Pay Attention chords by The Wood Brothers

Chords with lyrics

Pay Attention
The Wood Brothers

This song is in the key of C majorC major and is 3/4 time.
He uses pretty standard chord voicings. The only one that
might be foreign to some would be the Gm9Gm9 which is played like this:

E MajorE|--5--|
BB|--3--|
G+G|--3--|
D MajorD|--5--|
A augmentedA|--5--|
E MajorE|--3--|

I usually play it without the root but that’s just my preference.
Not sure how Oliver plays it each time through. Anyhow, here’s the song...

Intro:

3/4 || C majorC | C majorC | A minorAm | G+G | FF |
 | Bb majorBb | A minorAm | G+G | G+G ||

(Listen to CD for proper strumming and timing)

VERSE:

C majorC	   FF      C majorC 	G+G
Please pay attention to me

	 C majorC            Gm9Gm9
Was the last thing I heard as I drifted to sleep

   FF	   C majorC
With children to tend to

   FF    C majorC
and a worrying mind

   FF      C majorC
With too much to do

  Gm9Gm9
and not enough time


CHORUS:

 FF	    C majorC
I hate to be needy

FF	   C majorC
Selfish and greedy

  A minorAm      FF     C majorC
But please pay attention to me

BREAK: (same as intro - “Me” is on the C majorC chord of this break)

	..Me
3/4 || C majorC | C majorC | A minorAm | G+G | FF |
 | Bb majorBb | A minorAm | G+G | G+G ||


VERSE 2: (same chords as first verse)


C majorC	   FF     C majorC		G+G
Please pay attention to me

	 C majorC				 Gm9Gm9
Was the last thing I heard comin’ out of my dream

	FF		C majorC
I got something to tell you

	 FF		 C majorC
And the sun has gone down

  FF		  C majorC
And if you don’t listen

   Gm9Gm9			G minorGm
I’ll talk much too loud


CHORUS: (Same as 1st chorus)

 FF     C majorC
I hate to be Needy

FF	   C majorC
Selfish and greedy

  A minorAm     FF      C majorC	  G+G
But please pay attention to me


BRIDGE:

A minorAm				C majorC
Why don’t you look my way

  A minorAm         G minorGm
I’m waving my arms and callin’ your name

	 FF      C majorC
There’s too much to mention

   FF       C majorC
That grabs your attention

  A minorAm		 FF      C majorC
So please pay attention to me


HARMONICA SOLO:  (starts on C majorC on the word “me” from the chorus)


	..Me
3/4 || C majorC | FF | C majorC | G+G | C majorC |
 | G minorGm | G minorGm | FF | C majorC | FF | C majorC
 FF

| C majorC | G+G | G+G ||


BRIDGE 2:

A minorAm			   C majorC
I Guess I could cut myself free

  A minorAm            G minorGm
And why should I care if you listen to me

   FF       C majorC
With children to tend to

   FF    C majorC
And a worrying mind

   FF      C majorC
With too much to do

  Gm9Gm9		  G minorGm
And not enough time


OUTRO CHORUS:

 FF		C majorC
I hate to be needy

FF	   C majorC
Selfish and greedy

 FF      C majorC
I hate to keep asking

FF       C majorC
Beggin’ and pleadin’.

  FF     C majorC
I’m down on my knees

   FF      C majorC
Under your window screamin’

A minorAm     FF      C majorC   G+G
Please pay attention to me

A minorAm     FF      C majorC   G+G
Please pay attention to me

   A minorAm     FF      C majorC
Yeah, please pay attention to me...


That’s it. Let me know if you have something different
(and make sure you’re tuned properly before submitting this a
half step higher or lower! haha)
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