I Just Wasn't Made For These Times Tab by The Beach Boys

I Just Wasn't Made For These Times by The Beach Boys

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Verse 1:
 
e|----------------|-->3-->1--------|----------------|------------------|
B|------------>1--|>3-------->3----|-->3------------|------------------|
G|-----3-0>3>3-->3|-----3-0------>3|>5---3-->3------|-----2-0-------0--|
D|>3-->5---3-0----|---0-----3-0-3-5|-------6-4-->4>3|-->1>0---3-0-3----|
A|-3-5------------|-1--------------|---6-------6----|------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|-3----------------|
 
 I keep looking for a place to fit in where I can speak my mind, / and
 
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B|------------>1--|>3-------->3----|>1>4-->3------>1|-1>3--------------|
G|-----3-0>3>3-->3|-----3-0------>3|-----3---->3---1|-1---2-0-------0--|
D|>3-->5---3-0----|---0-----3-0-3-5|---1---6-4---4--|---0>3---3-0-3>0--|
A|-3-5------------|-1--------------|-----------6----|------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
 I've been trying hard to find the people that I won't leave behind. / They
 
e|------>3----->3h5|>6-->5>3>1>3-----|---------->0>1>3-|----------------|
B|---->3-----------|-------------->3-|-----------------|-->3------------|
G|>0>3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-1---1---3---1---|-0-----0---------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|---------3---3---|-3-----3-3-----3-|-3-----3-3---3--|
say I got brains, but they ain't doin' me no good. I wish they could.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|---->3-----------|-----------------|>1>3>4-------------|
G|>0-->5-->5-->5>3-|>5>5-->0---2-----|>0>0>5-->5>5>5---|------>2-->2>3>5---|
D|-----5-----7-3-0-|-----5---5>3-3>4-|-----5-----7-3-0-|-----5-------3-0---|
A|---3-------------|---3-----------5-|---3-------------|---3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Each time things start to happen a-gain, I think I got something good goin' for my-self, but what goes 
 
e|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------|>3>4---->3>4-----|>3>1-->1---------|>3>4---->3>4-----|>3>1-->1---------|
G|-------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|
D|>3-----|-1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---|
A|-------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
wrong? / Sometimes I feel very sad, x2 (Ain't found the right thing I can put my heart and soul into) x2
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|>6------>5>3>1>3-|-----------|
B|>3>4---->3>4-----|>3>1-->1---------|-----------------|>3---------|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-----------|
D|-1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------|
A|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|-6----6--0---0---|-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------|
  Sometimes I feel very sad,
 
Chorus:
 
e|-----------------|>1>1-------------|---------|
B|-----------------|---->3-----------|---------|
G|>0-->5-->5-->5---|-3---3-->3>0-->3-|---------|
D|-----5-----7-----|-1---1---3---3---|---------|
A|---3---------8-5-|---3---3---3-----|-1-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
 I guess I just wasn't made for these times.
 
Verse 2:
 
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B|------------>1--|>3-------->3----|-->3------------|------------------|
G|-----3-0>3>3-->3|-----3-0------>3|>5---3-->3------|-----2-0-------0--|
D|>3-->5---3-0----|---0-----3-0-3-5|-------6-4-->4>3|-->1>0---3-0-3----|
A|-3-5------------|-1--------------|---6-------6----|------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-4--------------|-3----------------|
 Every time I get the inspiration to go change things a-round.
 
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B|------------>1--|>3-------->3----|>1>4-->3------>1|-->3--------------|
G|-----3-0>3>3-->3|-----3-0------>3|-----3---->3---1|-----2-0-------0--|
D|>3-->5---3-0----|---0-----3-0-3-5|---1---6-4---4--|---0>3---3-0-3>0--|
A|-3-5------------|-1--------------|-----------6----|------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
 No one wants to help me look for places where new things might be found.
 
Pre-Chorus:
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B|---->3-----------|-------------->3-|-----------------|-->3------------|
G|>0>3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-1---1---3---1---|-0-----0---------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|---------3---3---|-3-----3-3---3---|-3-----3-3---3--|
 Where can I turn, when my fair-weather friends cop out? What's it all a-bout?
 
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B|-----------------|---->3-----------|-----------------|>1>3>4-------------|
G|>0-->5-->5-->5>3-|>5>5-->0---2-----|>0>0>5-->5>5>5---|------>2-->2>3>5---|
D|-----5-----7-3-0-|-----5---5>3-3>4-|-----5-----7-3-0-|-----5-------3-0---|
A|---3-------------|---3-----------5-|---3-------------|---3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Each time things start to happen a-gain, I think I got something good goin' for my-self, but what goes
 
e|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------|>3>4---->3>4-----|>3>1-->1---------|>3>4---->3>4-----|>3>1-->1---------|
G|-------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|
D|>3-----|-1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---|
A|-------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|
E|-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 wrong? / Sometimes I feel very sad, x2 (Ain't found the right thing I can put my heart and soul into) x2
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|>6------>5>3>1>3-|-----------|
B|>3>4---->3>4-----|>3>1-->1---------|-----------------|>3---------|
G|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-----------|
D|-1---1---1---1---|-----3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------|
A|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|-6----6--0---0---|-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------|
  Sometimes I feel very sad,
 
Chorus:
 
e|-----------------|>1>1-------------|---------|
B|-----------------|---->3-----------|---------|
G|>0-->5-->5-->5---|-3---3-->3>0-->3-|---------|
D|-----5-----7-----|-1---1---3---3---|---------|
A|---3---------8-5-|---3---3---3-----|-1-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
 I guess I just wasn't made for these times.
 
[Theremin Solo]
 
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B|-----------------|-3---------3-1---|-----------------|-3-----6---3-----|
G|---3---5---3-5-3-|-0-4---2-------3-|-------3-----5-3-|-------------5-3-|
D|-3-----2---0-2-0-|-------------1---|-3-5-------5-----|-----------------|
A|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-4---3---------|-----------------|
G|-----------3---5-|-5---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|--------\3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
Outro: x2
 
e|-10------10------|-10--------10----|-10------10-----|-10--------10----|
B|-8---------------|-8---------------|-8--------------|-8---------------|
G|-8-------10------|>10>10->7--10----|-8-------10-----|>10>10->7--10----|
D|---->10->10->10--|---------->8>10--|---->10->10->10-|---------->8>10--|
A|>10--------------|-----------------|>10-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
   I guess I just wasn't made for these times x2
 
e|-10------10------|-13---------10----|-11-----11-----|-11--------11----|
B|-8---------------|------------------|-11-----9------|-8---------8-----|
G|-8-------10------|>10>10------------|-9------9------|-8---------8-----|
D|---->10->10->10--|------->13->12>13-|------->8->10--|>12>12>10->8>10--|
A|>10--------------|------------------|>9->11---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
   I guess I just wasn't made for these times x2 (fade out)
 
 
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| x   Dead note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| >   Accented note / Melody Note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
 
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