Level 42 – Dont Bother Me (Guitar)

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[Intro] E A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A (x2) [Verse 1]
E                      A       Asus4  A  E         A       Asus4  A
don't come 'round here looking for my sympathy

E                      A       Asus4  A  E         A       Asus4  A
don't come 'round here looking for my prayers

    A                  D
you spent the eighties in a trance

         E               A
yeah you led us all on a merry dance

         A               D A     E     A       Asus4  A  E         A       Asus4  A  
now it's sad to say that I don't care
[Verse 2]
E               A   Asus4 A   E           A       Asus4  A
you were always advocating power games

E               A     Asus4 A  E          A       Asus4  A
you were always gonna be a star

    A                D
you made your money, had your fun

       E           A
made a video 'bout how it's done

      A            D A E
ain't put it in my V C R

   A
so far
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m         E    A    D
dreams fall into disrepair

          E             B
there's a change in the air

     D
your lies

     A        B     E     A       Asus4  A  E         A       Asus4  A
will lead you to despair
E A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A [Chorus]
Em           Dm
don't bother me

C               Bm                     Am
(castles in the sand slip through your hand)

Gm           F    B/F#
don't bother me - I don't give a damn

Em           Dm
don't bother me

C            Bm                 Am
(try to understand it's in your hand)

Gm           F            B/F#
don't bother me
E A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A [Verse 3]
E               A   Asus4 A   E           A       Asus4  A
well no amount of liquor, babe, can drown the blues today

E               A   Asus4 A   E           A       Asus4  A
no amount of pills can ease the pain

         A                     D
when the body electric and the vision thing

          E                 A
is all it takes to make the people sing

      A                 D      A  E
let's hope we don't get fooled a..gain

   A
my friend
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m         E    A  D
dreams fall into disrepair

          E             B
there's a change in the air

          D        A        B
there's a girl who says she cares

        D
and her love

     A         B            E     A       Asus4  A  E         A       Asus4  A
will leave you standing there
E A Asus4 A E A Asus4 A [Chorus]
Em           Dm
don't bother me

C                    Bm                  Am
(I can't change your mind when you're so blind)

Gm           F    B/F#
don't bother me - I can't spare the time

Em           Dm
don't bother me

C               Bm            Am
(takes an ocean wide to turn tide)

Gm                B/F#
don't bother me - love can't be denied

Em           Dm
don't bother me

C               Bm                     Am
(castles in the sand slip through your hand)

Gm           F    B/F#
don't bother me - I don't give a damn

Em           Dm
don't bother me
C Bm Am Gm F B/F# [Outro] (Whistling) Em Dm C Bm Am Gm F B/F#