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RAY
I Won't Be Around(WCLZ version)
tab by Sticky Henry
(He plays this song in  Etoo ( G   C   Am   D=  E   A   F#m  B)
INTRO  G   C   G   C  G/ C  G/C  
GSo long to Rose of CSharon
GI’m so tired of your fair-weathered Cclouds
GSo long to your plastic Cangels
GAll the prayers never left their Cmouths
AmSomeday, you’re gonna Dneed me
AmSomeday, you’re gonna Dnedd me
And I won’t be around
INTRO
GSo long to feelin’Cjealous
GWhat you tried to prove by runningCaround
GSo long to my lonesome Clady
GHurts my pride throws me to the Cground
AmSomeday, you’re gonna Dmiss me
AmSomeday, you’re gonna Dmiss me
And I won’t be around
INTRO
GI’m going, going to a Ccity
GLearn to play guitar and join a Cband
And GI’m going to forget you Cbaby
GFind me a pretty girl who likes to Cdance
AmSomeday, you’re gonna Dneed me
AmSomeday, you’re gonnaDneed me
And I won’t be around G  C  
And I wont be aroundG  C  
And I wont be aroundAm  D  
And I wont be around [G][C][G][C][G] G/C[G]

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I Wont Be Around

by Ray LaMontagne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

G/C

RAY

I Won't Be Around(WCLZ version)

tab by Sticky Henry

E G C Am D E A F#m B

(He plays this song in too ( = )

G C G C G C G/C

INTRO /

G C

So long to Rose of Sharon

G C

I’m so tired of your fair-weathered clouds

G C

So long to your plastic angels

G C

All the prayers never left their mouths

Am D

Someday, you’re gonna need me

Am D

Someday, you’re gonna nedd me

And I won’t be around

INTRO

G C

So long to feelin’jealous

G C

What you tried to prove by runningaround

G C

So long to my lonesome lady

G C

Hurts my pride throws me to the ground

Am D

Someday, you’re gonna miss me

Am D

Someday, you’re gonna miss me

And I won’t be around

INTRO

G C

I’m going, going to a city

G C

Learn to play guitar and join a band

G C

And I’m going to forget you baby

G C

Find me a pretty girl who likes to dance

Am D

Someday, you’re gonna need me

Am D

Someday, you’re gonnaneed me

G C

And I won’t be around

G C

And I wont be around

Am D

And I wont be around

G C G C G G C G

And I wont be around [][][][][] /[]

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