...DOESN'T MAKE IT ALRIGHT... by The Specials
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from 'The Specials' (1979)
Intro:
G D C D, G C,
D C, B A
Verse 1:
[G] Just be-[D]cause you're no-[C]body,[D]
[C] It doesn't mean that you're no [D]good.
[G] Just be-[D]cause there's a [C]reason,[D]
[C] It doesn't mean it's under-[D]stood.
Chorus 1:
It doesn't make it al-[C]right,[D]
[G] It doesn't [D]make it al-[C]right.[D]
It's the [G]worst ex-[D]cuse in the [C]world,[D]
G C D C, B A
And it, it doesn't make it al-right.
Verse 2:
[G] Some people [D]think they're really [C]clever,[D]
[C] To smash your head against the [D]wall.
[G] Then they [D]say; "You got it [C]my way",[D]
[C] They really think they know it [D]all.
Chorus 2:
It doesn't make it al-[C]right,[D]
[G] It doesn't [D]make it al-[C]right.[D]
It's the [G]worst ex-[D]cuse in the [C]world,[D]
G C D C, B A
And it, it doesn't make it al-right.
Solo:
G D C D (x3)
G C, D C, B A
Verse 3:
[G] Just be-[D]cause you're a [C]black boy,[D]
[C] Just because you're a [D]white.
[G] It doesn't [D]mean you've got to [C]hate him;[D]
[C] It doesn't mean you've got to [D]fight.
Chorus 3:
It doesn't make it al-[C]right,[D]
[G] It doesn't [D]make it al-[C]right.[D]
It's the [G]worst ex-[D]cuse in the [C]world,[D]
G C D C, B A
And it, it doesn't make it al-right.
Interlude:
D C, B A (x2)
Outro:
[G] Just be-[D]cause you're no-[C]body!
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [D] [C] [B] [A]
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from 'The Specials' (1979)
Intro:
G D C D, G C,
D C, B A
Verse 1:
[G] Just be-[D]cause you're no-[C]body,[D]
[C] It doesn't mean that you're no [D]good.
[G] Just be-[D]cause there's a [C]reason,[D]
[C] It doesn't mean it's under-[D]stood.
Chorus 1:
It doesn't make it al-[C]right,[D]
[G] It doesn't [D]make it al-[C]right.[D]
It's the [G]worst ex-[D]cuse in the [C]world,[D]
G C D C, B A
And it, it doesn't make it al-right.
Verse 2:
[G] Some people [D]think they're really [C]clever,[D]
[C] To smash your head against the [D]wall.
[G] Then they [D]say; "You got it [C]my way",[D]
[C] They really think they know it [D]all.
Chorus 2:
It doesn't make it al-[C]right,[D]
[G] It doesn't [D]make it al-[C]right.[D]
It's the [G]worst ex-[D]cuse in the [C]world,[D]
G C D C, B A
And it, it doesn't make it al-right.
Solo:
G D C D (x3)
G C, D C, B A
Verse 3:
[G] Just be-[D]cause you're a [C]black boy,[D]
[C] Just because you're a [D]white.
[G] It doesn't [D]mean you've got to [C]hate him;[D]
[C] It doesn't mean you've got to [D]fight.
Chorus 3:
It doesn't make it al-[C]right,[D]
[G] It doesn't [D]make it al-[C]right.[D]
It's the [G]worst ex-[D]cuse in the [C]world,[D]
G C D C, B A
And it, it doesn't make it al-right.
Interlude:
D C, B A (x2)
Outro:
[G] Just be-[D]cause you're no-[C]body!
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [D] [C] [B] [A]
[EADGBE]355433 [EADGBE]x57775 [EADGBE]x35553 [EADGBE]x24442 [EADGBE]x02220
