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[Intro]
 A   E   D   F#m   D   F#m    Ex2
[Verse 1]
AIf I wasted my whole Dlife like I F#mdone this far
Would it Dmake you happy to know
F#mI did it your way, well EI don’t think so
And I Adon’t know who appEointed you
The Aone to tell me my pDoint of view
And F#mI can’t bare the lDies you tell
SF#morry but I wasn’t raEised that well
So I’ll wAipe the blood off my nEose
CF#momb my hair and fDix my clothes
CDlean myself up and Esettle the score
F#mAnd keep coming back for mEore-or-or-ore
[Chorus]
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me what the hell to Ddo
For once, IF#m’m gonna do it my way
I’ve lDistened to ‘em way too long
So if I fF#mail it’ll be my Ewrong-ong-ong-ong
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me how the hell to Dlive
For once I gF#motta do it my way
And iDf you don’t wanna believe
Then F#my’all just wait and Esee-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
AIf I had money and a model wDife and a bF#mrand new car
Would it mDake you happy to know
I dF#mid it your way, well EI don’t think so
I Acan’t please everybody Eall the time
And Ay’all done cluttered Dup my mind
I aF#mim my truth right at yoDur lies
And F#mI will not apEologize
So Awipe that look up off of yEour face
CloF#mse your mouth and giDve me my space
CuDz I don’t want what yF#mou’re looking for
And I F#mdeserve a little mEore-or-or-ore
[Chorus]
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me what the hell to Ddo
For once, IF#m’m gonna do it my way
I’ve lDistened to ‘em way too long
So if I fF#mail it’ll be my Ewrong-ong-ong-ong
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me how the hell to Dlive
For once I gF#motta do it my way
And iDf you don’t wanna believe
Then F#my’all just wait and Esee-oh-oh-oh
[Bridge]
And as the dAays go by and the nEights get longer
And the hDaters keep a hating and the fF#meelings getting stronger
Tellin’ mDe what I could have been, spoken like a hypocrite
TF#mell me what I should be now, lEike I really give a shit
My lAife, my ways, my job, my hEabits is all intent to teach about
You reDad my dreams, it seem you need to pF#mractice what you preach about
I lDistened to y’all, damn ‘em all, and I was wrong a bunch
But I F#mgotta do it, screw it, I’m doing it mEy way for once
SAee  E     Dfor once I’m gF#monna do it my way D  
For way too longF#m, it’ll bEe my wrAonEgD  
How to live nowF#m  D  
I guess you don’t wanna beliF#meve
Then yE’all just wait and see
[Chorus]
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me what the hell to Ddo
For once, IF#m’m gonna do it my way
I’ve lDistened to ‘em way too long
So if I fF#mail it’ll be my Ewrong-ong-ong-ong
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me how the hell to Dlive
For once I gF#motta do it my way
And iDf you don’t wanna believe
Then F#my’all just wait and Esee-oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me what the hell to Ddo
For once, IF#m’m gonna do it my way
I’ve lDistened to ‘em way too long
So if I fF#mail it’ll be my Ewrong-ong-ong-ong
AAin’t nobody gonna tEell me how the hell to Dlive
For once I gF#motta do it my way
And iDf you don’t wanna believe
Then F#my’all just wait and Esee-oh-oh-oh

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For Once

by The Lacs

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A E D F#m D F#m E

[Verse 1]

A D F#m

If I wasted my whole life like I done this far

Would it make you happy to know

F#m E

I did it your way, well I don’t think so

A E

And I don’t know who appointed you

A D

The one to tell me my point of view

F#m D

And I can’t bare the lies you tell

F#m E

Sorry but I wasn’t raised that well

A E

So I’ll wipe the blood off my nose

F#m D

Comb my hair and fix my clothes

D E

Clean myself up and settle the score

F#m E

And keep coming back for more-or-or-ore

[Chorus]

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me what the hell to do

F#m

For once, I’m gonna do it my way

I’ve listened to ‘em way too long

F#m E

So if I fail it’ll be my wrong-ong-ong-ong

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me how the hell to live

F#m

For once I gotta do it my way

And if you don’t wanna believe

F#m E

Then y’all just wait and see-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]

A D F#m

If I had money and a model wife and a brand new car

Would it make you happy to know

F#m E

I did it your way, well I don’t think so

A E

I can’t please everybody all the time

A D

And y’all done cluttered up my mind

F#m D

I aim my truth right at your lies

F#m E

And I will not apologize

A E

So wipe that look up off of your face

F#m D

Close your mouth and give me my space

D F#m

Cuz I don’t want what you’re looking for

F#m E

And I deserve a little more-or-or-ore

[Chorus]

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me what the hell to do

F#m

For once, I’m gonna do it my way

I’ve listened to ‘em way too long

F#m E

So if I fail it’ll be my wrong-ong-ong-ong

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me how the hell to live

F#m

For once I gotta do it my way

And if you don’t wanna believe

F#m E

Then y’all just wait and see-oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]

A E

And as the days go by and the nights get longer

D F#m

And the haters keep a hating and the feelings getting stronger

Tellin’ me what I could have been, spoken like a hypocrite

F#m E

Tell me what I should be now, like I really give a shit

A E

My life, my ways, my job, my habits is all intent to teach about

D F#m

You read my dreams, it seem you need to practice what you preach about

I listened to y’all, damn ‘em all, and I was wrong a bunch

F#m E

But I gotta do it, screw it, I’m doing it my way for once

A E D F#m D

See for once I’m gonna do it my way

F#m E A E D

For way too long, it’ll be my wrong

F#m D

How to live now

F#m

I guess you don’t wanna believe

Then y’all just wait and see

[Chorus]

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me what the hell to do

F#m

For once, I’m gonna do it my way

I’ve listened to ‘em way too long

F#m E

So if I fail it’ll be my wrong-ong-ong-ong

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me how the hell to live

F#m

For once I gotta do it my way

And if you don’t wanna believe

F#m E

Then y’all just wait and see-oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me what the hell to do

F#m

For once, I’m gonna do it my way

I’ve listened to ‘em way too long

F#m E

So if I fail it’ll be my wrong-ong-ong-ong

A E D

Ain’t nobody gonna tell me how the hell to live

F#m

For once I gotta do it my way

And if you don’t wanna believe

F#m E

Then y’all just wait and see-oh-oh-oh

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