Chords for Didn't Know What I Was In For

Tempo:
70.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

G

A

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Didn't Know What I Was In For chords
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[D]
My telephone, it doesn't have a camera
If it did, I'd take a picture of myself
If it did, I'd take a picture of the water
And [F#m] the man on the off-ramp
[D] Holding up the sign that's asking me for help
I got a job and I'll work here for the summer
I fold the towels and set them by the pool
Everyone looks happy with each other
Until they step away and say the thing they really meant
It always sounds so cruel
I
[A] didn't know what I [G] was in it for
[D]
When I signed up [Bm] for that run
[A] There's no way I'm curing [G] cancer
Got [Bm] sweated out
[D] I feel so proud now for all the good I've done
I know a girl who owns a [G] boutique in the city
[D] Selling clothes to the fashionably late
Says she cries at the news but doesn't really
Cause it's too much fun, there's too much time
And too much plastic money to be made
[A] I didn't know what [D] I was in it for
When they took my [Bm] belt and strings
[D]
[A] They told me [G] I'd gone [D] crazy
[Em] My [Bm] mom's just trapped in a straight jacket
[D] So I couldn't save those TV refugees
When [B] they're on their backs
[F#m] In a bloody bath
[D] For the sarin gas
On a screen
[Bm] I didn't know what I was [G] in it [D] for
When I laid [Bm] out in the sun
[D] You [A] get burned for [G] being honest
I've [Bm] really never done
[D] Anything for anyone
To fall asleep I need white noise to distract me
Otherwise I have to listen to me think
Otherwise [A] I pace [Bm] around, hold my breath
Let it [D] out, sit on the couch and think about
Our living's just a promise that I made
[G]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Better Oblivion Community Center - Didnt Know What I Was In For chords, practice playing G, Bm, D, A, G, D and Bm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 35 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 71. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My telephone, it doesn't have a camera
If _ it did, I'd take a picture of myself _ _
If it did, I'd take a picture of the water
And [F#m] the man on the off-ramp
[D] Holding up the sign that's asking me for help
I _ got a job and I'll work here for the summer
I _ fold the towels and set them by the pool
_ _ Everyone looks happy with each other
Until they step away and say the thing they really meant
It always sounds so cruel
I _
[A] _ didn't know what I [G] was in it for
[D] _
When I signed up [Bm] for that run _ _
[A] _ There's no way I'm curing [G] cancer
Got [Bm] sweated out
[D] I feel so proud now for all the good I've done
I _ know a girl who owns a [G] boutique in the city
_ [D] _ Selling clothes to the fashionably late
_ _ Says she cries at the news but doesn't really
Cause it's too much fun, there's too much time
And too much plastic money to be made _ _
[A] I didn't know what [D] I was in it for
When they took my [Bm] belt and strings
_ [D] _
[A] _ They told me [G] I'd gone [D] crazy
[Em] My [Bm] mom's just trapped in a straight jacket
[D] So I couldn't save those TV refugees
When [B] they're on their backs
[F#m] In a bloody bath
[D] For the sarin gas
On a screen
_ _ [Bm] _ I didn't know what I was [G] in it [D] for
_ _ When I laid [Bm] out in the sun
[D] You [A] _ get burned for [G] being honest
I've [Bm] really never done _
[D] Anything for anyone
To _ _ fall asleep I need white noise to distract me _
Otherwise I have to listen to me think _ _
Otherwise [A] I pace [Bm] around, hold my breath
Let it [D] out, sit on the couch and think about
Our living's just a promise that I made
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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