Cyndi Lauper – Witness (Guitar)

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Simplified for single guitar by MGPalmer. This tries to capture the spirit of the song to play on a guitar by yourself. [Chords]

    C            Dm           F
e|--0---     e|--1---     e|--1---
b|--1---     b|--3---     b|--1---
g|--0---     g|--2---     g|--2---
d|--2---     d|--0---     d|--3---
a|--3---     a|------     a|------
e|------     e|------     e|------

The verse has a neat lick leading into the Dm and C chords, respectively:

             Dm                   C
e|-----------1--     e|-----------0--
b|-----------3--     b|-----------1--
g|-----------2--     g|-----------0--
d|-----------0--     d|-----------2--
a|--0--3--0-----     a|--0--3--0--3--
e|3-------------     e|3-------------

There are a lot of variations on the lick, though, go nuts! [Verse 1]

Dm                C
You're sorry      now

Dm                C
And you'll change some how

Dm                C
And I am what you need to get out,

[Chorus]

Dm                     F
I don't want to be     I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

Dm                     F
No I don't want to be  I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

[Verse 2]

Dm         C
'Cause I'm crawling back

Dm         C
I'm searchin' the right track

Dm         C
I'm standin' at last I'm sure

[Chorus]

Dm                     F
I don't want to be     I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

Dm                     F
No I don't want to be  I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

[Bridge]

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 3]

Dm       C
Jailbird chained to walk

Dm       C
You used to talk, talk, talk

Dm       C
But the melody none at all my love

[Chorus]

Dm                     F
I don't want to be     I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

Dm                     F
No I don't want to be  I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

[Bridge]

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Dm
Witness! Witness!

[Interlude] Dm C Dm C Dm C [Verse 4]

Dm         C
Please let me out this time

Dm         C
'Cause I don't want to be

[Chorus]

Dm                     F
I don't want to be     I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

Dm                     F
No I don't want to be  I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

[Chorus]

Dm                     F
I don't want to be     I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

Dm                     F
No I don't want to be  I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

[Chorus]

Dm                     F
I don't want to be     I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

Dm                     F
No I don't want to be  I don't want to be

Dm                     C
I don't want to be a   witness

[Bridge]

Dm
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Dm
Witness!