The Beach Boys is an iconic American rock band, frequently cited as one of the most influential and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music due to their intricate vocal harmonies, studio experiments, and novel approaches to pop songwriting. Rooted in doo-wop and rock and roll, their early string of vocal surf hits defined the '60s California Sound. For a period afterward, they notably delved into progressive pop styles. often combining elements from classical and jazz in innovative ways.
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...THAT'S NOT ME... by The Beach Boys -------------------..................
*from 'Pet Sounds' (1966)*
(modified from Andrew Roger's original tab)
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: A)
Verse 1:
G6C/DD9 I had to prove that I could make it alone now, but that's not me. G6C/DD9 I wanted to show how independent I'd grown now, but that's not me.
Bridge 1:
Am7D9 I could try to be big in the eyes of the world, Am7D9Bm7Emaj7, A6 What matters to me is what I could be, to just one girl...
Chorus 1:
Emaj7A6Emaj7A6 I'm a little bit scared, 'cos I haven't been home in a long time.
Amaj7A7Dmaj7D6Dmaj7 You needed my love, and I know that I left at the wrong time.
Verse 2:
G My folks when I wrote them, told 'em what I was up to said; C/DD9 That's not me. G I went through all kinds of changes, took a look at myself and said; C/DD9 That's not me.
Bridge 2:
Am7D9 I miss my pad and the places I've known, Am7D9Bm7Emaj7, A6 And every night, as I lay there alone, I would dream...
Chorus 2:
Emaj7A6Emaj7A6 I once had a dream, so I packed up and split for the city. Fmaj7Bb6Fmaj7Bb6 I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty.
Bbmaj7Bb7Ebmaj7Eb7 I'm glad I went, now I'm that much more sure that we're ready.
Coda:
Emaj7A6Emaj7A6 I once had a dream, so I packed up and split for the city. Emaj7A6Emaj7A6 I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty. Emaj7A6Emaj7A6 I once had a dream, so I packed up and split for the city. Emaj7A6Emaj7A6 I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty.