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Dont Do Sadness

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This song is pretty easy, here are the chords. The only one I don't know is the one that 
will signify as "A#?" The notes in parantheses are optional
|--------------1-----0------0-------(0)------0-----0---|
|--------------1-----0------1-------6-------1-----1----|
|--------------2-----0------0-------5-------2-----2----|
|--8----7------3-----2------2-------5-------2-----3----|
|--8----7------3-----2------3---------------0----------|
|--6----5------1-----0--------------6------------------|
    A#5    A5         F         Em
      A#?               Am  F7  
The open e at the bottom is optional. As a chord it's pretty, but as far as fitting 
into the song, I'm not sure.
---(Verse)---
A#5Awful sweet to be a little butterflA5y
A#5Just wingin over things and nothin' deep insideA5  
FNothin' goin' goin' wild in you, you knowEm  
You're slowin' by the riversideCadd9  
                A#?
Or floatin high and blue
---(Chorus)---
Cuz you knowAm  Em  
I don't do sadneCadd9ss
                                  A#?
Not even a little bit
I just don't need F7it in my life
Don't want any part of itAm  Em  
I don't do sadneCadd9ss
             A#?
Hey I've done my time
Lookin back on it all
And it blowF7s my mind.
---(outro)---
I don't do sadnesAms
So been thereEm  
Don't do sadneCadd9ss
                A#?
Just don't care.
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If you want to figure out Blue Wind, go ahead. It should be something similar to the 
in the chorus. Have fun wooing all of the theatre girls!

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Dont Do Sadness

by Duncan Sheik

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#5

Cadd9

This song is pretty easy, here are the chords. The only one I don't know is the one that

will signify as "A#?" The notes in parantheses are optional

|--------------1-----0------0-------(0)------0-----0---|

|--------------1-----0------1-------6-------1-----1----|

|--------------2-----0------0-------5-------2-----2----|

|--8----7------3-----2------2-------5-------2-----3----|

|--8----7------3-----2------3---------------0----------|

|--6----5------1-----0--------------6------------------|

A#5 A5 F Em

A# Am F7

The open e at the bottom is optional. As a chord it's pretty, but as far as fitting

into the song, I'm not sure.

---(Verse)---

A#5 A5

Awful sweet to be a little butterfly

A#5 A5

Just wingin over things and nothin' deep inside

F Em

Nothin' goin' goin' wild in you, you know

Cadd9

You're slowin' by the riverside

Or floatin high and blue

---(Chorus)---

Am Em

Cuz you know

Cadd9

I don't do sadness

Not even a little bit

I just don't need it in my life

Am Em

Don't want any part of it

Cadd9

I don't do sadness

Hey I've done my time

Lookin back on it all

And it blows my mind.

---(outro)---

I don't do sadness

So been there

Cadd9

Don't do sadness

Just don't care.

-------------------------

If you want to figure out Blue Wind, go ahead. It should be something similar to the

in the chorus. Have fun wooing all of the theatre girls!

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