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--Verse--
GI'm telling you I'm okay 
EmYou're telling me there's no way now
DYour words evaporate 
GI'm at home I'm watching T.V.
EmYou think you know what I see now
DLife ain't silver screen 
--Pre-Chorus--
GCuz I'm way down deep in the Emdirt
But oh, baby DI make the best of the hurt 
--Chorus--
Don't Cwait for Gme 
My lBife Ain't wEmorth your wDorries 
Or CStay with Gme MBy love 
--Verse--
GI'm telling you I'm okay
EmYou're telling me there's no way now 
DDon't play me for a fool
GBeing alone really ain't that bad 
EmDo you think I'm really that sad 
DOh no! 
--Pre-Chorus--
GCuz I'm way down deep in the Emdirt
But oh, baby DI make the best of the hurt 
--Chorus-- 
Don't Cwait for Gme 
My lBife Ain't wEmorth your wDorries 
Or CStay with Gme MBy love 
-tambourine-
Hey! x10 Oh oh oh oh, wo oh oh

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Shake My Hand

by The Jakes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

--Verse--

I'm telling you I'm okay

You're telling me there's no way now

Your words evaporate

I'm at home I'm watching T.V.

You think you know what I see now

Life ain't silver screen

--Pre-Chorus--

G Em

Cuz I'm way down deep in the dirt

But oh, baby I make the best of the hurt

--Chorus--

C G

Don't wait for me

B Em D

My life Ain't worth your worries

C G B

Or Stay with me My love

--Verse--

I'm telling you I'm okay

You're telling me there's no way now

Don't play me for a fool

Being alone really ain't that bad

Do you think I'm really that sad

Oh no!

--Pre-Chorus--

G Em

Cuz I'm way down deep in the dirt

But oh, baby I make the best of the hurt

--Chorus--

C G

Don't wait for me

B Em D

My life Ain't worth your worries

C G B

Or Stay with me My love

-tambourine-

Hey! x10 Oh oh oh oh, wo oh oh

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