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| Intro: guitar and bass play the same figure on the 'A' string. Listen to the |
| record for the timing. |
A-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5^7-7-7--| A-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0--| A-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5^7-7-7--|
| G5 E5 (7th fret) |
| 1st verse: |
| D5 | A5 | |
| all my friends have | gone away |
| D5 | A5 | |
| gone away for a | long stay |
| D5 | A5 | |
| I love you or | so I say |
| G5 E5 (7th fret) |
| today, today |
| D5 | A5 | |
| yesterday I | felt no shame |
| D5 | A5 | |
| now my state is | plainly tame |
| D5 | A5 | |
| day to day, to | day today |
| G5 E5 (7th fret) |
| I said hey, hooray |
| 1st chorus: |
| F#5 | G5 | |
| I don't wanna, | I don't wanna |
| E5 (open) A5 |
| I don't wanna feel ev'rything |
| F#5 | G5 | |
| I don't wanna, | I don't wanna |
| E5 (open) A5 |
| I don't wanna feel everything |
| 2nd verse: |
| E5 (7th fret) B5 |
| yesterday I felt no shame |
| E5 (7th fret) B5 |
| now my state is plainly tame |
| E5 (7th fret) B5 |
| day to day, today today |
| A5 | F#5 | |
| I said | hey, hoo | ray |
| E5 (7th fret) B5 |
| all my friends have gone away |
| E5 (7th fret) B5 |
| gone away for a long stay |
| E5 (7th fret) B5 |
| I love you or so I say |
| A5 | F#5 | |
| to | day, to | day... hey |
| 2nd chorus: |
| G#5 | A5 | |
| I don't wanna, | I don't wanna |
| F#5 | B5 | |
| I don't wanna | feel everything |
| G#5 | A5 | |
| I don't wanna, | I don't wanna |
| F#5 | B5 | |
| I don't wanna | feel everything |
| Interlude: Bass plays intro figure; guitar alternates between D5 and A5: |
| (guitar) D5 A5 |
(bass) A-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5^7-7-7--|
| (guitar) D5 A5 |
(bass) A-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-0--|
| (guitar) D5 A5 |
(bass) A-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-5^7-7-7--|
| G5 E5 (7th fret) |
| Final chorus: |
| F#5 | G5 | |
| I don't wanna, | I don't wanna |
| E5 (open) A5 |
| I don't wanna feel everything |
| F#5 | G5 | |
| I don't wanna, | I don't wanna |
| E5(open) |
| I don't wanna. |
| Outro: D5 F5 (8th fret) A5 . . . A5. |