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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"
                     [ IZZY STRADLIN - 117 DEGREES ]
                        [ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1998 ]
                              [ GOTTA SAY ]
INTRO:
	E|----4--   E|----4--|
	B|----3--   B|----3--|
	G|----0--   G|----0--|
	D|----0--   D|--1----|
	A|--1----   A|----2--|
	E|----2--   E|----x--|
VERSE1:		      G  C  
	Got another phone call
	Tellin' me the worst
	    GFH/    G           Em   A   ASUS2   A  
	GDot DSUS2another Dstory  for  me   to   learn
VERSE2: 		   G  C  
	Saw the truth out walkin
	Walked right outta my door
	        G  F#/     G  		Em   A   ASUS2  
	I didDn't DSUS2try to Dfollow, cos I knew        the score
CHORUS:			  C    D    DSUS2  D  
	Tell me what you gotta say
		      G  F#/  G  Em  
	I see through you anyway
			 C    D   DSUS2   D   G  F#/    G  
	I Dthink you have underestim -ated     me
	CTell me what you gDot DSUS2to  saDy
		     G  F#/    G  Em  
	I see through it anyway
	CI thDink yDSUS4ou have Donce again
[INTRO RIFF]  G-    C9   G- C9  
VERSE3:			G  C  
	Never mind the weather
	Never mind your head
	      G  F#/	G  	  Em   A    ASUS2  
	DI knoDSUS2w why Dyour callin on me   here  today
VERSE4:		           G  C  
	Things are goin fine now
	Yeah alls well I'd say
		     G  F#/    G  Em  
	The one things that troubles me
     A       ASUS2  A  D   DSUS2 D
	DiDSUS2s when Dyou call  my name
CHORUS:			  C    D    DSUS2  D  
	Tell me what you gotta say
		      G  F#/  G  Em  
	I see through you anyway
			 C    D   DSUS2   D   G  F#/    G  
	I Dthink you have underestim -ated     me
	CTell me what you gDot DSUS2to  saDy
		     G  F#/    G  Em  
	I see through it anyway
			 C    D   DSUS2   D   G  F#/    G  
	I Dthink you have underestim -ated     me
SOLO:
	  C    D    G  F#/  G  Em  
	  C    D    G  F#/  G    Em  D  
	  C    D    G  F#/  G    Em    C  D  
[INTRO RIFF]  G     C9   G  C9  
      G C9   G C9

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Gotta Say

by Izzy Stradlin

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ASUS2

DSUS2

DSUS4

"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"

[ IZZY STRADLIN - 117 DEGREES ]

[ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1998 ]

[ GOTTA SAY ]

INTRO:

E|----4-- E|----4--|

B|----3-- B|----3--|

G|----0-- G|----0--|

D|----0-- D|--1----|

A|--1---- A|----2--|

E|----2-- E|----x--|

G C

VERSE1:

Got another phone call

Tellin' me the worst

G G Em A ASUS2 A

FH/

D DSUS2 D

Got another story for me to learn

G C

VERSE2:

Saw the truth out walkin

Walked right outta my door

G F# G Em A ASUS2

D DSUS2 D

I didn't try to follow, cos I knew the score

C D DSUS2 D

CHORUS:

Tell me what you gotta say

G F# G Em

I see through you anyway

C D DSUS2 D G F# G

I think you have underestim -ated me

C D DSUS2 D

Tell me what you got to say

G F# G Em

I see through it anyway

C D DSUS4 D

I think you have once again

G C9 G C9

[INTRO RIFF] - -

G C

VERSE3:

Never mind the weather

Never mind your head

G F# G Em A ASUS2

D DSUS2 D

I know why your callin on me here today

G C

VERSE4:

Things are goin fine now

Yeah alls well I'd say

G F# G Em

The one things that troubles me

A ASUS2 A D DSUS2 D

D DSUS2 D

is when you call my name

C D DSUS2 D

CHORUS:

Tell me what you gotta say

G F# G Em

I see through you anyway

C D DSUS2 D G F# G

I think you have underestim -ated me

C D DSUS2 D

Tell me what you got to say

G F# G Em

I see through it anyway

C D DSUS2 D G F# G

I think you have underestim -ated me

SOLO:

C D G F# G Em

C D G F# G Em D

C D G F# G Em C D

G C9 G C9

[INTRO RIFF]

G C9 G C9

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