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BYJimmy Eat World TRA
ANDMUSIC NSCRIBED
BYJeff Perrin

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Bass tuning (low to high): D A D G.
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~ Intro (0:00)
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1. Hey Don't writeyourself off yet It's only In your headyou
2. Hey You knowthey're all the same Youknowyou'redoing better
3. Hey Don't writeyourself off yet It's only in your headyou
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feel left out or lookeddown on Just try your best
on your own sodon't buy in Live right now
(on. your own)
feel left out or lookeddown on Justdo your best
(feel left out)
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Try everything you can and don'tyou worry whatthey

Youjust be yourseH It doesn't matte r if it's
(Just do your best) Do everything you can (everyth
ing you can) An!l don't you worry what their
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tell themselves when you're away It just

good enoogh {good enough) for someone else It just
bitter hearts are gonna say It just
(bitter hearts)
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(3rd time) To Coda -$-
(skip ahead to meas. 57)

be just fine Everything everything will be all right all right (2nd and Jrd times). II just
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