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Dont Wanna
Lemonheads
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"Don't Wanna" by the Lemonheads (from _Hate Your Friends_)
Song written by Evan Dando.
Chords interpreted by Marcel Roy (meroy@cc.memphis.edu). Comments and
corrections are welcome.
Notes: The second verse and chorus is a whole step (two frets higher) than the
first verse and chorus, harmonically speaking.
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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, today 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, hooray
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
today, today... 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.