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Don't You (Forget About Me) (A Major)
Artist: Simple Minds    Genre: Pop    Roman Numerals: I, m3, IV, iv, V, v, m7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ClimberStephen   
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A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Dm
(D,F,A)
- - D A D F
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G


Intro
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] /..
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Hey hey hey hey!
[DmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] /..
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] oooooo		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] oooooh,		 oh... [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] oh
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] /..		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] /		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /..

Verse 1
{G♯} {E} [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Won't you come		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] see about me?
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'll be alone		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dancing, you know it, baby.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Tell me your		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] troubles and doubts,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] giving me everything		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] inside and out, and out.

Verse 2
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Love's strange, so		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] real in the dark,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] think of the tender things		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] that we were working on
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Slow change may		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] pull us apart,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] when the light gets		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] into your heart, baby

Chorus
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Don't you.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] .. forget about		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me, .....		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] don't, don't, don't, don't.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ....Don't you.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] .. forget about		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Bridge 1
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Will you stand above me,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] look my way, never love me?
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] down, down, down.

Bridge 2
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Third] Will you recognize me,
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] call my name or walk on by?
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] down, down, down, down
Repeat Intro

Verse 3
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Don't you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] try to pretend,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] it's my feeling we'll		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] win in the end.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] I won't		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] harm you or		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] touch your defenses;
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] vanity and sec-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] urity.

Verse 4
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Don't you for		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] get about me,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'll be alone		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dancing, you know it, baby.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Going to		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] take you apart,
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I'll put us back tog-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ether at heart, baby.
Repeat Chorus

Coda
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] As you walk on		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] by...		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] will you call my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] name?
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] As you walk on		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] by...		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] will you call my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] name?
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] When you walk a		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way.		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Or will you walk a		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] way?		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Will you walk on		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] by?		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Come on, call my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] name.
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Will you call my		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] name?		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Outro
I say, [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la la la la		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la... la la la		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] la... la la la		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la la la la la
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la la la la		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la... la la la		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] la... la la la		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la la la la la
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la la la la		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la... la la la		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] la... la la la		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] la la la la la la
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] la... When you walk on		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] by will you call my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] name?
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