I Don't Want To Be (hi-lo)

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−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab

I DON’T WANT TO BE hi-lo
By:  
Key: Eb

4   4    4   -3”-3”-3”3   3    3  3
7   7    7   -6 -6 -6 6   6    6  6
I don’t need to be an-y-thing oth-er

 3   3  3   3    3     -3”
 6   6  6   6    6     -6
Than a pris-on guard’s son

4   4    4   -3”-3”-3”3   3    3  3
7   7    7   -6 -6 -6 6   6    6  6
I don’t need to be an-y-thing oth-er

 3   3  3   3     3   -3”
 6   6  6   6     6   -6
Than a spe-cial-ist’s son

4   4    4   -3”-3”-3”3  3   3  3
7   7    7   -6 -6 -6 6  6   6  6
I don’t have to be an-y-one oth-er

 3    2    3   2   3    3   3  -3”
 6    5    6   5   6    6   6  -6
Than the birth of two souls in one

 4   4    4   -3” 4  -3”
 7   7    7   -6  7  -6
Part of where I’m go-ing

-3” 4   -4    5    4   4  -3”  -3”
-6  7   -8    8    7   7  -6   -6
Is know-ing where I’m com-ing from

(chorus)

-4  5    -4  4  4  -3”3   3    3  2
-8  8    -8  7  7  -6 6   6    6  5
I don’t want to be an-y-thing oth-er

 2    -1   1    1     1    -1 2   3 2-11
 5    -4   4    4     4    -4 5   6 5-44
Than what I’ve been try’n’ to be late-ly

-4  5  -4  4  4  -3”  3   2  3
-8  8  -8  7  7  -6   6   5  6
All I have to do is think of me

 2  2  2     3   -3” -3”
 5  5  5     6   -6  -6
And I have peace of mind

 3   -4   5   -4   4     4    -3”
 6   -8   8   -8   7     7    -6
I’m tired of look-ing ‘round rooms

 3     2    3    2   -1  1  -1
 6     5    6    5   -4  4  -4
Won-d’ring what I’ve got to do

    1  -1   2   -3”  4  -3”
3   4  -4   5   -6   7  -6
Or who I’m sup-posed to be

-4  5    -4  4  4  -3”3   3
-8  8    -8  7  7  -6 6   6
I don’t want to be an-y-thing

 2  3   -3” -3”
 5  6   -6  -6
Oth-er than me


I’m surrounded by liars,
Everywhere I turn
I’m surrounded by imposters
Everywhere I turn
I’m surrounded by identity crisis
Everywhere I turn
Am I the only one who noticed?
I can’t be the only one who learned
(repeat chorus)


 9  9  9   9   9    9   9   9   -10   -10
 6  6  6   6   6    6   6   6   -6    -6
Can I have ev-‘ry-one’s at-ten-tion please
(spoken)
If you’re not like this and that
You’re gonna have to leave

-6  7   7   -6   7    7
-3” 4   4   -3”  4    4
I came from the moun-tain

-6    7   7  -6  7  7
-3”   4   4  -3” 4  4
The crust of cre-a-tion

-6   7    7 -6 7  7    -8   7    -8  7   -6
-3”  4    4 -3”4  4    -4   4    -4  4   -3”
My whole sit-u-a-tion made from clay to stone

-6  -8  -8   -8  -8  8   8   8 -10
-3” -4  -4   -4  -4  5   5   5 -6
And now I’m tell-ing ev-‘ry-bod-y

 8  9   -10 -10
 5  6   -6  -6
Oth-er than me

9 -8 7   -8  8  -789 -8 7   -8  8  -7
6 -4 4   -4  5  -456 -4 4   -4  5  -3
I don’t want to be I don’t want to be

-1098 9 8-8  -8  8 -88
-665  6 5-4  -4  5 -45
I     don’t want to be 

9   9    9   8  8
6   6    6   5  5
I don’t want to be

8  8 -87-6  -6 7  -8    8  9   9   9
5  5 -44-3”-3” 4  -4    5  6   6   6
An-y-thing, an-y-thing oth-er than me

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