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You're Not The One I Was Looking For by Blue Öyster Cult

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Key: E

[Chords]
E6 : 042100
Emaj7/G# : 476444
A6 : 597655
B6 : 7119877

Intro:
E  E6 E  E6 (x4)

Verse 1:
E  E6 E      E6 E   G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m Emaj7/G# G#m
      I used to lie   in my       bed
A  A6 A         A6   A   B  B9 B  B9 B
      Sleep wouldn't come
E  E6 E        E6  E     G#m     Emaj7/G# G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m
      Thinkin' 'bout things that they     said
A  A6 A         A6 A  B  B9 B  B9 B
      They led  me on
E      E6  E  E6 E  G#m
All of the fancy ladies
Emaj7/G# G#m     Emaj7/G# G#m
Oh         they could     talk
A  A6 A  A6   A    A6 A  A6  A
        And   talk

Instrumental:
E  E6 E  E6 E G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m A  A6 A  A6 A B  B9 B  B9 B (x2)

Verse 2:
E  E6 E          E6  E G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m Emaj7/G# G#m
      I shot for the high - est      star
A  A6  A         A6   A   B  B9 B  B9 B
   But I aimed    too high
E  E6 E         E6  E G#m Emaj7/G# G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m
      You wanted a rich   rock     star
A  A6  A         A6   A   B  B9 B  B9 B
   But he made   you cry
E        E6 E    E6   E   G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m Emaj7/G# G#m
Now that we have each o - ther oh        we  can     laugh
A  A6 A  A6   A    A6 A  A6  A
       A - bout it

Chorus:
E           B             C#m     A
 You're not the one I was lookin' for but
E           B           A          C#m
 You're the one for me (you're the one)
E        B                C#m     A
 I'm not the one you were lookin' for but
E    B         A         C#m
 You can't go wrong with me
E           B             C#m     A
 You're not the one I was lookin' for but
 C#m    B  B  A
 You're oh so good for me

[Solo]
C#m B  A E (x4)
E E6  E E6

Verse 3:
E  E6 E      E6 E  G#m      Emaj7/G# G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m
    Now I can't make it     with-out you
A  A6  A         A6 A   B  B9 B  B9 B
       I can't go on
E  E6 E      E6 E  G#m   Emaj7/G# G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m
      We can make  beautiful      music
A  A6  A          A6  A   B  B9 B       B9 B
       And prove them wrong       We've been
E   E6  E   E6  E   G#m  Emaj7/G# G#m              Emaj7/G# G#m
Put down by the best              and now we laugh
A  A6 A  A6   A    A6 A  A6  A
        A - bout it,       yeah

Chorus:
E           B             C#m     A
 You're not the one I was lookin' for but
E           B           A          C#m
 You're the one for me (you're the one)
E        B                C#m     A
 I'm not the one you were lookin' for but
E    B         A         C#m
 You can't go wrong with me
E           B             C#m     A
 You're not the one I was lookin' for but
 C#m    B  B  A
 You're oh so good for me

Outro:
C#m B  A E
         (You're so good)
C#m      B       A      E
  You're oh so good for me (You're so good)
C#m      B       A      E
  You're oh so good for me (You're so good)
 C#m    B  B  A  A6 A  A6 A
 You're oh so good
A  A6 A  A6 A
        For me
C#m B  A E