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Dont Wanna Talk

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Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse/Outro (barre chords)
C Em Am F
Chorus (barre chords)
 Am   C   G   Dx 2 end with an E on the third run
Middle (open chords)
 Am  F#/ Am   G   D   Ex3**
*The F#/Am is just a passing chord walking to the G.
CYou canEm't let it go, Amyou won't Fstay awayC  
You donEm't wanna know that weAm're caugFht in the swayC  
So thiEms is goodbye, Amand Fthat is the doorC  
I Emdon't wanna try with Amyou anymoFre, yeah
AmDon't wanna talk now, Cdon't wanna Gknow whyD  
AmYou say you're lonelyC, well, baby, Gso am ID  
AmDon't wanna hear abouCt it, don't want you Gcoming roundD  
AmYou wanna make me weaCk, you wanna beat me GdownD  E  
CLa, lEma, la, Amdon't wanna talk abouFt it
CLa, lEma, you go on aAmnd on and on abouFt it
                                               E     Am  F#/  Am    G  D  
You wanna make me shout
EMake me shout...
A crack of the whip makes me only bite back

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Dont Wanna Talk

by Brendan Benson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard

Intro/Verse/Outro (barre chords)

C Em Am F

Chorus (barre chords)

Am C G D

x 2 end with an E on the third run

Middle (open chords)

Am F# Am G D E

/ x3**

*The F#/Am is just a passing chord walking to the G.

C Em Am F C

You can't let it go, you won't stay away

Em Am F C

You don't wanna know that we're caught in the sway

Em Am F C

So this is goodbye, and that is the door

Em Am F

I don't wanna try with you anymore, yeah

Am C G D

Don't wanna talk now, don't wanna know why

Am C G D

You say you're lonely, well, baby, so am I

Am C G D

Don't wanna hear about it, don't want you coming round

Am C G D E

You wanna make me weak, you wanna beat me down

C Em Am F

La, la, la, don't wanna talk about it

C Em Am F

La, la, you go on and on and on about it

E Am F# Am G D

You wanna make me shout

Make me shout...

A crack of the whip makes me only bite back

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