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Dont You Forget About Me

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Song: Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Artist: Simple Minds
[Intro]
D E                     D E  C   D   E
…Hey, hey, hey, hey - …Oooohh… Whoa…
D E C D
[Verse]
E                 D
Won't you - come see about me?
A                D
I'll be alone - dancing, you know it baby…
E                D
Tell me - your troubles and doubts…
A                      D
Given me everything - inside and out and…
E                    D
Love's strange - so real in the dark…
 A                            D
Think of the tender things - that we were working on…
E                  D
Slow change - may pull us apart…
A                    D
When the light gets into your heart, baby!
[Chorus]
 E       E7/D   D2           A
Don't you ---- forget about me!
 D
Don't, don't, don't, don't…
 E       E7/D   D2           A
Don't you ---- forget about me!
[Verse]
C
Will you stand above me?
G
Look my way - never love me…
D
Rain keeps falling - rain keeps falling…
 A
Down, down, down…
C
Will you recognize me?
G
Call my name - or walk on by…
D
Rain keeps falling - rain keeps falling…
 A
Down, down, down, down…
D E                     D E  C   D   E
…Hey, hey, hey, hey - …Oooohh… Whoa…
D E C D
[Verse]
E            D
Don't you - try and pretend…
A                        D
It's my feeling we'll - win in the end…
          E            D
I won't - harm you or touch your defenses…
A             D
Vanity - insecurity…
E            D
Don't you - forget about me…
A                D
I'll be alone - dancing, you know it baby…
E           D
Going to - take you apart…
A                 D
I'll put us back together at heart, baby…
[Chorus]
 E       E7/D   D2           A
Don't you ---- forget about me!
 D
Don't, don't, don't, don't…
 E       E7/D   D2           A
Don't you ---- forget about me!
D              E  E7/D D2                A
As you walk on by ---- Will you call my name?
D              E  E7/D D2                A
As you walk on by ---- Will you call my name?
D              E   D A D
When you walk away…
D                 E   D A D
Or will you walk away?
                 E  D
Will you walk on by?
 A                 D
Come on - call my name…
E                 D   A D
Will you call my name?
[Outro]
E             D            A             D
La - La,la,la,la… La,la,la,la - La,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la…
E             D            A             D
La - La,la,la,la… La,la,la,la - La,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la… etc…
Special chords for chorus section
         E7/D  D2
e|--------4-----5------|
B|--------5-----7------|
G|--------4-----7------|
D|--------0-----0------|
A|--------x-----x------|
E|--------x-----x------|

Dont You Forget About Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for Dont You Forget About Me by Simple Minds. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Artist: Simple Minds
[Intro]
D E C D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
D E C D
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Special chords for chorus section

Dont You Forget About Me Chords by Simple Minds

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The chords for "Dont You Forget About Me" show the original chord names (including D, E, C, A, E7/D, D2). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.