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This Is Not A Test

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Standard Tuning
[Intro]
D Dmaj7 Em A7
[Verse 1]
For Dthose of you who Dmaj7tried, but didn't Emmake it,A7  
DSettle down- it's Dmaj7never what you Emthink.A7  
The Dsummit doesn't Dmaj7differ from the D7big, dark Gvalley,
And the Emvalley doesn't differ from the A7kitchen Asink.
[Verse 2]
For Dthose of you who Dmaj7thought you'd be Emforgotten,A7  
The Dfriends you've made will Dmaj7try their best, to Emmake it A7so.
DThink of all the Dmaj7beauty that you D7left behGind you.
You can Emtake it if you want it, and then A7let it Ago.
[Chorus]
And this is Emnot a Atest,
No, this is Emnot a Atest.
EmTaking numbers Anever made Dsense, D7anyways.
No, this is Emnot a Atest,
No, this is Emnot a Atest.
'Cause you can Emhave it, if you Awant it, anyDways.
(Faux trumpet solo)
D7 Em A Em A
[Verse 3]
For Dthose of us Dmaj7who try to keep rEmemembering,A7  
Try Dto do our Dmaj7better than Emour bestA7.
ThinDk of all Dmaj7the children in D7the drifts Gof snow.
Winners Emnever quit, but winters A7never resAt.
[Chorus] (x2)
And this is Emnot a Atest,
No, this is Emnot a Atest.
EmTaking numbers Anever made Dsense, D7anyways.
No, this is Emnot a Atest,
No, this is Emnot a Atest.
'Cause you can Emhave it, if you Awant it, anyDways.

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This Is Not A Test

by She & Him

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

D Dmaj7 Em A7

[Verse 1]

D Dmaj7 Em A7

For those of you who tried, but didn't make it,

D Dmaj7 Em A7

Settle down- it's never what you think.

D Dmaj7 D7 G

The summit doesn't differ from the big, dark valley,

Em A7 A

And the valley doesn't differ from the kitchen sink.

[Verse 2]

D Dmaj7 Em A7

For those of you who thought you'd be forgotten,

D Dmaj7 Em A7

The friends you've made will try their best, to make it so.

D Dmaj7 D7 G

Think of all the beauty that you left behind you.

Em A7 A

You can take it if you want it, and then let it go.

[Chorus]

Em A

And this is not a test,

Em A

No, this is not a test.

Em A D D7

Taking numbers never made sense, anyways.

Em A

No, this is not a test,

Em A

No, this is not a test.

Em A D

'Cause you can have it, if you want it, anyways.

(Faux trumpet solo)

D7 Em A Em A

[Verse 3]

D Dmaj7 Em A7

For those of us who try to keep remembering,

D Dmaj7 Em A7

Try to do our better than our best.

D Dmaj7 D7 G

Think of all the children in the drifts of snow.

Em A7 A

Winners never quit, but winters never rest.

[Chorus] (x2)

Em A

And this is not a test,

Em A

No, this is not a test.

Em A D D7

Taking numbers never made sense, anyways.

Em A

No, this is not a test,

Em A

No, this is not a test.

Em A D

'Cause you can have it, if you want it, anyways.

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