Unwanted Number
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Riff:
e|---------
B|---------
G|---------
D|---------
A|-------0-
E|-0-2-3---
Riff Bm Cx 4
Riff Bm C G
You should hear the things that they say about me
Am C
They're saying "She's no better than she needed to be"
Riff Bm C G Am
They don't know that he was kind and warm and tender
C
And soon there's gonna be another Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Riff Bm F
Dm
How can I tell them?
C G
How can I express?
F C F C
How it felt to step out of this life and into his embrace
Dm
How can I tell them?
C G
How can I explain?
F C F C
All the love that I never had I found in him
Riff Bm C G
There may be a stain on the family name
Am C
And if my father was here I think I know who he'd blame
Riff Bm C G Am
Mama says that he just doesn't care to remember
C
And all he thinks of me is another Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Unwanted Number
Riff Bm F
Dm
How can I tell her?
C G
How can I express?
F C F C
How it felt when he came to my room and helped me to undress
Dm
What can she tell me?
C G
How can I believe
F C F C
That she really didn't hear me cry when he wouldn't leave?
Riff Bm C G
There's a local game where they whisper my shame
Am C
They say "He gave her his child he wouldn't give her his name"
Riff Bm C G Am
They will torture me from January till September
C
And soon there's going to be another Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
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Riff Bm C
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Am
And I will give my love to another Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Unwanted Number
Am
Soon there's going to be, soon there's going to be
Another, another, another Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Unwanted Number
Am
Soon there's going to be, soon there's going to be
Another, another, another Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
Unwanted Number
Riff Bm C
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How to play Unwanted Number
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.