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Dear Inez

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
[Intro]
eb|-B----------------|-B----------------|-B----------------|-B----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
eb|-B----------------|-B----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[Verse 1]
   C#mDear IAnez
   Your C#mexterior is so Acold
   C#mYour story's been Atold
   I've heard it bC#meforeA  
   C#mYou wanna get Aout
   C#mDon't wanna be Adown
   C#mTied to the Aground
   You wanna C#mslip outA  
[Chorus]
   BYou F#wanna go and Ahave your Bfun
   F#You Agot a Bson
   F#You don't Awant none
[Verse 2]
   C#mDon't any Apart
   C#mYou're breaking my Aheart
   C#mAs he wanders Aoff
   He ain't C#mgot noneA  
   C#mDear IAnez
   The kid is C#mtrouble at trouAble
   C#mHe's gonna Apush or be C#m???A  
[Chorus]
   BYou F#wanna go and Ado your Bthing
   You F#never Ahad a wedding Bring
   F#You got Asomething
[Bridge]
   G#mWhy's Eeverything F#so G#mrough
   Why's Eeverything F#so G#mhard
   Why's EeveryF#one so AwrongC#m  A  
   So C#mwrongA  
   So C#mwrongA  
   So Dwrong
[Verse 3]
   C#mIt's not Ame
   C#mYou gotta beAlieve
   C#mI never knew Alove
   I only C#know how to push and AshoveF#  
   C#mGive me a Abreak
   All I C#mhave I have to Atake
   C#mNever no hand Aout
   You think you C#mgot me figured out
   This is Awhat I'm all about
[Chorus]
   BYou F#wanna go and Ahave your Bfun
   F#No regard for AanyBone
   F#Don't feeAl nothing
[Bridge]
   G#mWhy's Eeverything F#so G#mrough
   Why's Eeverything F#so G#mhard
   Why's EeveryF#one so AwrongC#m  A  
   So C#mwrongA  
   So C#mwrongA  
   So Dwrong
[Instrumental]
B C#m F#m
B C#m F#m
D E A
D E A
[Verse 4]
   C#mDear IAnez
   Your exC#mterior is so Acold
   C#mDear IAnez there's something aC#mbout Ayou
[Chorus]
   BYou F#wanna go and Ahave your Bfun
   F#You Agot a BsonF#  A  
   You don't Bwant noneF#  A  
[Outro]
BI've been there I'm C#mtrying and I don't give a Bdamn
I'm gonna cash my C#mcheques
Money in my Bhands
No thanks the C#mworld is okay by Bme
If you're gonna C#mblame it on socieAty

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Dear Inez

by Smash Mouth

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

G#m

F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

[Intro]

B B B B

eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Db|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|-9---9---9-9-9-9-|

Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

B B

eb|-----------------|-----------------|

Bb|-----------------|-----------------|

Gb|-----------------|-----------------|

Db|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

Ab|-----------------|-----------------|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Verse 1]

C#m A

Dear Inez

C#m A

Your exterior is so cold

C#m A

Your story's been told

C#m A

I've heard it before

C#m A

You wanna get out

C#m A

Don't wanna be down

C#m A

Tied to the ground

C#m A

You wanna slip out

[Chorus]

B F# A B

You wanna go and have your fun

F# A B

You got a son

F# A

You don't want none

[Verse 2]

C#m A

Don't any part

C#m A

You're breaking my heart

C#m A

As he wanders off

C#m A

He ain't got none

C#m A

Dear Inez

C#m A

The kid is trouble at trouble

C#m A C#m A

He's gonna push or be ???

[Chorus]

B F# A B

You wanna go and do your thing

F# A B

You never had a wedding ring

F# A

You got something

[Bridge]

G#m E F# G#m

Why's everything so rough

E F# G#m

Why's everything so hard

E F# A C#m A

Why's everyone so wrong

C#m A

So wrong

C#m A

So wrong

[Verse 3]

C#m A

It's not me

C#m A

You gotta believe

C#m A

I never knew love

C# A F#

I only know how to push and shove

C#m A

Give me a break

C#m A

All I have I have to take

C#m A

Never no hand out

C#m

You think you got me figured out

This is what I'm all about

[Chorus]

B F# A B

You wanna go and have your fun

F# A B

No regard for anyone

F# A

Don't feel nothing

[Bridge]

G#m E F# G#m

Why's everything so rough

E F# G#m

Why's everything so hard

E F# A C#m A

Why's everyone so wrong

C#m A

So wrong

C#m A

So wrong

[Instrumental]

B C#m F#m

D E A

[Verse 4]

C#m A

Dear Inez

C#m A

Your exterior is so cold

C#m A C#m A

Dear Inez there's something about you

[Chorus]

B F# A B

You wanna go and have your fun

F# A B F# A

You got a son

B F# A

You don't want none

[Outro]

B C#m B

I've been there I'm trying and I don't give a damn

C#m

I'm gonna cash my cheques

Money in my hands

C#m B

No thanks the world is okay by me

C#m A

If you're gonna blame it on society

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