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Song
Otis Redding
Words By Art P. Alexakis
Music By Everclear With Portland Symphony
Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To Smile
G
e|-------3---------------3----------| x4 B|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3----| G|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3---------------3----------------|
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were hungry
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
Do you remember when we were cold
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were happy
A C
e|-------0--------------3----------| B|---------2--------------5--------| G|-----2-----2--------5-----5---5--| D|---2---------2----5---------5----| A|-0--------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
Do you remember, do you remember
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were lucky
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
We were living the life almost every night
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
I would wrap you in my thin white arms
A
e|-------0--------0----------------| B|---------2------2----------------| G|-----2-----2----2----------------| D|---2---------2--2----------------| A|-0--------------0----------------| E|---------------------------------|
Sit and watch the stars die
G
e|---------------------------| B|--------8-----7------------| G|------7-----7---9----------| D|------------------9-10-----| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
Aye aye aye aye aye
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Yeah do you remember when we were the losers
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
Do you remember when we were the lame
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were the lovers
A C
e|-------0--------------3----------| B|---------2--------------5--------| G|-----2-----2--------5-----5---5--| D|---2---------2----5---------5----| A|-0--------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
Do you remember, do you remember
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were strung out
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
Eating top ramen and macaroni and cheese
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
We would get so lost in that basement room
A C
e|-------0--------------3----------| B|---------2--------------5--------| G|-----2-----2--------5-----5---5--| D|---2---------0----5---------5----| A|-0--------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
Let Otis Redding sing us to sleep
A C
e|---------0--------------3--------| B|---------2--------------5--------| G|-----2-------2------5---5--------| D|------------------------5--------| A|-0--------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
I wish that I had one more life
G Eb Bb C
e|-----------------------------------------------| x11 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------8--------------------5-----------| D|------5-----8------------8-------5-------------| A|----5-----6-----------8--------3---------------| E|--3-----------------6--------------------------|
| |
e|--------7--------11---------10-------8---------| B|------8-------11---------11--------8-----------| G|----7-------8---------10---------5-------------| D|--5-----------------8--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
I don't want to be wasted
I don't want to live inside this daydream anymore
I just want to be happy again
I don't want to be wasted
I don't want to be blind
I don't want to be wasted
I don't want to live inside this daydream anymore
I just want to be happy again
I don't want to be wasted, I don't want to be blind
I don't want to be wasted, I don't want to be blind
I don't want to be wasted, I don't want to be blind
G
e|-------3---------------3----------| x4 B|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3----| G|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3---------------3----------------| e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
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I wish I could be like all my heroes
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
pm.................................
I wish I could be like all yours too
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
pm.................................
I wish I could sing like Otis Redding
A C
e|-------0--------3----------------| B|---------2------5----------------| G|-----2-----2----5----------------| D|---2---------0--5----------------| A|-0--------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
pm..............
I wish I could play this guitar in tune
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were hungry
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
Do you remember when we were cold
G B
e|-------3-------------------------| B|-----3---3---3-------------------| G|---4-------4---4---------------0-| D|-----------------------0-----1---| A|---------------------2-----2-----| E|-3-----------------3-------------|
Do you remember when we were happy
C D Eb
e|-------3-------------------------| B|---------5-----------------------| G|-----5-----5---5-------7-------8-| D|---5---------5-------7-------8---| A|-3-----------------5-------6-----| E|---------------------------------|
in a way no one outside could ever know
A C
e|---------0--------------3--------|x2 B|---------2--------------5--------| G|-----2-------2------5---5--------| D|------------------------5--------| A|-0--------------3----------------| E|---------------------------------|
I wish that I had one more life
How I wish that I had one more life to live
G Eb Bb C
e|-----------------------------------------------| x8 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------8--------------------5-----------| D|------5-----8------------8-------5-------------| A|----5-----6-----------8--------3---------------| E|--3-----------------6--------------------------|
| |
e|--------7--------11---------10-------8---------| B|------8-------11---------11--------8-----------| G|----7-------8---------10---------5-------------| D|--5-----------------8--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
I don't want to be wasted
I don't want to live inside this daydream anymore
I just want to be happy again
I don't want to be wasted
I don't want to be blind
I don't want to be wasted
I don't want to live inside this daydream anymore
I just want to be happy again
G Eb Bb C
e|--------7--------11---------10-------8---------| B|------8-------11---------11--------8-----------| G|----7-------8---------10---------5-------------| D|--5-----------------8--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
I don't want to be wasted I don't want to be
G Eb Bb C
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------4-------------------7------------------| D|------5-------8----------8---------5-----------| A|----5-------6---------8----------3-------------| E|--3-----------------6--------------------------|
| |
e|--------7--------11---------10-------8---------| B|------8-------11---------11--------8-----------| G|----7-------8---------10---------5-------------| D|--5-----------------8--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
I don't want to be wasted I don't want to be
G Eb Bb C
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|----------8-8-8--8-------------5-5-5-5---------| D|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8--8--8-8--8--8--5-5-5-5---------| A|--5-5-5-5-6-6-6--6--8-8--8--8--3-3-3-3---------| E|--3-3-3-3-----------6-6--6--6------------------|
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e|--------7--------11---------10-------8---------| B|------8-------11---------11--------8-----------| G|----7-------8---------10---------5-------------| D|--5-----------------8--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
I don't want to be wasted I don't want to be blind
G Eb Bb C
e|-----------------------------------------------| x4 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------8--------------------5-----------| D|------5-----8------------8-------5-------------| A|----5-----6-----------8--------3---------------| E|--3-----------------6--------------------------|
| |
e|--------7--------11---------10-------8---------| B|------8-------11---------11--------8-----------| G|----7-------8---------10---------5-------------| D|--5-----------------8--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
| |
e|----------11~~~~~~~-13~~~~~~~~-8~~~~~~~~-------| B|--8~~~~~---------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Oh I don't want to be blind
No I don't want to be blind
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