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I've got every reason on earth to be mad, 'cause I've just
Lost the only girl I had. If I could get my way, I'd get
Myself locked up today, but I can't so I cry instead.

I've got a chip on my shoulder that's bigger than my feet, I
Can't talk to people that I meet. If I could see you now,
I'd try to make you sad somehow, but I can't so I cry instead.

Don't want to cry when there's people there, I get shy when
They start to stare, I'm gonna hide myself away, ay hay;
But I'll come back again someday.

And when I do you'd better hide all the girls, I'm gonna
Break their hearts all 'round the world. Yes, I'm gonna
Break them in two, and show you what your loving man canDo, until then I'll cry instead.


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  e 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
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  D 0       0       0   0   0      0       0       0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2      2       2       2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
                                                      I've got

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3       5              
  G         4       5       5              4       5       5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  every           reason on  earth                to  be       mad

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3       5              
  G         4       5       5              4       5       5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3   3   3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3   3   3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0   0   0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3   3   3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
                                                            'cause

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3       5              
  G         4       5       5              4       5       5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  I've    just    lost    the  on........ly       girl    I    had

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3       5              
  G         4       5       5              4       5              
  D                                                               

  D

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
                                                          If    I

  e                                0                              
  B         3           3                      3               \  
  G         5                                                     
  D                                        4                      

  C

  e 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 1       1       1   1   1   1  1       1   1   1   1   1      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          could   get     my   way                            I'd

  e                                                               
  B         1           1                      1           1      
  G                                3                              
  D 2                                                             


  e 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 1       1       1   1   1      1       1   1   1   1   1      
  G 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 3       3       3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  E 3       3       3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  get     myself          locked up       today       but  I  can't

  e                                                               
  B         1           1          1           1                  
  G                                                               
  D                                                               

  G                               D

  e 3       3   3   3   3   3      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3   3   3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0   0   0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2                                     
  E 3       3   3   3   3   3                                     
                      so  I'll    cry                ins.........

  e         3           5                              2          
  B         3           5                  3           3          
  G         4           5                  2           2          
  D                                        0                      

  G

  e 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0      0       0       0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0      0       0       0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2      2       2       2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
  tead                                                I've got a

  e         3           5          3       3           5          
  B         3           5          3       3           5          
  G         4           5          4       4           5          
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  chip    on my   shoulder that's bigger      than    my

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3           5                  3           5          
  G         4           5   5              4           5   5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  feet                                                         I

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3           5                  3           5          
  G         4           5   5              4           5   5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          can't   talk    to  people              that I       meet

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3           5                  3           5          
  G         4           5   5              4           5          
  D                                                               

  D

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
                                                           If   I

  e         0                      0                              
  B                     3                      3                  
  G                                            5                  
  D                                                    4          

  C

  e 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 1       1       1   1   1   1  1       1   1   1   1   1      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          could   see     you   now                            I'd

  e                                                               
  B                     1                      1                  
  G         3                      3                              
  D         2                                                     


  e 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 1       1       1   1   1   1  1       1   1   1   1   1      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  try     to make     you      sad        somehow     but I  can't

  e                                3                              
  B         1           1                              1          
  G                                                               
  D         2                                                     

  G                               D

  e 3       3   3   3   3   3      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3   3   3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0   0   0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2                                     
  E 3       3   3   3   3   3                                     
                     so   I    cry                    ins........

  e         3           5                  2                      
  B         3           5                              3          
  G         4           5                                  4      
  D                                                               

  G

  e 3       3       3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  tead                                        Don't   want    to

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3           5          
  G         4       5       5              4           5          
  D                                                               

  Bm

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 4       4       4   4   4   4  4       4   4   4   4   4      
  D 4       4       4   4   4   4  4       4   4   4   4   4      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E                                                               
  cry     when there's people there                   I   get

  e                                                               
  B                     3                                         
  G                                            4                  
  D         4                      4                              

  A

  e 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  G 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  E                                                               
  shy     when they start  to   stare                         I'm

  e         5                      3           3                  
  B                     2                              5          
  G                                                               
  D         5                                                     

  D

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
  gonna   hide myself     a....way           hay              but

  e 2       2                      2                              
  B                     3                      3       3          
  G                                                               
  D                                                               

  Em                              A           D

  e 0       0   0   0   0   0      0           2                  
  B 0       0   0   0   0   0      2           3                  
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      2           2                  
  D 2       2   2   2   2   2      2           0                  
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2      0                              
  E 0       0   0   0   0   0                                     
  I'll    come    back         again      some day    and when I

  e         0                                                     
  B                     3          2           3                  
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                0                              

  G

  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3   3  
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3   3  
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0   0  
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0   0  
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2   2  
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3   3  
  do      you'd   better       hide               all     the  girls

  e                     5                  3           5          
  B             3       5                  3           5          
  G                     5                  4           5          
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
                                                                I'm

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3       5              
  G         4       5       5              4       5       5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          gonna   break   their hearts    all     'round  the world

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3           5          
  G         4       5       5              4           5          
  D                                                               

  D

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
                                                          Yes  I'm

  e         0                      0                              
  B                 3                          3                  
  G                 5                          5                  
  D                                                    4          

  C

  e 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 1       1       1   1   1   1  1       1   1   1   1   1      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          gonna   break 'em  in two                           and

  e                                                               
  B                     1                      1                  
  G         3                      3                   3          
  D         2                      2                       2      


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
  show you what your loving     man       can  do     until    then

  G                               D

  e 3       3   3   3   3   3      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3   3   3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0   0   0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2                                     
  E 3       3   3   3   3   3                                     
                      I'll        cry                 ins........

  e                     3                      2                  
  B         3                                          3          
  G         4                                                     
  D                                                               

  G

  e 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0      0       0       0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0      0       0       0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2      2       2       2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3      3       3       3   3   3      
  tead                                         Don't want      to

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3           5          
  G         4       5       5              4           5          
  D                                                               

  Bm

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 4       4       4   4   4   4  4       4   4   4   4   4      
  D 4       4       4   4   4   4  4       4   4   4   4   4      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E                                                               
  cry     when there's people there                   I   get

  e         2                   2                              0  
  B                                            3           3      
  G                                                4              
  D                                                               

  A

  e 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  G 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 2       2       2   2   2      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 0       0       0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  E                                                               
  shy     when they start  to   stare                         I'm

  e         0           3                  3   0                  
  B                                                2              
  G                                                    2          
  D                                                               

  D

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
  gonna   hide myself     a....way           hay              but

  e                                                               
  B                                                    3       0  
  G                     2                  2                      
  D                                                               

  Em                              A           D

  e 0       0   0   0   0   0      0           2                  
  B 0       0   0   0   0   0      2           3                  
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      2           2                  
  D 2       2   2   2   2   2      2           0                  
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2      0                              
  E 0       0   0   0   0   0                                     
  I'll    come    back         again      some day    and when I

  e             0                                                 
  B                     3              2           3              
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                                               

  G

  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3   3  
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3   3  
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0   0  
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0   0  
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2   2  
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3   3  
  do      you'd   better       hide               all     the  girls

  e                     5                              5          
  B             3   5                              5              
  G                 5                              5              
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
                                                                I'm

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3       5              
  G         4       5       5              4       5       5      
  D                                                               


  e 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          gonna   break   their hearts    all     'round  the world

  e         3           5                  3           5          
  B         3       5                      3           5          
  G         4       5       5              4           5          
  D                                                               

  D

  e 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
                                                          Yes  I'm

  e                                                               
  B         3               4      3                              
  G                     5                      5                  
  D                                                    4          

  C

  e 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  B 1       1       1   1   1   1  1       1   1   1   1   1      
  G 0       0       0   0   0   0  0       0   0   0   0   0      
  D 2       2       2   2   2   2  2       2   2   2   2   2      
  A 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
  E 3       3       3   3   3   3  3       3   3   3   3   3      
          gonna   break 'em  in two                           and

  e         0                                                     
  B                     1                              1       1  
  G                                            3                  
  D                                                               


  e                                                               
  B                                                               
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               
  show you what your loving     man       can  do     until    then

  G                               D

  e 3       3   3   3   3   3      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  B 3       3   3   3   3   3      3       3   3   3   3   3      
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      2       2   2   2   2   2      
  D 0       0   0   0   0   0      0       0   0   0   0   0      
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2                                     
  E 3       3   3   3   3   3                                     
                      I'll        cry                 ins........

  e                                                               
  B                                        3           2          
  G                                                               
  D                                                               

  G                              (.

  e 3       3   3   3   3   3      3                              
  B 3       3   3   3   3   3      3                              
  G 0       0   0   0   0   0      0                              
  D 0       0   0   0   0   0      0                              
  A 2       2   2   2   2   2      2                              
  E 3       3   3   3   3   3      3                              
  tead

  e         3                      3                              
  B                     3                                         
  G                                                               
  D                                                               
  A                                                               
  E                                                               

        B  Bend
        R  Release
        /  slide up
        \  slide down
        H  hammer-on
        P  pull-off
        ~  vibrato
        +  harmonic
        x  Mute note
        . - play note like a dot in standard notation
        ^ - ties two notes together
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e	3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3
B	3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3
G	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0
D	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0
A	2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2
E	3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3
e	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
B	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
G	0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
D	0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
A	2 2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2
E	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
e	3 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
B	3 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
G	0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
D	0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
A	2 2 2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2
E	3 3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
e	0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
B	1 1 1 1 1 1	1 1 1 1 1 1
G	0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
D	2 2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2
A	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
E	3 3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
e	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
B	1 1 1 1 1	1 1 1 1 1 1
G	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0
D	2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2
A	3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3
E	3 3 3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3 3