Just Wanna Forget You
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
2nd traste
Tuning: EADGBE
Capo: 2nd (or sometimes 3rd when played live)
The chord names are crazy, but they are actually reasonable to play!
Chords for verse and chorus:
Cmaj7/G 332000
Em11/A 554000
Emadd9 024000
Am9 505500
Em11/A* 554030
Chords for interlude and bridge:
Cmaj7/G* xx5507
Dadd4/F# xx4035
Em9 xx2032
Em7 xx2033
Am9* xx7508 (This is Amadd9 but I believe she continues playing
the lower Am9 as the guy plays the higher voicing)
Dbm9 x4x440
Dsus2/C x30230
Em7/B x20030
[Intro]
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9 Em11/A
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9 Em11/A
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9
Waiting for your message to arrive
Em11/A Cmaj7/G
For some kind of sign that you're thinking of me
Em11/A Emadd9 Em11/A
I'm waiting, but I'm clearly on my own
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9
Wishing I could take you off my mind
Em11/A Cmaj7/G
Just go back in time, now I'm falling behind
Em11/A Emadd9
I'm wishing, but I'm clearly on my own
[Chorus]
Am9 Em11/A*
Then you say the things you know I wanna hear
Emadd9
The things that will keep me near
Em11/A*
You go from a hundred to one in a day
Am9
From a perfect kiss to miles away
Em11/A*
Don't know what to do
Just wanna forget you
[Interlude 1]
Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F# Em9 Em7
Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F# Em9 Em7
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9
Thinking of how you can't show how you feel
Em11/A Cmaj7/G
Making me question if anything is real
Em11/A
Are you just lazy?
Emadd9
Memory's hazy?
Em11/A Cmaj7/G Em11/A
I'm going crazy
Emadd9 Em11/A Cmaj7/G
Is it just a game to you?
Em11/A Emadd9
'Cause then you come and
[Chorus]
Am9 Em11/A*
Say the things you know I wanna hear
Emadd9
The things that will keep me near
Em11/A*
You go from a hundred to one in a day
Am9
From a perfect kiss to miles away
Em11/A*
Don't know what to do
Just wanna forget you
[Bridge]
Am9* Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F#
Am9* Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F#
Am9*
For a while
Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F#
I believed
Am9*
That time and time and time
Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F#
Cures it all
Am9*
Things get mild
Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F#
Then disappear
Am9* Cmaj7/G* Dadd4/F#
I guess it's that what they keep on telling me
Dbm9
Well, I'm trying
Dsus2/C
To move on
Em7/B
To feel fine, oh more than fine
Am9
And let it go
So I'm
[Interlude 2]
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9 Em11/A
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9 Em11/A
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9
[Outro]
Cmaj7/G Em11/A Emadd9
Wishing I could take you off my mind
Em11/A Cmaj7/G
Just go back in time, now I'm falling behind
Em11/A Cmaj7/G
I'm wishing, but I'm clearly on my own
How to play Just Wanna Forget You
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.