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David

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CmLook at you you're Fmyoung
Havin' so much Gmfun
Gonna be a Gstar
And click there goes the phone
I don't wanna know
What my 
Horoscope's predicting
G#mJust pour me a drink 
Cuz FmI need a kick 
I don't wanna Gmthink 
GI just wanna sip 
[chorus]
CmDavid don't yoG#u hear me at Fmall
David won't you gGmive me a cCmall
Waitin' here noG#t makin' a Fmsound 
David come Gmaround 
And click goes the remote 
There you have my vote
Just pour me a drink 
Cuz I need a lie 
I don't wanna think 
I just wanna die 
[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all 
David don't you hear through the wall 
Waitin' here not makin' a sound 
David come around 
[bridge]
F#mChaos pervades the C#world outside E  
Days offer spades of Bhurled outcries D  
Gone is the fair and Afive and dime 
But Ghe is there 
F#He's so fine 
DmListen to her Bbplay 
Has somethin' Gmto say 
Even has a Arap 
Clap clap clap Dm  
But click there goes thBbe lid 
Sorry 'bout the Gmfib 
I ain't got a Agrip on nothin' 
BbJust pour me a drink 
Right Gmoutta the can 
I Amdon't wanna think 
I Ajust want my man 
[chorus]
DmDavid don't you Bbhear me at all Gm  
David dear I'm Ajust down the hall Dm  
Waitin' here not Bbmakin' a Gmsound 
David come aAround

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David

by Nellie McKay

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

Cm Fm

Look at you you're young

Havin' so much fun

Gonna be a star

And click there goes the phone

I don't wanna know

What my

Horoscope's predicting

G#m

Just pour me a drink

Cuz I need a kick

I don't wanna think

I just wanna sip

[chorus]

Cm G# Fm

David don't you hear me at all

Gm Cm

David won't you give me a call

G# Fm

Waitin' here not makin' a sound

David come around

And click goes the remote

There you have my vote

Just pour me a drink

Cuz I need a lie

I don't wanna think

I just wanna die

[chorus]

David don't you hear me at all

David don't you hear through the wall

Waitin' here not makin' a sound

David come around

[bridge]

F#m C# E

Chaos pervades the world outside

B D

Days offer spades of hurled outcries

Gone is the fair and five and dime

But he is there

He's so fine

Dm Bb

Listen to her play

Has somethin' to say

Even has a rap

Clap clap clap

But click there goes the lid

Sorry 'bout the fib

I ain't got a grip on nothin'

Just pour me a drink

Right outta the can

I don't wanna think

I just want my man

[chorus]

Dm Bb Gm

David don't you hear me at all

A Dm

David dear I'm just down the hall

Bb Gm

Waitin' here not makin' a sound

David come around

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