Things I'll Never Say

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+: Blow note
−: 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

THING’S I’LL NEVER SAY     AVRIL LAVIGNE

KEY OF D


 7 -5 -5 -5  7 -5 -5 -5  7 -6 -5 -5 -5 -6
Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da

-5 -5 -5 -5 -5b 5 -5b 5  5  5  5  5  5  5 -5b 5
Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da     
        
-3b  5   -4  4 -4  -3b
I’m tug-gin at my hair

-3b  5    -4  4 -4  -3b
I’m pull-ing at my clothes

-3b  5  -4  -4   4  -4  -4
I’m try-ing to keep my cool

-3  4  -4  -3b
I know it shows

-3b   5   -4  4 -4  -3b
I’m star-ing at my feet

-3    5    -4   4  -4 -3b
My cheeks are turn-in red

-3b   5    -4  4  -4    -4  -3   4  -4  -3b
I’m search-in for the words in-side my head

[Pre-Chorus]

  -3b   -3b   5  -4  4   5
(Cause) I’m feel-in ner-vous

-3b -3b -3  5 -4  4   5
Try-ing to be so per-fect

 -3b -3b  5    -4     4    5
Cause I know you’re worth it

   4     4    5  4
You’re worth it Yeah

(CHORUS)

-5 -5  -5   -5  -5 -5 -5 -6b -4   -5 -5 -5
If I could say what I wan-na say I’d say I 

 -5 -5  -5   -5 4  4
wan-na blow you a-way 

-5  -5   -5 -5 -5  5
Be with you ev-ry night

 4 4   4     4   -4  5    5
Am I squeez-ing you too tight

-5 -5  -5   -5  -5 -5 -5 -6b  -4
If I could say what I wan-na see

-5 -5 -5  -5  -5 -5  -5   4  4   4
I wan-na see you go down on one knee

 -5 -5 -5 -5  5
Mar-ry me to-day

  4      4   4   4   4  -4  5  5
Guess, I’m wish-ing my life a-way

  4    4     4     4    -4  5  4
With these things I’ll nev-er say


VERSE 2 same as 1
It don’t do me any good
It’s just a waste of time
What use is it to you
What’s on my mind
If ain’t coming out
We’re not going anywhere
So why can’t I just tell you that I care

(PRE+CHORUS)

 4+7 -6   -5     4     4  -5    4
What is what’s wrong with my tongue

 -3b   -6b   -5    5  -6b  -5 -5
These words keep slip-ping a-way

4  -5   4   4  -5   4  
I stut-ter, I stum-ble 

 -3b  -6b  -5   5  -5b -5  -5
Like I’ve got noth-ing to say

(PRE CHORUS)

 4   4   4    4   4  -4  5  5
Yes I’m wish-ing my life a-way 

  4    4     4     4    -4  5  4
with these things I’ll nev-er say

(CHORUS TO END)

ENJOY!!

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