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[Intro]
D  Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  G  Em  G  Em
D  Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  G  Em  G  Em
[Verse 1]
 DI worked so Bmhard for that F#mman
And he Gworked me to the Embone
Said succA/C#ess won't be Dlong
He bought that Bmold factoF#mry
Cause the Grich are born Emfree 
And that’s A/C#how you want to Dbe
[Pre-Chorus]
So I Emlooked down from the Arooftops one DnightD7  
And I Emknew I could go Afar if you Dnever left my Bmsight
[Chorus]
But this'll Gnever be what I Emwant in some, Gfancy restauEmrant like Dnow.Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  
This will never be what I Gwan-an-Emant, and all I Gever Emwanted was Dyou.Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  
[Verse 2]
DHe was a Bmbeggar on a F#mhorse,
he was Gneither brave nor Embold,
He watched our A/C#jobs getting Dsold,
DHe took the Bmdrinks from our F#mhands so,
I Gtook you in my Emarms we watched the A/C#sun go Ddown,
[Pre-Chorus]
Then I Emknew I'd been Ataken for a DfoolD7  
I Emtook you for Agranted, I Dtook fate as a Bmrule
[Chorus]
But this'll Gnever be what I Emwant in some, Gfancy restauEmrant like Dnow.Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  
This will never be what I Gwan-an-Emant, and all I Gever Emwanted was Dyou.Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  
Interlude:
I Cneed you Bmnow, Cmore than beBmfore,
DI need you now more than before,
I Emneed you to be Athere true and Dfair,D7  
If I Emprove myself Ahere I'll Dprove it anyBmwhere,
[Outro]
This'll Gnever be what I Emwant in some, Gfancy restauEmrant like Dnow.Dmaj7  D  Dmaj7  
This will never be what I Gwan-an-Emant, and all I Gever Emwanted was Dyou.Dmaj7  
 DThis'll Dmaj7never be what I Dwant.Dmaj7..      DThis'll Dmaj7never be what I Dwant Dmaj7  
 DThis'll Dmaj7never be what I Dwant.Dmaj7..      DThis'll Dmaj7never be what I Dwant Dmaj7  

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Restaurant

by The Thrills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

F#m

A/C#

[Intro]

D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 G Em G Em

[Verse 1]

D Bm F#m

I worked so hard for that man

G Em

And he worked me to the bone

A/C# D

Said success won't be long

Bm F#m

He bought that old factory

G Em

Cause the rich are born free

A/C# D

And that’s how you want to be

[Pre-Chorus]

Em A D D7

So I looked down from the rooftops one night

Em A D Bm

And I knew I could go far if you never left my sight

[Chorus]

G Em G Em D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

But this'll never be what I want in some, fancy restaurant like now.

G Em G Em D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

This will never be what I wan-an-ant, and all I ever wanted was you.

[Verse 2]

D Bm F#m

He was a beggar on a horse,

G Em

he was neither brave nor bold,

A/C# D

He watched our jobs getting sold,

D Bm F#m

He took the drinks from our hands so,

G Em A/C# D

I took you in my arms we watched the sun go down,

[Pre-Chorus]

Em A D D7

Then I knew I'd been taken for a fool

Em A D Bm

I took you for granted, I took fate as a rule

[Chorus]

G Em G Em D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

But this'll never be what I want in some, fancy restaurant like now.

G Em G Em D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

This will never be what I wan-an-ant, and all I ever wanted was you.

Interlude:

C Bm C Bm

I need you now, more than before,

I need you now more than before,

Em A D D7

I need you to be there true and fair,

Em A D Bm

If I prove myself here I'll prove it anywhere,

[Outro]

G Em G Em D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

This'll never be what I want in some, fancy restaurant like now.

G Em G Em D Dmaj7

This will never be what I wan-an-ant, and all I ever wanted was you.

D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

This'll never be what I want... This'll never be what I want

D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7

This'll never be what I want... This'll never be what I want

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