Not This Year Aly & AJ
Aly and Aj
Not This Year
Acoustic Hearts Of Winter
2006 Hollywood Records
Tuning: Drop D both Aly and Aj
Chords used: Drop D only
D# - 11134x
Cm7 - x35343
[Gm]Bb [-]- [555333]x13331 or 888xxx
[F]Bb[-]/D - [333211]xx03xx
F/A - x03xxx or 787xxx
Intro: D#-Cm7-Gm (x2)
Aly: Idle
Aj:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3---3-| D|-1---1---1---1--------------------------------------------------| (x3) A|-----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---|
Verse 1: Aly is still idle here
[D#] This Christmas card[Cm7] is so contrived[Gm] A mannequin[Bb] looks more alive
Aj: palm mute
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--------5(x16)-3(x16)-3(x16)-|
D|-1(x16)-5(x16)-5(x16)-3(x16)-|
A|-1(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-|
D|-1(x16)--------5(x16)--------|
[D#] Haven't meant a word[Cm7] I've written here[Gm] The page is ful[Bb]l not one thing sincere
Aj:
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3----3-----3-----3-| D|-1-1----1-----1-----1-----5-5--------------------| A|-1-1----------------------3-3---3-----3-----3----| D|-1-1---------------------------------------------|
then
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3-----3-----3-----3-| D|-5-5----------------------3-3---------------------| A|-5-5----------------------1-1----1-----1-----1----| D|-5-5----5-----5-----5-----------------------------|
Chorus:
[D#]I can't, I can't I can't, I can't take it [Cm]This is the time to smile, I can't fake it
[Gm]Please allow me the chance now To break it [Bb]down
Post Chorus:
It's not s[F]now, It's rain coming [Gm]down And the [D#]lights are cool But they [Bb]burn out
And I [F]can't pull off the [Gm]cheer Not [Cm]this year Not this year Not this year
Verse 2: Aj is only palm mute here, Aly will enter
[D#] When I look[Cm] into the mirro[Gm]r No happiness[Bb] is present here
[D#] Not supposed to whine[Cm], Not supposed to cry[Gm] Try to hold it in[Bb], but not this time
Aly:
e|---5-6---5-6---5-6---8-----5-6---5-6---8-6-| B|-6-----6-----6-----6---6-6-----6-----6-----| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------|
(Repeat Chorus and Post Chorus, except change the last Cm chord to D#)
Bridge:
[Bb/D]Don't know, don't know[D#] [Bb]If you can hear me[F/A]
[Bb/D]I will, I will[D#] Speak [Bb]louder for [F/A]you
Aj: Plucking
e|-----1-------1---------1-------1---------1-------1--------1-------1---| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-| D|-0-------0-------0-1-------1-------1----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------1-------1------1-0-------0-------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bb/D]No more whispering [D#]Are you listening [Bb]I am pleading I am pleading
(Repeat Chorus and Post Chorus, except change the last Cm chord to D#)
Interlude:
Aly: Solo
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-10\8-6-----8----------------------------------| B|------------------------6-----6-6-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------8-7h8p7-7--7-7---7h8p7------| D|-------------------------------------------------8-------10-8-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-10\8-6--------| B|------------------------6-----| G|--------------------------8-7-| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| D|------------------------------|
Aj: Cm7--Gm--Bb (x2)
End on Bb
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