Im Not The One

I'm Not The One
From the Album-"Shake It Up"
1981
Written by Ric Ocasek
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler
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  Bm              F#m         Em       A
E---------------------------------------------
B------------------2---3-------3---2----------
G--------------2-----------4-----------4---2--
D--4---0---4----------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


      F#m             Bm      Em       A
E---------------------------------------------
B------------------2---3-------3---2----------
G--0-----------2-----------4-----------4---2--
D------4---4----------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


       D   D/C   Gm
E-----------------3------------------8---10---
B------3---3/5---------8---10---11------------
G--0------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


D           D/C
I'm not the one

D/B              D/Bb
That you'll be shooting for

D           D/C
I'm not the one

D/B          D/Bb
Who's coming back for more

 D       D/C
You know why

D/B                         D/Bb
We've been through this too many times

 D       D/C
You know why

     D/B               Gm
It's never clear it's pantomime

Bm     F#m       Em
Going round and round

           A                 F#m
Cause you can't get on your feet

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

       A             F#m
Still taking all the heat

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

 A              D
Never touching down


   D   D/C  Gm
E------------3-------------------8---10-------
B--3---3/5---------8---10---11----------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


D           D/C
I'm not the one

D/B          D/Bb
Whose memory you still keep

D           D/C
I'm not the one

D/B          D/Bb
Who's talking in your sleep

 D       D/C
You know why

D/B             D/Bb
I don't have to tell you twice

 D       D/C
You know why

D/B             D/Bb
I don't have to tell you twice

 D       D/C
You know why

  D/B                Gm
I knew you when you weren't so nice


Bm     F#m       Em
Going round and round

           A                 F#m
Cause you can't get on your feet

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

       A             F#m
Still taking all the heat

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

 A              Bm
Never touching down


  Bm                       F#m            Em
E------------------0---2----------------------
B----------2---3------------2------3---2------
G------4-----------------------------------4--
D--4------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


                   A               F#m
E---------------------------------------------
B--------------3---2---0--------------------3-
G--0---2---4---------------2---0----2---4-----
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


      Bm             Em                   A
E--0------------------------------------------
B------2-----------0--0-----------0---3---2---
G----------2--------------0---2---------------
D--------------2------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


                  D  D/C Gm
E-------------------------3-------------8--10-
B--0-------0---2--3--3/5-----8--10--11--------
G------2--------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


D           D/C
I'm not the one

D/B             D/Bb
That you'll be breaking in

D           D/C
I'm not the one

D/B           D/Bb
That could be taken in

 D       D/C
You know why

D/B                   D/Bb
I tried and tried to crack the shell

 D       D/C
You know why

D/B                 Gm
When you fake it's hard to tell

Bm     F#m       Em
Going round and round

           A                 F#m
Cause you can't get on your feet

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

       A             F#m
Still taking all the heat

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

           A                 F#m
Cause you can't get on your feet 

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

       A              Bm
Still taking all the heat

       F#m       Em
Going round and round

           A                F#m
Cause you can't get on your feet

       Bm        Em
Going round and round

       A              Bm
Still taking all the heat

Repeat ad nauseum