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I Caught Myself

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 Tabbed By: Cinthia G.
Aadd9: 007600
  C#m: 046654
    E: 022100
   F#m: 244222
    B: 024442
      *Background Guitar*
e||--4------4------7-----7----| |
B||----5------5------------5--|.|
G||------6------6----6--------| |
D||---------------------------| |
A||---------------------------|.|
E||---------------------------| | (Repeat as many times necessary throughout the song)
[Intro]
 Aadd9   C#m    E   Aadd9   F#m   E(x2)
[Verse]
Aadd9Down to you,
You're pushing and pulling me
Aadd9Down to you.
But I don't know what I
[Chorus]
Aadd9Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself.
C#mI'm saying something that EI should have never thought.
Aadd9Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself.
F#mFrom saying something that I Eshould have never thought of yAadd9ou, of you.
[Post-Chorus]
You're pushing and pulling me C#mdown to you,
EBut I don't know what I Aadd9want,
No I don't know what I F#mwant.E  
[Verse]
Aadd9You got it, you got it,
Some kind of magic.
HypC#mnotic, hypnotic,
You're Eleaving me breathless.
I Aadd9hate this, I hate this,
You're not the one I beF#mlieve in.
With EGod as my witness.
[Interlude]
Aadd9Oh-whoa
[Chorus]
Aadd9Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,
C#mI'm saying something that EI should have never thought.
Aadd9Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,
F#mFrom saying something that EI should have never thought of Aadd9you, of you.
[Post-Chorus]
You're pushing and pulling me C#mdown to you.
But EI don't know what I Aadd9want.
No I don't know what I F#mwant.E  
[Interlude]
Aadd9     C#m     E
Aadd9     F#m     E
[Bridge]
     Aadd9Don't know what I want.
But I know it's Aadd9not you.
Keep pushing and pulling me down,
But I know in my heart it's Aadd9not you.
[Interlude]
Aadd9     C#m     E
Mmm-Aadd9hmmm,   oh-F#mwhoaE  
[Chorus]
ENow when I caught myself, F#mI had to stop myself,
C#mFrom saying something that Aadd9I should have never thought.
ENow when I caught myself, F#mI had to stop myself,
C#mFrom saying something that BI should have never thought of Eyou.
[Post-Chorus]
I knew, F#mI know in my heart it's not yC#mou.
I know Aadd9but now I know what I Ewant, I F#mwant, I wC#mant,
Oh no, BI should have never thought.

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I Caught Myself

by Paramore

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Chords in this song · guitar

Aadd9

C#m

F#m

Tabbed By: Cinthia G.

Aadd9: 007600

C#m: 046654

E: 022100

F#m: 244222

B: 024442

*Background Guitar*

e||--4------4------7-----7----| |

B||----5------5------------5--|.|

G||------6------6----6--------| |

D||---------------------------| |

A||---------------------------|.|

E||---------------------------| | (Repeat as many times necessary throughout the song)

[Intro]

Aadd9 C#m E Aadd9 F#m E

(x2)

[Verse]

Aadd9

Down to you,

You're pushing and pulling me

Aadd9

Down to you.

But I don't know what I

[Chorus]

Aadd9

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself.

C#m E

I'm saying something that I should have never thought.

Aadd9

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself.

F#m E Aadd9

From saying something that I should have never thought of you, of you.

[Post-Chorus]

C#m

You're pushing and pulling me down to you,

E Aadd9

But I don't know what I want,

F#m E

No I don't know what I want.

[Verse]

Aadd9

You got it, you got it,

Some kind of magic.

C#m

Hypnotic, hypnotic,

You're leaving me breathless.

Aadd9

I hate this, I hate this,

F#m

You're not the one I believe in.

With God as my witness.

[Interlude]

Aadd9

Oh-whoa

[Chorus]

Aadd9

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,

C#m E

I'm saying something that I should have never thought.

Aadd9

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,

F#m E Aadd9

From saying something that I should have never thought of you, of you.

[Post-Chorus]

C#m

You're pushing and pulling me down to you.

E Aadd9

But I don't know what I want.

F#m E

No I don't know what I want.

[Interlude]

Aadd9 C#m E

Aadd9 F#m E

[Bridge]

Aadd9

Don't know what I want.

Aadd9

But I know it's not you.

Keep pushing and pulling me down,

Aadd9

But I know in my heart it's not you.

[Interlude]

Aadd9 C#m E

Aadd9 F#m E

Mmm-hmmm, oh-whoa

[Chorus]

E F#m

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,

C#m Aadd9

From saying something that I should have never thought.

E F#m

Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself,

C#m B E

From saying something that I should have never thought of you.

[Post-Chorus]

F#m C#m

I knew, I know in my heart it's not you.

Aadd9 E F#m C#m

I know but now I know what I want, I want, I want,

Oh no, I should have never thought.

About I Caught Myself Chords by Paramore

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