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Vacation

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   Chords
      E:     022100
      Esus4: 022200
      A:     002220
      B:     224442
      C#m:   446654
      Bsus4: 446674
      Bsus2: 446644
Intro:   E   Esus4    E  B  
        C#m     A  B
        E
Verse 1:
  ECan't seem to gAet my mind off of yBsus4ouB  Bsus2  B  
  EBack here at hAome there's nothin' to Bsus4doB  Bsus2  B  
  ANow that I'm awBay
  AI wish I'd stayBed
  ATomorrow's a dBay of mine
  That yAou won't bBe in
Verse 2:
  EWhen you looked at mAe, I should have Bsus4runB  Bsus2  B  
  EBut I thought Ait was just for fBsus4unB  Bsus2  B  
  AI see I was wrBong
  AAnd I'm not so strBong
  AI should have knBown all along
  That tAime would tF#mell
Pre-chorus:
  BA week withC#mout you
  Thought BI'd forgAet
  BTwo weeks witC#mhout you and I
  StAill haven't gotten Bover you yet
Chorus:
   EVacation - Ball I ever wanted
   AVacation - Bhad to get away
   EVacation - mBeant to be spent aloneC#m  A  B  
   EVacation - Ball I ever wanted
   AVacation - Bhad to get away
   EVacation - mBeant to be spent aloneC#m  
Repeat Intro:
E
  E    B    C#m    A    Bx 2
E
Pre-chorus:
  BA week withC#mout you
  Thought BI'd forgAet
  BTwo weeks witC#mhout you and I
  StAill haven't gotten Bover you yet
Chorus:
   EVacation - Ball I ever wanted
   AVacation - Bhad to get away
   EVacation - mBeant to be spent aloneC#m  A  B  
   EVacation - Ball I ever wanted
   AVacation - Bhad to get away
   EVacation - mBeant to be spent aloneC#m  A  B  
   EVacation - Ball I ever wanted
   AVacation - Bhad to get away
   EVacation - mBeant to be spent aloneC#m  A  B  
     C#m  A  B  E

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Vacation

by The Go-Go's

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

C#m

Bsus4

Bsus2

F#m

Chords

: 022100

Esus4

: 022200

: 002220

: 224442

C#m

: 446654

Bsus4

: 446674

Bsus2

: 446644

E Esus4 E B

Intro:

C#m A B

Verse 1:

E A Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

Can't seem to get my mind off of you

E A Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

Back here at home there's nothin' to do

A B

Now that I'm away

A B

I wish I'd stayed

A B

Tomorrow's a day of mine

A B

That you won't be in

Verse 2:

E A Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

When you looked at me, I should have run

E A Bsus4 B Bsus2 B

But I thought it was just for fun

A B

I see I was wrong

A B

And I'm not so strong

A B

I should have known all along

A F#m

That time would tell

Pre-chorus:

B C#m

A week without you

B A

Thought I'd forget

B C#m

Two weeks without you and I

A B

Still haven't gotten over you yet

Chorus:

E B

Vacation - all I ever wanted

A B

Vacation - had to get away

E B C#m A B

Vacation - meant to be spent alone

E B

Vacation - all I ever wanted

A B

Vacation - had to get away

E B C#m

Vacation - meant to be spent alone

Repeat Intro:

E B C#m A B

x 2

Pre-chorus:

B C#m

A week without you

B A

Thought I'd forget

B C#m

Two weeks without you and I

A B

Still haven't gotten over you yet

Chorus:

E B

Vacation - all I ever wanted

A B

Vacation - had to get away

E B C#m A B

Vacation - meant to be spent alone

E B

Vacation - all I ever wanted

A B

Vacation - had to get away

E B C#m A B

Vacation - meant to be spent alone

E B

Vacation - all I ever wanted

A B

Vacation - had to get away

E B C#m A B

Vacation - meant to be spent alone

C#m A B E

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