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It’s Not What You Say - Johnny Thunders
Verse #1
BmHaven’t Gbeen Ahome for a Dwhile
BmHaven’t Gseen Amy true friends Dsmile
BmNow I’m Gback and Awhat do I Dsee?
BmThere’s Gno one in tAhe world liDke me
Verse #2
BmHaven’t Gseen my Afriends for a Dwhile
BmI wonder Ghow the Aboys are Dnow
BmIt’s too Gbad one Ahad to Drat 
BmTomorrow Gdon’t you squeal AI Dsuggest
Chorus
DIt’s not what you Gsay, it’s Dwhat you don’t saBmy
DIt’s not what you Gdo, it’s Dwhat you don’t dBmo
Verse #3
BmThis other Gfriendship Aits so Dhard
BmAfter GI’ve been Asaid and Ddone
BmIt hurts Gso much to Asay goodDbye
BmBut what Gcan I take for Afoolish Dpride 
Verse #4
BmWhat Gabout when Aone of us are Dgone?
BmThere Gso much I Awanted to Dsay
BmToo Gbad were Aso much Dalike
BmAll I can Gsay is let Athere be Ddrums
Chorus
DIt’s not what you Gsay, it’s Dwhat you don’t saBmy
DIt’s not what you Gdo, it’s Dwhat you don’t dBmo
D Dsus4 Dsus4 D

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Its Not What You Say

by Johnny Thunders

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Dsus4

It’s Not What You Say - Johnny Thunders

Verse #1

Bm G A D

Haven’t been home for a while

Bm G A D

Haven’t seen my true friends smile

Bm G A D

Now I’m back and what do I see?

Bm G A D

There’s no one in the world like me

Verse #2

Bm G A D

Haven’t seen my friends for a while

Bm G A D

I wonder how the boys are now

Bm G A D

It’s too bad one had to rat

Bm G A D

Tomorrow don’t you squeal I suggest

Chorus

D G D Bm

It’s not what you say, it’s what you don’t say

D G D Bm

It’s not what you do, it’s what you don’t do

Verse #3

Bm G A D

This other friendship its so hard

Bm G A D

After I’ve been said and done

Bm G A D

It hurts so much to say goodbye

Bm G A D

But what can I take for foolish pride

Verse #4

Bm G A D

What about when one of us are gone?

Bm G A D

There so much I wanted to say

Bm G A D

Too bad were so much alike

Bm G A D

All I can say is let there be drums

Chorus

D G D Bm

It’s not what you say, it’s what you don’t say

D G D Bm

It’s not what you do, it’s what you don’t do

D Dsus4 Dsus4 D

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