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Key:    F Major
Tuning: EADGBE
Notes: Very simple but catchy punk-funk song! 
[Riff]
e|-----1-------------|
B|---------4---3--1--|
G|-2h3---3---3-------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
BbSittin' outsiFde your door
About 2 break down
4th time this week
Somebody's come around
Who's it gonna be 2night?
Who's the lucky man?
Where U get the attitude
I'll never understand
Uh oh, here he comes now
So happy that he came
Hey, was it good, boy?
[Thoughts so over lame]
DmWhat goes on inside your Chead
That makeBbs U want 2 take them all 2 bed?
BbGotta stop, gottaF, gotta stop messin' about
U know U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about
BbWhen I call U on the pFhone
U act so unconcerned (I wanna)
I wanna get U all alone (Ooh baby)
2 show U what I learned
U won't give me the time of day
U won't give me some time
U won't give me anything
God, U think U're 2 fine
Can't u see
DmAll I want is a littCle time?
I've been playing Bbwith my toy so much I'm gonna go blind 
BbGotta stop, gotta, Fgotta stop messin' about
U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about (Ooh)
BbGotta stop, gotta, Fgotta stop messin' about
U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about {x2}
U do it 2 much
U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about (Ooh)
FStop!
[CHORDS]
Bb: x13331
F: 133211
Dm: x57765
C: 35553

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Gotta Stop Messin About

by Prince

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key: F Major

Tuning: EADGBE

Notes: Very simple but catchy punk-funk song!

[Riff]

e|-----1-------------|

B|---------4---3--1--|

G|-2h3---3---3-------|

D|-------------------|

A|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

Bb F

Sittin' outside your door

About 2 break down

4th time this week

Somebody's come around

Who's it gonna be 2night?

Who's the lucky man?

Where U get the attitude

I'll never understand

Uh oh, here he comes now

So happy that he came

Hey, was it good, boy?

[Thoughts so over lame]

Dm C

What goes on inside your head

That makes U want 2 take them all 2 bed?

Bb F

Gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about

U know U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about

Bb F

When I call U on the phone

U act so unconcerned (I wanna)

I wanna get U all alone (Ooh baby)

2 show U what I learned

U won't give me the time of day

U won't give me some time

U won't give me anything

God, U think U're 2 fine

Can't u see

Dm C

All I want is a little time?

I've been playing with my toy so much I'm gonna go blind

Bb F

Gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about

U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about (Ooh)

Bb F

Gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about

U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about {x2}

U do it 2 much

U gotta stop, gotta, gotta stop messin' about (Ooh)

Stop!

[CHORDS]

: x13331

: 133211

: x57765

: 35553

About Gotta Stop Messin About Chords by Prince

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The chords for "Gotta Stop Messin About" show the original chord names (including F, B, G, D, A, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.