Chords for Joe Jackson - Don't Wanna Be Like That

Tempo:
93.3 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Jackson - Don't Wanna Be Like That chords
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[A] [E] Oh-ho [F#m]-ho [D]-ho!
[A] [E] Oh-ho [F#m]-ho-ho!
[D]
[A] [E] [F#] Okay, let [D] me tell you about some of [A] the things [E] I'm going to do
I [F#] don't think that you know, [D] but how do you know
That [A] what you know is [E] true?
[F#] Well, maybe it's time for [D] getting out of line
But [A] it seems like a dumb thing [E] to do
Some people [A] get [E] crazy
Some people get lazy
Some people get crazy, [D] some people [E] get high.
[F#m] I don't
[D] [A] want to be [E] like [Bm] that, I [F#m]
[D] [A] don't want to be [E] like
[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E]
[A] [D] [E] [A] that.
[E]
[D] I'm a cocaine club, said welcome.
We're [A] in college now, not [E] school.
But [F#] I'm sorry to say that [D] I'm going after work,
[A] I don't go to the [E] swimming pool.
But [F#m] whether L.A. Sun can [D] turn your brains [A] to [E] scrambled eggs is true.
Some people [A] get [E] crazy, some people get lazy.
Some people get [B] hazy, [E] [D] some people [E] get high.
[F#m] Take me [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] away, [D] [A] I don't want to be [E]
[A] like [E] [A]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] that.
[F#] [D] [A]
[E] Some [F#m] girls think that they [D] know their [A] deals, some girls think [E] I'm a sharp fool.
And [F#] American [D] girls, they think they're talking to you [A] when they talk on the [E] telephone.
And the [F#] stars only come out at [D] night when the [A] press and photographers [E] know they're grown.
And the [F#m] playboy's [C#] telephone [D] leaves me [A] phoned, and that ain't because [E] I'm afraid.
So you [F#m] playboys can just go [D] play with [A] yourself, that's your style, [E] because that's a [A] trend.
[E] You get crazy, [A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
get [D] [E]
crazy.
[D]
[E] [D] I just want to get, just want to [E] get out.
[Bm] Take [C#m] me away, [D] I [A] don't want to be [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] like that.
Don't want to be [A] like that.
[D] [E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
F#m
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F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Joe Jackson - Dont Wanna Be Like That chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#, D, A, E, F#m, E and D of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 46 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 93. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ [E] Oh-ho [F#m]-ho [D]-ho! _
[A] _ [E] _ Oh-ho [F#m]-ho-ho!
[D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] Okay, let [D] me tell you about some of [A] the things [E] I'm going to do
I [F#] don't think that you know, [D] but how do you know
That [A] what you know is [E] true?
[F#] Well, maybe it's time for [D] getting out of line
But [A] it seems like a dumb thing [E] to do
Some people [A] get [E] crazy
Some people get lazy
Some people get crazy, _ _ [D] some people [E] get high.
[F#m] I don't _
[D] _ _ [A] want to be [E] like [Bm] that, I [F#m] _
[D] _ [A] don't want to be [E] like _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] that.
_ [E]
[D] I'm a cocaine club, said welcome.
We're [A] in college now, not [E] school.
But [F#] I'm sorry to say that [D] I'm going after work,
[A] I don't go to the [E] swimming pool.
But [F#m] whether L.A. Sun can [D] turn your brains [A] to [E] scrambled eggs is true.
Some people [A] get [E] crazy, some people get lazy.
Some people get [B] hazy, [E] _ _ [D] some people [E] get high.
[F#m] Take me [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] away, _ [D] [A] I don't want to be [E] _ _
_ [A] like _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] that.
_ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ Some [F#m] girls think that they [D] know their [A] deals, some girls think [E] I'm a sharp fool.
And [F#] American [D] girls, they think they're talking to you [A] when they talk on the [E] telephone.
And the [F#] stars only come out at [D] night when the [A] press and photographers [E] know they're grown.
And the [F#m] playboy's [C#] telephone [D] leaves me [A] phoned, and that ain't because [E] I'm afraid.
So you [F#m] playboys can just go [D] play with [A] yourself, that's your style, [E] because that's a [A] trend.
[E] _ _ You get crazy, [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ get _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ crazy. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ I just want to get, just want to [E] get out.
[Bm] Take [C#m] me away, [D] I [A] don't want to be [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] [E] like that.
Don't want to be [A] like that.
[D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Joe Jackson.

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