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Aminor

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1/29

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 29Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key:  Cthen C#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Am-   x02210
 C-    x32010
 D/F#- 2x023x
 E/G#- 476xxx
 F-    133211
 Dm-   xx0231
 G-    320003
 E-    022100
 Fm-   133111
 F#-   244322
 C#-   x46664
 G#-   466544
 Bbm-  x13321
 F/A-  x032xx
Intro:
Synthesizer: Am-C-D/F#--Am-C-Fm--
Guitar: Am-C-D/F#-- x2
Verse 1:
  AmSome days CI start
off D/F#dragging my feet
  AmSome days I Cwant to D/F#fly
  AmSome days Cit all
makes D/F#sense to me
  AmSome days CI just don't
want to know Ewhy
Chorus 1:
  FHey heyC  
  GI'm not Amgiving up no
  FGonna sCtand up and Gshout it
Oh oh oh Fno Cway Gi'm
not Amslacking off
or Fbacking out or
Ccracking up with Gdoubt
             E/G#   Am   C  D/F#-
I'm working it   out
Verse 2:
  AmSometimes CI'm just
surD/F#rounded by friends
  AmSometimes we've Cnever D/F#met
  AmSometimes I Cpray for
D/F#something I need
  DmBut hey you Enever
know what you're
gonna get and
Chorus 2:
  FHey heyC  
  GI'm not Amgiving up no
  FGonna sCtand up and Gshout it
Oh oh oh Fno Cway Gi'm
not Amslacking off
or Fbacking out or
Ccracking up with Gdoubt
I'm working E/G#it  out
Bridge: Hilary speaks
Am(all the way)
  It's hard enough to be what you are
Harder to be what you're not
It's hard to know what you need to get
Harder to know what you've got
Guitar Solo: Am-C-D/F#-- x3, Dm--E--
Guitar 2: Solo
e|-3/8------8-10-12-8------8-10-12--8-----17--15-17--17-|
B|-------10-------------10------------10----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20--17--20--17--20--12-10-12---10--8--10--12-|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 3: modulate from  Cto C#  
  F#Hey heyC#  
G#(hold)  Bbm  
  I'm not giving up no
  F#Gonna sC#tand up and G#shout it
Oh oh oh  F#no  C#way G#i'm
not Bbmslacking off
or F#backing out or
C#cracking up with G#doubt
I'm working F/Ait out
(Repeat)
Outro: F#-C#-G#-Bbm-F#-C#-G#-- x2
I'm working it out, I'm working it out

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Workin It Out

by Hilary Duff

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

E/G#

Bbm

F/A

C C#

Key: then

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02210

- x32010

D/F#

- 2x023x

E/G#

- 476xxx

- 133211

- xx0231

- 320003

- 022100

- 133111

- 244322

- x46664

- 466544

Bbm

- x13321

F/A

- x032xx

Intro:

Am C D/F# Am C Fm

Synthesizer: --------

Am C D/F#

Guitar: ---- x2

Verse 1:

Am C

Some days I start

D/F#

off dragging my feet

Am C D/F#

Some days I want to fly

Am C

Some days it all

D/F#

makes sense to me

Am C

Some days I just don't

want to know why

Chorus 1:

F C

Hey hey

G Am

I'm not giving up no

F C G

Gonna stand up and shout it

F C G

Oh oh oh no way i'm

not slacking off

or backing out or

C G

cracking up with doubt

E/G# Am C D/F#

I'm working it out

Verse 2:

Am C

Sometimes I'm just

D/F#

surrounded by friends

Am C D/F#

Sometimes we've never met

Am C

Sometimes I pray for

D/F#

something I need

Dm E

But hey you never

know what you're

gonna get and

Chorus 2:

F C

Hey hey

G Am

I'm not giving up no

F C G

Gonna stand up and shout it

F C G

Oh oh oh no way i'm

not slacking off

or backing out or

C G

cracking up with doubt

E/G#

I'm working it out

Bridge: Hilary speaks

(all the way)

It's hard enough to be what you are

Harder to be what you're not

It's hard to know what you need to get

Harder to know what you've got

Am C D/F# Dm E

Guitar Solo: ---- x3, ----

Guitar 2: Solo

e|-3/8------8-10-12-8------8-10-12--8-----17--15-17--17-|

B|-------10-------------10------------10----------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-20--17--20--17--20--12-10-12---10--8--10--12-|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

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

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

C C#

Chorus 3: modulate from to

F# C#

Hey hey

G# Bbm

(hold)

I'm not giving up no

F# C# G#

Gonna stand up and shout it

F# C# G#

Oh oh oh no way i'm

Bbm

not slacking off

or backing out or

C# G#

cracking up with doubt

F/A

I'm working it out

(Repeat)

F# C# G# Bbm F# C# G#

Outro: -------- x2

I'm working it out, I'm working it out

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