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They Don't Know

by Kirsty McColl

THEY DON’T KNOW Kirsty McColl Original key – try an octave lower maybe? C F ||: ~ ^Youve been^a round^for such^a | ^long time ^now w ^oh maybe | ||: ~ ^I get^a feeling when^I | ^look at ^you u^where ever | ||: ~ ^There's no^need d^for living | ^in the ^past t^and now^Ive | Dm7 G | ^I could ^leave e^you but^I | ^dont know ^how ww / | | ^you go ^now w^I wanna | ^be there ^too oo / | | ^found good ^lov v^ing gonna | ^make it ^last tt / | C F | ~ ^And why^should I^be lonely | ^ev ery ^night t^when I^can | | ~ ^They say^we're crazy but^I | ^just don’t ^care e^and if^they | | ~ ^I tell^the others not^to | ^bo ther ^me e^cause when^they | Dm7 G | ^be with ^you u ^oh yes^you | ~ ^make it^right t^and I^dont.| | ^keep on ^talk k^ing still^they | ~ ^get nowhere e^so I^dont.| | ^look at ^you u^they dont^see | ~ ^what I^see e^No I^dont.| F G | tt / listen to^the | ^guys who ^say y^that youre^bad.| | tt / mind^if they^dont | ^un der ^stand d^when I^look.| | tt / listen to^their | ^wast ed ^lines s^got my^eyes.| C F | d for ^me e^and I^should | turn^you away yy ~ ^Cause | | k at ^you u^and you^hold.| d^my y^hand dd ~ ^Cause | | s wide ^o o^pen and^I.| I^see the^signs ss ~ ^But | C Dm Em G F Bb | They dont know^a bout | us ss ss ~ ^and | they’ve never heard o^f | C 1. | love ee // :|| C Am Bb Dm G 2. | love ee // | // (Why should it) | (mat ter to) us if | they yy do^nt a^p.| prove ee // | Am Bb F | // (We should just) | ^take our ^chan n^ces while | we've got nothing to^lose.| G C F C F C F G | ee ee // | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | // B^a^b^y :|| C F G 3. | love ee ~ ^No I^dont.| tt / listen to^their | ^wast ed ^lines s^got my^eyes.| C F C Dm | s wide ^o o^pen and^I.| I^see the^signs ss ~ ^cause | They dont know^a bout | Em Gm F Bb C | us ss ss ~ ^and | they’ve never heard o^f | love ee // | F Bb C F Bb C ||: Ah hh hh h^h.| hh hh hh / :|| Ah hh hh hh | hh hh @ hh hh ||

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