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Pay For What You Get by Dave Matthews Band
E|-8h10r8------------8h10r8-------------|-DVeEM7rse-C---A---Bb---A---|-CChorFus-Bb--|Dm---|
B|-8h10r8------------8h10r8-------------|----5--------------|----------|-6-|
G|--------7-7---5-5---------5-5-5--7-7--|-7--5--5-----------|-5------3-|-x-|
D|--------7-7-8-5-5---------5-5-5--7-7--|-7--3--5--7--8--7--|-5---3--3-|-7-|
A|-Intro--5-5-8-3-3---------3-3-3--5-5--|-5-----3--7--8--7--|-3---3--1-|-5-|
E|------------6-------------------------|----------5--6--5--|-----1----|---|
DWork ourselves, fingers to the EM7bone   C   ASuck the Bbmarrow, dArain my Dsoul EM7  
  C  APay your BbduesA, Dand your EM7debts   C  APay your reBbspectAs, Deverybody EM7tells you 
CYou Apay for wBbhat you Aget  D      EM7You Cpay for Awhat you Bbget A  
D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7
CEverybody asks me how she's Fdoin' Has she Bbreally lost her Cmind? 
I said, FI couldn't tell you BbI've Alost Bbmine A  D  EM7  C  A  Bb  A  D  
DWords, words, wordEM7s,  have you Cheard A Abird in Bbhand is Amuch better DthEM7an, 
Any Cnumber Afree to BbwanAder     D  EM7Fly Caway... AStaBby A  D  
You EM7pay for wChat you gAet      BbYou Apay for Dwhat you EM7get C  A  Bb  A  D  EM7  
CEverybody asks me how she's Fdoing Is she Bbreally all she Csays... 
Everybody asks me how she's Fdoing Since Bbshe went away C  
I said FI couldn't tell you BbI'm AO BbK    A   DI'm OEM7K (I'Cm AOKBb) A  
D EM7 C  A  Bb A   D EM7 C  A  Bb A  D EM7 C
SurpArise, surBbprise AYou Dpay for EM7what you Cget AYou Bbpay for Awhat you DgEM7et 
C  A  Bb  A  D  EM7
CEverybody asks me how she's Fdoing Has she Bbreally lost her... 
CEverybody asks me how she's Fdoing Since Bbshe went away 
CI said FI couldn't tell you BbI'm AO BbK    A  DI'm OEM7K I'm OCK (AHow are Bbyou?) A  
D       EM7      C   A  Bb A
DPay for EM7what you Cget    A     Bb     A  DPay for EM7what you CgetA...oh.Bboh.. A  
DPay for EM7what you Cget    A     Bb     A  DPay for EM7what you CgetA...oh.Bboh.. A  D  D  
Repeat Intro   End on Dm

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Pay For What You Get

by Dave Matthews Band

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EM7

Pay For What You Get by Dave Matthews Band

D EM7 C A Bb A C F Bb Dm

E|-8h10r8------------8h10r8-------------|-Verse-------------|-Chorus---|---|

B|-8h10r8------------8h10r8-------------|----5--------------|----------|-6-|

G|--------7-7---5-5---------5-5-5--7-7--|-7--5--5-----------|-5------3-|-x-|

D|--------7-7-8-5-5---------5-5-5--7-7--|-7--3--5--7--8--7--|-5---3--3-|-7-|

A|-Intro--5-5-8-3-3---------3-3-3--5-5--|-5-----3--7--8--7--|-3---3--1-|-5-|

E|------------6-------------------------|----------5--6--5--|-----1----|---|

D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7

Work ourselves, fingers to the bone Suck the marrow, drain my soul

C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7

Pay your dues, and your debts Pay your respects, everybody tells you

C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A

You pay for what you get You pay for what you get

D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7

C F Bb C

Everybody asks me how she's doin' Has she really lost her mind?

F Bb A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D

I said, I couldn't tell you I've lost mine

D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7

Words, words, words, have you heard A bird in hand is much better than,

C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D

Any number free to wander Fly away... Stay

EM7 C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7

You pay for what you get You pay for what you get

C F Bb C

Everybody asks me how she's doing Is she really all she says...

F Bb C

Everybody asks me how she's doing Since she went away

F Bb A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A

I said I couldn't tell you I'm O K I'm OK (I'm OK)

D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7 C

A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7

Surprise, surprise You pay for what you get You pay for what you get

C A Bb A D EM7

C F Bb

Everybody asks me how she's doing Has she really lost her...

C F Bb

Everybody asks me how she's doing Since she went away

C F Bb A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A

I said I couldn't tell you I'm O K I'm OK I'm OK (How are you?)

D EM7 C A Bb A

D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A

Pay for what you get Pay for what you get...oh.oh..

D EM7 C A Bb A D EM7 C A Bb A D D

Pay for what you get Pay for what you get...oh.oh..

Repeat Intro End on Dm

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