Not My Kind
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Intro
C B A C B A
[Verso 1]
C#m B A
Inside this city, on this empty train
C#m B A
Hoping, that the late night never lets me go
C#m B A
I travel to the station to the underground
[Refrão]
G#
Where the dark is a friend to me
G#
We race along the subways
F#
He's a cold hand on my shoulder
F#
He has a plan to get you nowhere
G#
And the wind is a friend to me
G#
We're singing on the sidewalk
F#
With the gay boys in the back street
F#
There's a new band and a new beat
[Verso 2]
C#m B A
Well, I remember every now and then
C#m B A
some of the places that we used to go
C#m B A
But baby, tonight I'm drunk and I don't care
[Refrão]
G#
And the dark is a friend to me
G#
We race along the subways
F#
With the gay boys in a back street
F#
There's a new gang and a new beat
G#
Now it all comes back to me
G#
We're singing on the sidewalk
F#
There's a cold hand on my shoulder
F#
Another plan will get you nowhere
Instrumental
G#m
Now it all comes back to me
G#m7
[Verso 3]
C#m B A
You look so stranded, are you all alone?
C#m B A
I wish there was something more, that I could say
C#m B A
You may be someone, that I used to know
C#m B A
Now that's a memory, that was yesterday
Outro
C#m B A
So take a hold now. So take a hold now. Don't ever let love go, go.
C#m B A
Don't give it up now, Don't give it up now. Don't ever let them know, know.
C#m B A
You shake me, babe. You shake me, babe. You give it up so fine. (so fine)
C#m B A
You shake so. (so fine) So! (fine) So fine! So fine!
C#m B
They turn their faces and they hide their eyes.
A
They don't want to understand. They tell you love is a lie.
C#m B A
There's a man on the corner, screaming at the street. They don't let him go. (don't let him)
C#m B A
(don't let him) (don't let him) (don't let him) (don't let him)
C#m B A
(don't let him) (don't let him) (don't let him) (don't let him)
C#m E A
Just another girl, just another boy, and they are not my kind.
C#m
How to play Not My Kind
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.