Chords for Bettye LaVette - "I'm Tired"
Tempo:
95.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
Em
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [G]
[E] [G]
[E] [Em]
I'm tired of being a fool.
My mind's going from hot [A] to [E] cool.
[B] Trying to conform to other people's ideas.
[E] And [G] somebody [E] else's [Em] rules.
The life I'm living [E] ain't mine.
[G] I'm supposed to [E] think that's fine.
[B] I didn't make this world I'm living in.
[E] [G] I ain't gonna show the light.
I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
[C#m] I'm diving up to what others expect of [G] me.
I know some people are different now and they better try and change.
Wouldn't it [D] be a drag if we were all the same?
[E] [Em] I ain't gonna try to flee.
I said, just can't see.
If [B] I ever get myself back together again,
[E] [G] you'll have [C#] to [E] lose not [Em] me.
[G] [E] [C#] [A] [Em] [A]
[Em]
[G] I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
[N] I'm tired of diving up to what people [G] expect of me.
[C#m] I know some people are different now [G] and they better try and change.
[E] Wouldn't it be a [D] drag if we were all the same?
[Em] I ain't gonna try to flee.
I said, just can't see.
[B] If I ever get myself back together again,
[Em] you'll have [E] to lose not me.
[Em] You'll have to lose not me.
[E] [Em] You'll [G] have [E] to [Em] lose [E] not me.
[Em] You'll have to lose not me.
I'm tired.
[D] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
[A] [Em]
[E] [G]
[E] [Em]
I'm tired of being a fool.
My mind's going from hot [A] to [E] cool.
[B] Trying to conform to other people's ideas.
[E] And [G] somebody [E] else's [Em] rules.
The life I'm living [E] ain't mine.
[G] I'm supposed to [E] think that's fine.
[B] I didn't make this world I'm living in.
[E] [G] I ain't gonna show the light.
I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
[C#m] I'm diving up to what others expect of [G] me.
I know some people are different now and they better try and change.
Wouldn't it [D] be a drag if we were all the same?
[E] [Em] I ain't gonna try to flee.
I said, just can't see.
If [B] I ever get myself back together again,
[E] [G] you'll have [C#] to [E] lose not [Em] me.
[G] [E] [C#] [A] [Em] [A]
[Em]
[G] I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
[N] I'm tired of diving up to what people [G] expect of me.
[C#m] I know some people are different now [G] and they better try and change.
[E] Wouldn't it be a [D] drag if we were all the same?
[Em] I ain't gonna try to flee.
I said, just can't see.
[B] If I ever get myself back together again,
[Em] you'll have [E] to lose not me.
[Em] You'll have to lose not me.
[E] [Em] You'll [G] have [E] to [Em] lose [E] not me.
[Em] You'll have to lose not me.
I'm tired.
[D] [E]
[A] [G] [E]
[A] [Em]
Key:
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G
Em
A
B
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Em
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm tired of being a fool. _
My mind's going from hot [A] to [E] cool. _
[B] Trying to conform to other people's ideas.
[E] And [G] _ somebody [E] else's [Em] rules.
The life I'm living [E] ain't mine. _
_ _ [G] I'm supposed to [E] think that's fine.
[B] I didn't make this world I'm living in.
[E] _ [G] I ain't gonna show the light.
_ _ _ I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
_ [C#m] I'm diving up to what others expect of [G] me.
_ I know some people are different now and they better try and change.
_ Wouldn't it [D] be a drag if we were all the same?
[E] [Em] I ain't gonna try to flee.
_ _ _ I said, just can't see.
If [B] I ever get myself back together again,
_ [E] _ [G] you'll have [C#] to [E] lose not [Em] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
[N] I'm tired of diving up to what people [G] expect of me.
_ [C#m] I know some people are different now [G] and they better try and change.
[E] Wouldn't it be a [D] drag if we were all the same?
[Em] _ I ain't gonna try to flee.
_ _ _ _ I said, just can't see.
_ [B] If I ever get myself back together again,
_ [Em] _ _ you'll have [E] to lose not me.
_ [Em] _ You'll have to lose not me.
_ [E] _ [Em] You'll [G] have [E] to [Em] lose [E] not me.
_ [Em] _ You'll have to lose not me.
I'm tired. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm tired of being a fool. _
My mind's going from hot [A] to [E] cool. _
[B] Trying to conform to other people's ideas.
[E] And [G] _ somebody [E] else's [Em] rules.
The life I'm living [E] ain't mine. _
_ _ [G] I'm supposed to [E] think that's fine.
[B] I didn't make this world I'm living in.
[E] _ [G] I ain't gonna show the light.
_ _ _ I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
_ [C#m] I'm diving up to what others expect of [G] me.
_ I know some people are different now and they better try and change.
_ Wouldn't it [D] be a drag if we were all the same?
[E] [Em] I ain't gonna try to flee.
_ _ _ I said, just can't see.
If [B] I ever get myself back together again,
_ [E] _ [G] you'll have [C#] to [E] lose not [Em] me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ I'm tired of trying to be something I know ain't me.
[N] I'm tired of diving up to what people [G] expect of me.
_ [C#m] I know some people are different now [G] and they better try and change.
[E] Wouldn't it be a [D] drag if we were all the same?
[Em] _ I ain't gonna try to flee.
_ _ _ _ I said, just can't see.
_ [B] If I ever get myself back together again,
_ [Em] _ _ you'll have [E] to lose not me.
_ [Em] _ You'll have to lose not me.
_ [E] _ [Em] You'll [G] have [E] to [Em] lose [E] not me.
_ [Em] _ You'll have to lose not me.
I'm tired. _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _