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I Dont Want To Be Gavin Degraw

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B|---1---3-|




G|-3-0---3-|




D|-3-----3-|    x 8




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E|---------|




e|-4-6-1-3-1|




B|-4-8-3-4-3|




G|-5-8-3-5-3|




D|-6-8-3-5-3|




A|-6-6-1-3-1|




E|-4--------|




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B|---|




A|---|




e|-------| e|-6-1-|




B|-1-----| B|-8-1-|




G|-0-3-2-| G|-8-2-|




D|---3-2-| D|-8-3-|




A|-3-1-0-| A|-6-3-|




E|-------| E|---1-|

[Cm]I don't need to be [A#]anything [Cm]other -than a prison guard's [A#]son

[Cm]I don't need to be [A#]anything [Cm]other -than a specialist's [A#]son

[Cm]I don't have to be [A#]anyone [Cm]other -than the birth of two [A#]souls in [Cm]one

Part of where I'm going.[A#].. [Cm] -is knowing where I'm [D#]coming from

(Chorus)

[G#]I don't [D#]want to be anything [A#]other than what I've been [C#m]trying to be [A#]lately

[G#]All I [D#]have to do is think of [A#]me and I have piece of [C#m]mind [A#]

[G#]I'm tired of [D#]looking 'round rooms wondering [A#]what I've got to do-

-or [C#m]who I'm [A#]supposed to [G#]be

[G#]I don't [D#]want to be anything [A#]other than [G#]me

(Verse Two)

[Cm]I'm surrounded by [A#]liars [Cm] -[A#]everywhere I [Cm]turn

[Cm]I'm surrounded by [A#]imposters [Cm] -[A#]everywhere I [Cm]turn

[Cm]I'm surrounded by [A#]identity [Cm]crisis -[A#]everywhere I [Cm]turn

[Cm]Am I the only one who [A#]noticed? [Cm] I can't be the only one [D#]who's learned

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

[Gm]Can I have your attention please?

[Gm]If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to leave

(Bridge Outro)

[C] [A#] [A] I came from the mountain

[C] [A#] [A] The crust of creation

[C] [A#] [A] [Cm] [D#]

 My whole situation---made from clay to stone

And [F]now I'm telling everybody

(Chorus)

And that's about it. It's not a complicated song, but the message is strong

and it's extremely well written. Don't let the fact that the Warner Bros.

corporate hobgoblin snagged it for their new Dawson's Creek rehash series

"One Tree Hill" deter you from playing or learning this song. Have fun.

If I screwed up with any of this, contact me and I'll try to fix it.

~EA

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#
#Artist: Gavin Degraw
#Song: I Dont Want To Be
#
#
#Title: I Don't Want To Be
#Artist: Gavin Degraw
#Album: Chariot
#Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
#
#Tabbed by: Ethan Austen (scarletmobius@hotmail.com)
#
#Author's note: Most of the tabs for this song I've found so far seem to indicate
#that I Don't Want To Be is played in the key of A. I find it odd how these tabs
#weren't immediately corrected, seeing as if you play them along with the
#CD (or Gavin in concert for that matter) you'll be a half step too high. So I've
#rewritten the song here in the key of G#.
#
#
#Intro Section (can be played on bass guitar throughout verse):
#                                                                               
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e|----------------------------|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
B|----------------------------|

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#                                                                               
{sot}
G|----------------------------|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
D|----------------------------|

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#                                                                               
{sot}
A|-1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3--1-1-3--|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
E|----------------------------|

{eot}
#
#
#Verse Section:
#                                                                               
{sot}
e|---------|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
B|---1---3-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
G|-3-0---3-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
D|-3-----3-|    x 8

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
A|---------|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
E|---------|

{eot}
#
#Repeat the above section 8 times. As represented, the above diads are A# and C.
#The chord is A#.
#
#
#Chorus Section:
#                                                                               
{sot}
e|-4-6-1-3-1|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
B|-4-8-3-4-3|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
G|-5-8-3-5-3|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
D|-6-8-3-5-3|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
A|-6-6-1-3-1|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
E|-4--------|

{eot}
#
#The four chords above are:
#(445664) = G# (establishing key of the song)
#(68886-) = D#
#(13331-) = A#
#(34553-) = C#m
#
#The strumming pattern can simply be to strum the first three chords four times
#each, then the last chords two times each, such that:
#
#G#,G#,G#,G#,D#,D#,D#,D#,A#,A#,A#,A#,C#m,C#m,A#,A#
#
#Obviously, move advanced guitar technique may be incorperated into this formula.
#
#
#Bridge Section:
#                                                                               
{sot}
e|---|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
B|---|

{eot}
#G|-0-|
#D|-0-|
#                                                                               
{sot}
A|---|

{eot}
#E|-3-|
#
#The chord above is a 5 chord, however the actual chord expressed in the
#song is Gm. It sounds best in this form when played on guitar. It can be played
#like the chorus with rhythmic strumming.
#
#
#Bridge Outro:
#                                                                               
{sot}
e|-------| e|-6-1-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
B|-1-----| B|-8-1-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
G|-0-3-2-| G|-8-2-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
D|---3-2-| D|-8-3-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
A|-3-1-0-| A|-6-3-|

{eot}
#                                                                               
{sot}
E|-------| E|---1-|

{eot}
#
#More 5 chords for you. They are C, A#, A. They are played once each per bar, and
#in chops, like if one would strike piano keys hard once per 5 chord.
#
#The chords in the final bridge outro section are D# (like in the chorus) and F.
#
#
#
#The Chords WITH the lyrics.
#
#(Verse One)
[Cm]I don't need to be [A#]anything [Cm]other   -than a prison guard's [A#]son
[Cm]I don't need to be [A#]anything [Cm]other   -than a specialist's [A#]son
[Cm]I don't have to be [A#]anyone [Cm]other     -than the birth of two [A#]souls in [Cm]one
Part of where I'm going.[A#].. [Cm]         -is knowing where I'm [D#]coming from

(Chorus)
[G#]I don't [D#]want to be anything [A#]other than what I've been [C#m]trying to be [A#]lately
[G#]All I [D#]have to do is think of [A#]me and I have piece of [C#m]mind    [A#]
[G#]I'm tired of [D#]looking 'round rooms wondering [A#]what I've got to do-
        -or [C#m]who I'm [A#]supposed to [G#]be
[G#]I don't [D#]want to be anything [A#]other than [G#]me

(Verse Two)
[Cm]I'm surrounded by [A#]liars [Cm]                -[A#]everywhere I [Cm]turn
[Cm]I'm surrounded by [A#]imposters [Cm]            -[A#]everywhere I [Cm]turn
[Cm]I'm surrounded by [A#]identity [Cm]crisis       -[A#]everywhere I [Cm]turn
[Cm]Am I the only one who [A#]noticed? [Cm]   I can't be the only one [D#]who's learned

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
[Gm]Can I have your attention please?
[Gm]If you're not like this and that, you're gonna have to leave

(Bridge Outro)
[C]  [A#]   [A]   I came from the mountain
[C]  [A#]   [A]   The crust of creation
[C]  [A#]   [A]                [Cm]                  [D#]                                       
{sot}
 My whole situation---made from clay to stone

{eot}
And [F]now I'm telling everybody

(Chorus)

And that's about it. It's not a complicated song, but the message is strong
and it's extremely well written. Don't let the fact that the Warner Bros.
corporate hobgoblin snagged it for their new Dawson's Creek rehash series
"One Tree Hill" deter you from playing or learning this song. Have fun.

If I screwed up with any of this, contact me and I'll try to fix it.

~EA

END

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| This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation   |
| of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,  |
| or research.                                                             |
                                                                              
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