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Some Things Dont Work Out

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G:
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F:
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C:
x32010
B:
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Am:
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The G, F, and C chords often alternate between middle finger and open -- the reader may
these as desired.
G F C
CSome things don't work Gout like they shoulFd
Bang my hCead against your Gwalls but it ain't no gFood
'Cause I'm Cscreaming at yGou
And you're Cscreaming at mFe
C'Bout what I think you should dGo
And how you wish I could Fbe
C'Bout what I think you should Gdo
And how you Fwish I could Cbe
FSo I raise my gGlass
I ain't Cnever seen a Bface so fAmine
FYou walk on pGast
And I Cwonder if you'll Breally come bAmack this time
FI did the best that I coCuld
But sGome things don't work oFut like thCey should
I did the best that I could
Did the best that I could
We did the best that we could
But some things don't work out like they should
No, some things don't work out like they should
Darling, some things don't work out at all

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Some Things Dont Work Out

by Joe Purdy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A note: [[JP is one of the absolutely most inspiring and artistic independent acts

xxx033

xx3211

x32010

x20010

x02210

The G, F, and C chords often alternate between middle finger and open -- the reader may

these as desired.

G F C

C G F

Some things don't work out like they should

C G F

Bang my head against your walls but it ain't no good

C G

'Cause I'm screaming at you

C F

And you're screaming at me

C G

'Bout what I think you should do

And how you wish I could be

C G

'Bout what I think you should do

F C

And how you wish I could be

F G

So I raise my glass

C B Am

I ain't never seen a face so fine

F G

You walk on past

C B Am

And I wonder if you'll really come back this time

F C

I did the best that I could

G F C

But some things don't work out like they should

I did the best that I could

Did the best that I could

We did the best that we could

But some things don't work out like they should

No, some things don't work out like they should

Darling, some things don't work out at all

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