The D-Em-G parts are really syncopated so its hard to pace the change in the chords
to the words. It may be off a little bit.
Intro: D Em G
Verse 1:
D Em
Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake
G D Em G
Thirty-one candles on her birthday cake next year
D Em
Thought by now she'd have a man
G
Two car-seats in a minivan
D Em G
But it still ain't here, hey
Verse 2:
D Em
She's been looking for Mr. Right so long
G
But all she's found is Mr. Wrong
D Em G
And that's the pits
D Em
She's drawn a line that she won't cross
G
Her and time are facing off
D Em G
She says, something's gotta give
chorus: -----------------------------
A
Something's gotta give me butterflies
Bm G A
Something's gotta make me feel ali-i-i-ive
A
And something's gotta give me dreams at night
Bm
Something's gotta make me feel alright
G Bm
I don't know where it is
Em A D Em G
Yeah, but something's gotta give
D Em G
Something's gotta give
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Verse 3:
D Em
Friday night she had a date
G
Cell phone junky, a half hour late
D Em G
That's the biz, baby
D Em
She's running out the twists of fate
G
She's had all that she can take
D Em G
She says, something's gotta give
chorus: -----------------------------
A
Something's gotta give me butterflies
Bm G A
Something's gotta make me feel ali-i-i-ive
A
And something's gotta give me dreams at night
Bm
Something's gotta make me feel alright
G Bm
I don't know where it is
Em A
Yeah, but something's gotta give
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Bridge: (I have NO idea what the chords are here)
I swear, there's got to be a 'meant to be'
For me out there
Somewhere, someday
C A D
I'm gonna find someone, somehow, someway
Verse 4:
D Em
Jenny's got a job, a cat named Jake
G D Em G
Thirty-one candles on her birthday cake next year
D Em
Thought by now she'd have a man
G
Two car-seats in a minivan
D Em
She says something's got
G
Something's got Something's gotta
chorus: -----------------------------
A
Something's gotta give me butterflies
Bm G A
Something's gotta make me feel ali-i-i-ive
A
And something's gotta give me dreams at night
Bm
Something's gotta make me feel alright
G
I don't know where it is
Em A
Yeah, but something's gotta
G Bm
I don't know where it is
Em A
Yeah, but something's gotta
G Bm
I don't know where it is
Em A D Em G
Yeah, but something's gotta give
D Em G
Something's gotta give
D Em G (solo) D
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