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                   NOT TONIGHT
              HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
INTRO:
NONE
CHORUS:
I don't need a reDason, don’t need a rhAyme
French champEagne or a box of wAine
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
She can shake it Dup, she can break it dAown
Cool blue jeEans or an evening gAown
                    D               A      Ee
My baby  don't  care, my baby don't care
VERSE:
SDhe don't ask for rAoses, sEhe don't ask for mAuch
SDhe says, "If I'm aAll she's got, she's gEot more than enoAugh"
DI get so low sAolo, sEhe gets me back hAigh
SDhe says, "Mondays aAre just FrEidays in disguAise"
PRE-CHORUS:
And Bmhey, babe, it's gonna be alright"
CHORUS:
I don't need a reDason, don’t need a rhAyme
French champEagne or a box of wAine
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
She can dress Dup, she can get Adown
Cool blue jeEans or an evening gAown
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
No, not to-niDiiiAightE, no, not to-niDiiiiAghtE  
VERSE:
DI don't need perfAection, sEhe don’t mind mistAakes
DIf she's all I gAot, then I've got mEore than I can tAake
PRE-CHORUS:
She says, "BmHey, babe, it's gonna be alright
CHORUS:
I don't need a reDason, don’t need a rhAyme
French champEagne or a box of wAine
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
She can shake it Dup, she can break it dAown
Cool blue jeEans or an evening gAown
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
No, not to-niDiiiAiigEht, no, not to-nDiiiAiiiEght
BREAK:
Let it Dgo, let her gArow, let it fEade away with the light
We can wDorry about it tomAorrow, but not tonEight
Let it Dgo, let her gArow, let her fEade away with the light
We can wDorry about her tomAorrow, but not tonEight
No, not to-niDiiiAightE, no, not to-niDiiiAiigEht
CHORUS:
I don't need a reDason, don’t need a rhAyme
French champEagne or a box of wAine
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
She can break it Dup, she can shake it dAown
Cool blue jeEans or an evening gAown
My baby  don't  Dcare, Amy baby don't Ecare
No, not to-niDiiiAiigEht, no, not to-nDiiiAiiiEght
No, not to-niDiiiAiigEht, no, not to-nDiiiAiiiEght
OUTRO:
We can woDrry about her tomAorrow, but not tonEight

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Not Tonight

by Hootie & the Blowfish

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NOT TONIGHT

HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH

INTRO:

NONE

CHORUS:

D A

I don't need a reason, don’t need a rhyme

E A

French champagne or a box of wine

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A

She can shake it up, she can break it down

E A

Cool blue jeans or an evening gown

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

VERSE:

D A E A

She don't ask for roses, she don't ask for much

D A E A

She says, "If I'm all she's got, she's got more than enough"

D A E A

I get so low solo, she gets me back high

D A E A

She says, "Mondays are just Fridays in disguise"

PRE-CHORUS:

And hey, babe, it's gonna be alright"

CHORUS:

D A

I don't need a reason, don’t need a rhyme

E A

French champagne or a box of wine

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A

She can dress up, she can get down

E A

Cool blue jeans or an evening gown

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A E D A E

No, not to-niiiiight, no, not to-niiiiight

VERSE:

D A E A

I don't need perfection, she don’t mind mistakes

D A E A

If she's all I got, then I've got more than I can take

PRE-CHORUS:

She says, "Hey, babe, it's gonna be alright

CHORUS:

D A

I don't need a reason, don’t need a rhyme

E A

French champagne or a box of wine

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A

She can shake it up, she can break it down

E A

Cool blue jeans or an evening gown

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A E D A E

No, not to-niiiiiight, no, not to-niiiiiight

BREAK:

D A E

Let it go, let her grow, let it fade away with the light

D A E

We can worry about it tomorrow, but not tonight

D A E

Let it go, let her grow, let her fade away with the light

D A E

We can worry about her tomorrow, but not tonight

D A E D A E

No, not to-niiiiight, no, not to-niiiiiight

CHORUS:

D A

I don't need a reason, don’t need a rhyme

E A

French champagne or a box of wine

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A

She can break it up, she can shake it down

E A

Cool blue jeans or an evening gown

D A E

My baby don't care, my baby don't care

D A E D A E

No, not to-niiiiiight, no, not to-niiiiiight

D A E D A E

No, not to-niiiiiight, no, not to-niiiiiight

OUTRO:

D A E

We can worry about her tomorrow, but not tonight

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