e: ---8------8------6------| B: --10------8------6------| G: --10-----10------8------| D: --10-----10------8------| A: ---8-----10------8------| E: ---X------8------6------| vieurd: “The general chord progression is John seems strum the sixth string on the chord and the fifth and sixth strings on the somewhat lightly in order to place emphasis on the guitar melody.” | | one, two I don't love you. three, four Anymore one, three Stay away from me five, seven Good children get nothing Na-na-na Na-na-na Na-na Na-na-na Na-na-na Na-na Na-na-na Na-na-na Na-na Na Na-na Na-na Na one, two, two and a half Stick around here? Don’t make me laugh two-and-a-half, three, four-point-five The new day's dawning and my hour's arrived one, two I got things to do one, three* I got people to see, I got people that wanna see me Na na na… Na na na… *This is what he sings in the recording. According to John, “The final line actually goes three fours lined up in a row I got people to see, I got people that wanna see me so that the last verse has a "one two three four" except that the third one is "three fours," O young John tryna be all clever”
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