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[Intro]
G   Bm    G    Bm   Em   Bm    Em     D
[Verse 1]
I wanna ask you -
GDo you Bmever sit and wonder, It's Gso strange That Bmwe could be together for
EmSo long, and Bmnever know, never care EmWhat goes Don in the other one's 
Ghead? Things I've Bmfelt but I've never said GYou said Bmthings that I never said
EmSo I'll say Bmsomething that I should have said Emlong aDgo:
[Chorus]
Am(You doBmn't knoAmw me)Bm  G  Bm  G  Bm  
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)
[Verse 2]
You could have just Gpropped me up on the Bmtable like a mannequin
  GOr a cBmardboard stand-up and Empaint me (paint me)
Any Bmface that you wanted me DTo be seen. We're
AmDamned by the existential moment where EmWe saw the couple in the coma and
BmIt was we were the cliché,  DBut we carried on anyway.
EmSo, sure, I could just close my eyes. EmYeah, sure, trace and memorize,
DBut can you go Dback once you know
[Chorus]
Am(You doBmn't knoAmw me)Bm  G  Bm  G  Bm  
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)
Am(You don't Bmknow me)C  D  
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me
[Bridge]
CIf I'm the person that you Bmthink I Emam
Cclueless chump you seem to Bmthink I Emam, so
Easily Cled astray, an errant dog who ocBmcasionally escapes and 
Emneeds a shorter leash then
 CWhy the f*ck would you Bmwant me Dback?  Maybe it's because....
the first G of this starts with the word "because" ^^^
[Instrumental]
 G   Bm   G   Bm   Em   Bm   Em   D(x2)
(You don't know me at all)
Ahhh ah
Ahhh ah
(You don't know me,
you don't know me.)
Ahhh ah
Ahhh ah
[Bridge]
GSo, what  BmI'm trying to say is
 GWhat (What?)   BmI'm trying to tell you
It's Emnot gonna come out Bmlike I wanna say it 
cause I Emknow you'll only change it.
 D(Say it.)
[Chorus]
Am(YoBmu dAmon'Bmt kGnoBmw mGe)Bm  
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)
Am(YoBmu dConD't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)
[Outro]
 G   Bm   G   Bm   Em   Bm   Em   D(x2)
What?
(Mmmm, ohh oh
Ah ah ah ah ah
Aha ah ah ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Aha ah
Ah ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Oh-oh-oh-oh oh ohh)
End on G  

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You Dont Know Me

by Ben Folds

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[Intro]

G Bm G Bm Em Bm Em D

[Verse 1]

I wanna ask you -

G Bm G Bm

Do you ever sit and wonder, It's so strange That we could be together for

Em Bm Em D

So long, and never know, never care What goes on in the other one's

G Bm G Bm

head? Things I've felt but I've never said You said things that I never said

Em Bm Em D

So I'll say something that I should have said long ago:

[Chorus]

Am Bm Am Bm G Bm G Bm

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all (at all)

[Verse 2]

G Bm

You could have just propped me up on the table like a mannequin

G Bm Em

Or a cardboard stand-up and paint me (paint me)

Bm D

Any face that you wanted me To be seen. We're

Am Em

Damned by the existential moment where We saw the couple in the coma and

Bm D

It was we were the cliché, But we carried on anyway.

Em Em

So, sure, I could just close my eyes. Yeah, sure, trace and memorize,

D D

But can you go back once you know

[Chorus]

Am Bm Am Bm G Bm G Bm

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all (at all)

Am Bm C D

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me

[Bridge]

C Bm Em

If I'm the person that you think I am

C Bm Em

clueless chump you seem to think I am, so

C Bm

Easily led astray, an errant dog who occasionally escapes and

needs a shorter leash then

C Bm D

Why the f*ck would you want me back? Maybe it's because....

the first G of this starts with the word "because" ^^^

[Instrumental]

G Bm G Bm Em Bm Em D

(x2)

(You don't know me at all)

Ahhh ah

(You don't know me,

you don't know me.)

Ahhh ah

[Bridge]

G Bm

So, what I'm trying to say is

G Bm

What (What?) I'm trying to tell you

Em Bm

It's not gonna come out like I wanna say it

cause I know you'll only change it.

(Say it.)

[Chorus]

Am Bm Am Bm G Bm G Bm

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all (at all)

Am Bm C D

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all

(You don't know me)

You don't know me at all (at all)

[Outro]

G Bm G Bm Em Bm Em D

(x2)

What?

(Mmmm, ohh oh

Ah ah ah ah ah

Aha ah ah ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Aha ah

Ah ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Oh-oh-oh-oh oh ohh)

End on

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