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Its Not About You

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First ever tab, great band! Brilliant song! A re-release of it since summer of last year!
Standard tuning
just a quick note the "~" after some of the chords means let ring!!
Intro(x2):
                  C~       Em~
She said its not about you 
          F~             G~
it's not about you, it's me
Verse 1:
CAnd sometimes its good 
Emsometimes its bad 
Fbut living with you, Gwell it's driving me mad 
CAnd sometimes its good 
Emsometimes its bad 
Fbut living with you is, wGell it's becomming a drag 
CShe's a beautiful smile, Emshe's a gleam in your eye 
Fdresses like a princess, Gplaying games in your mind 
CFalling out of her top, Emruns a hand through her hair 
Fplaying so hard to get, cGause she knows that you care 
Prechorus:
FI dont know how to Glove you more, how to Emlove you more 
how to Flove you more, my friend 
FI dont know how to Glove you more, how to Emlove you more 
how to Flove you more, my.... 
Chorus:
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got 
Fi guess we got Gnothing to say 
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got 
Fi guess we got... G  
It's not Cabout you, Emdont you gFo-i guess we Ggot
It's not Cabout you, Emdon't you gFo-i guess we Ggot 
Verse 2:
CAnd sometimes its good 
Emsometimes its bad 
Fbut living with you, Gwell it's driving me mad 
CAnd sometimes its good 
Emsometimes its bad 
Fbut living with you is, Gwell you're making me sad 
CSo is this how it ends? EmWell nobody knows 
Fshe'll be gone for a year anGd we'll see how it goes 
CMoving out of your flat, Emslipping right through your hands 
Fshe's a difficult girl anGd your a sillier man 
Prechorus:
FI dont know how to Glove you more, how to Emlove you more 
how to Flove you more, my friend 
FI dont know how to Glove you more, how to Emlove you more 
how to Flove you more, my.... 
Chorus:
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got 
Fi guess we got Gnothing to say 
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got 
Fi guess we got... G  
It's not Cabout you, Emdont you gFo-i guess we Ggot
It's not Cabout you, Emdon't you gFo-i guess we Ggot 
C~        Em~                F~                 G  
Don't you go home, don't you go home, don't you leave me on my own
CAnd sometimes its good 
Emsometimes its bad 
Fbut living with you, Gwell it's driving me......
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got 
Fi guess we got Gnothing to say 
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got 
Fi guess we got Gnothing to say 
CI guess we got, Emi guess we got..... 
CDon't you Emgo home, don't you Fgo home, don't you Gleave me on my own
Repeat the final line until the end, and finish with a C

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Its Not About You

by Scouting for Girls

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First ever tab, great band! Brilliant song! A re-release of it since summer of last year!

Standard tuning

just a quick note the "~" after some of the chords means let ring!!

Intro(x2):

C Em

~ ~

She said its not about you

F G

~ ~

it's not about you, it's me

Verse 1:

And sometimes its good

sometimes its bad

F G

but living with you, well it's driving me mad

And sometimes its good

sometimes its bad

F G

but living with you is, well it's becomming a drag

C Em

She's a beautiful smile, she's a gleam in your eye

F G

dresses like a princess, playing games in your mind

C Em

Falling out of her top, runs a hand through her hair

F G

playing so hard to get, cause she knows that you care

Prechorus:

F G Em

I dont know how to love you more, how to love you more

how to love you more, my friend

F G Em

I dont know how to love you more, how to love you more

how to love you more, my....

Chorus:

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got

F G

i guess we got nothing to say

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got

F G

i guess we got...

C Em F G

It's not about you, dont you go-i guess we got

C Em F G

It's not about you, don't you go-i guess we got

Verse 2:

And sometimes its good

sometimes its bad

F G

but living with you, well it's driving me mad

And sometimes its good

sometimes its bad

F G

but living with you is, well you're making me sad

C Em

So is this how it ends? Well nobody knows

F G

she'll be gone for a year and we'll see how it goes

C Em

Moving out of your flat, slipping right through your hands

F G

she's a difficult girl and your a sillier man

Prechorus:

F G Em

I dont know how to love you more, how to love you more

how to love you more, my friend

F G Em

I dont know how to love you more, how to love you more

how to love you more, my....

Chorus:

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got

F G

i guess we got nothing to say

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got

F G

i guess we got...

C Em F G

It's not about you, dont you go-i guess we got

C Em F G

It's not about you, don't you go-i guess we got

C Em F G

~ ~ ~

Don't you go home, don't you go home, don't you leave me on my own

And sometimes its good

sometimes its bad

F G

but living with you, well it's driving me......

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got

F G

i guess we got nothing to say

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got

F G

i guess we got nothing to say

C Em

I guess we got, i guess we got.....

C Em F G

Don't you go home, don't you go home, don't you leave me on my own

Repeat the final line until the end, and finish with a C

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