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Anybody But Me

Brenda Lee

RockMedium for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×○○
D××○
BDiagram coming soon
E○○○
G○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: A D A (Two times) 
 
Verse one 
A                D A  
I wish I couldbeanybodybut m 
A              D   GD       A   D A 
I wish I couldbeanybodybut me 
B       E               A  D A 
Lonely, lonely as I canbe 
 
Verse two 
A                        D A    
Well, I had a truelovehadthe world in myhands 
            D    GD         A       D A 
Now I got a hurt I can'thardly stand 
                B         E        A    D A 
A little bitofloving wouldbesogrand 
 
Verse three 
 
A                       D  A D A 
I'mnotthesameold me that I usedtobe 
A              D    G D          A   D A 
I wannabesomebodyjustanybodybut me 
A                     B        E              A  D A 
I gotthe blues onmymind blues won'tlet me be 
 
Interlude: A D A (two times) D G D A D A B E A D A 
 
Verse four 
A                    D A               
Now I wannabefreefromwhat's holding me 
A               D    G D           A    D A 
Takeawaythesetearstakeawaythesetearsandlet me see 
                 B     E             A   D A 
Cause I wannabeback..like I use tobe. 
A                         D A    
I said, I wish I couldbeyeah, anybodybut me 
A                 D  G D                A   D A 
Yeah, now I wannabejust, anyoldbodybut me 
            B           E         A   D A 
BecauseI'mlonelylonely as I canbe

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Chord set

A · D · B · E · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.