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Just a Song - Dave Mason
(Note: Play all barred chords if you like)
Chord Shapes: G_bar10=(10,10,12,12,12,10) Eb_bar=(6,6,8,8,8,6)
F_bar8=(8,8,10,10,10,8) C_bar3=(3,3,5,5,5,3) G_bar3=(3,5,5,4,3,3)
Intro1: ||:[G_bar10] [Eb_bar] [C_bar3] [G_bar3]:|| x2
Intro2: ||:[G] [C] [F_bar8] [C_bar3] [G_bar3] - [C] [C] [G] [G]:|| x2
[G] Don't talk to [C] me, of [C] fame or [G] fortune,
[G] Don't [C] tell me of the [C] things you've [G] read.
[G] Don't get in- [C] volved, in [C] games of [G] reason,
[G] There ain't no [C] reason I could [C] see for you to [G] win.
Chorus:
I've-a asked you [F] questions now for [C] far too [G] long,
I'm feelin' [F] hard and wasted [C] but there ain't no [G] sun.
I'm tired of [F] calling you here when [C] things go [G] wrong,
So now I'm [F] findin' all I [C] need in just a [G] song.
[1:] [G] [C] [F_bar8] [C_bar3] [G_bar3] - [C] [C] [G] [G]
[2:] [G_bar10] [Eb_bar] [C_bar3] [G_bar3] Oh, [G_bar10] yeah. [Eb_bar] [C_bar3] [G_bar3]
[3:] [G_bar10] [Eb] [C_bar3] [G_bar3]
[G] Just take my [C] hand and let me [C] feel that I be- [G] long,
[G] Just take some [C] time out from your- [C] self to get a- [G] long.
[G] Just one more [C] day and I will [C] turn from [G] you and run,
[G] Although you're [C] all I do, [C] all I've ever [G] done.
Chorus
 GIt may be the  Cway I feel but  Cyou are all I  Ghave,
 GIt's not the  Csame for everyone  CI know that  Gwell.
 GIt means a  Clot of give and  Ctake from every-  Gone,
 GI'm playing  Cgames, just  Cwon't help us  Gget along.
Chorus
Outro:
It's just a [G_bar10] so- [Eb_bar] on, ong. [C_bar3] [G_bar3]

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Just A Song

by Dave Mason

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Just a Song - Dave Mason

(Note: Play all barred chords if you like)

Chord Shapes: G_bar10=(10,10,12,12,12,10) Eb_bar=(6,6,8,8,8,6)

F_bar8=(8,8,10,10,10,8) C_bar3=(3,3,5,5,5,3) G_bar3=(3,5,5,4,3,3)

G Eb C G

Intro1: ||:[_bar10] [_bar] [_bar3] [_bar3]:|| x2

G C F C G C C G G

Intro2: ||:[] [] [_bar8] [_bar3] [_bar3] - [] [] [] []:|| x2

G C C G

[] Don't talk to [] me, of [] fame or [] fortune,

G C C G

[] Don't [] tell me of the [] things you've [] read.

G C C G

[] Don't get in- [] volved, in [] games of [] reason,

G C C G

[] There ain't no [] reason I could [] see for you to [] win.

Chorus:

F C G

I've-a asked you [] questions now for [] far too [] long,

F C G

I'm feelin' [] hard and wasted [] but there ain't no [] sun.

F C G

I'm tired of [] calling you here when [] things go [] wrong,

F C G

So now I'm [] findin' all I [] need in just a [] song.

G C F C G C C G G

[1:] [] [] [_bar8] [_bar3] [_bar3] - [] [] [] []

[2:] [G_bar10] [Eb_bar] [C_bar3] [G_bar3] Oh, [G_bar10] yeah. [Eb_bar] [C_bar3] [G_bar3]

G Eb C G

[3:] [_bar10] [] [_bar3] [_bar3]

G C C G

[] Just take my [] hand and let me [] feel that I be- [] long,

G C C G

[] Just take some [] time out from your- [] self to get a- [] long.

G C C G

[] Just one more [] day and I will [] turn from [] you and run,

G C C G

[] Although you're [] all I do, [] all I've ever [] done.

Chorus

G C C G

It may be the way I feel but you are all I have,

G C C G

It's not the same for everyone I know that well.

G C C G

It means a lot of give and take from every- one,

G C C G

I'm playing games, just won't help us get along.

Chorus

Outro:

It's just a [G_bar10] so- [Eb_bar] on, ong. [C_bar3] [G_bar3]

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