Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: G Difficulty: Novice Intro: G F#m Am D G Verse 1: G It wasn't me, I wasn't there F#m Am I was just watchin' from over here D G And besides, I couldn't afford the bus fare G
In Hollywood and Washington Am F#m They shake and smile through the harm they've done Am D G D G But it's your little red wagon and you've gotta pull it Chorus: Am C It'll take a lifetime to clear your name G Am C D Under the bridges of fame, it's always nighttime Verse 2: G It wasn't me, I wasn't there Am I was stone-drunk, it isn't clear D G And it doesn't count, 'cause I don't care The years transform my memories F#m Am Of all the countless decades of greed D G It was cut and run in ninethy-one Chorus: Am C Put yourselves in a straight-jacket G D Am C G D But when you plead insane, it's no cheaper than humiliation G That's free Am That's free D G Am D Am D G That's free Verse 3: G I've gone and quit my worshippin' Am Of the false gods and golden sins D 'Cause we made love in the Tower of Babel G And it fell down Verse 4: G It wasn't me, I wasn't there Am That was not my love affair D G D G That is not my lover, that's not even my friend G It wasn't me, I wasn't there Am I was stone-drunk, it isn't clear D G D G And it doesn't count, 'cause I don't care Outro: Am C But I'll use a pop song to clear my name G Am Under the bridges of fame, it's always nighttime C D G I'll end with a closer and say goodnight
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for It Wwasn't Me by Jenny Lewis