeAnn Rimes

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The D-Em-G parts are really syncopated so its hard to pace the change in the chords

to the words. It may be off a little bit.

D Em G

Intro:

Verse 1:

D Em

Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake

G D Em G

Thirty-one candles on her birthday cake next year

D Em

Thought by now she'd have a man

Two car-seats in a minivan

D Em G

But it still ain't here, hey

Verse 2:

D Em

She's been looking for Mr. Right so long

But all she's found is Mr. Wrong

D Em G

And that's the pits

D Em

She's drawn a line that she won't cross

Her and time are facing off

D Em G

She says, something's gotta give

chorus: -----------------------------

Something's gotta give me butterflies

Bm G A

Something's gotta make me feel ali-i-i-ive

And something's gotta give me dreams at night

Something's gotta make me feel alright

G Bm

I don't know where it is

Em A D Em G

Yeah, but something's gotta give

D Em G

Something's gotta give

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Verse 3:

D Em

Friday night she had a date

Cell phone junky, a half hour late

D Em G

That's the biz, baby

D Em

She's running out the twists of fate

She's had all that she can take

D Em G

She says, something's gotta give

chorus: -----------------------------

Something's gotta give me butterflies

Bm G A

Something's gotta make me feel ali-i-i-ive

And something's gotta give me dreams at night

Something's gotta make me feel alright

G Bm

I don't know where it is

Em A

Yeah, but something's gotta give

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Bridge: (I have NO idea what the chords are here)

I swear, there's got to be a 'meant to be'

For me out there

Somewhere, someday

C A D

I'm gonna find someone, somehow, someway

Verse 4:

D Em

Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake

G D Em G

Thirty-one candles on her birthday cake next year

D Em

Thought by now she'd have a man

Two car-seats in a minivan

D Em

She says something's got

Something's got Something's gotta

chorus: -----------------------------

Something's gotta give me butterflies

Bm G A

Something's gotta make me feel ali-i-i-ive

And something's gotta give me dreams at night

Something's gotta make me feel alright

I don't know where it is

Em A

Yeah, but something's gotta

G Bm

I don't know where it is

Em A

Yeah, but something's gotta

G Bm

I don't know where it is

Em A D Em G

Yeah, but something's gotta give

D Em G

Something's gotta give

D Em G D

(solo)

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