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Pay Attention
The Wood Brothers

This song is in the key of C major and is 3/4 time.
He uses pretty standard chord voicings.  The only one that
might be foreign to some would be the Gm9 which is played like this:

E | --5-- | 
B | --3-- | 
G | --3-- | 
D | --5-- | 
A | --5-- | 
E | --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    C    Am    G    F    
   Bb    Am    G    G  

(Listen to CD for proper strumming and timing)

VERSE:

C            F           C       G
Please pay attention to me

        C                       Gm9
Was the last thing I heard as I drifted to sleep

      F           C
With children to tend to

      F        C
and a worrying mind

     F           C
With too much to do

    Gm9
and not enough time


CHORUS:

  F             C
I hate to be needy

F            C
Selfish and greedy

    Am           F          C
But please pay attention to me


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

      ..Me
3/4    C    C    Am    G    F    
   Bb    Am    G    G  


VERSE 2:  (same chords as first verse)


C            F          C            G
Please pay attention to me

        C                          Gm9
Was the last thing I heard comin? out of my dream

      F            C
I got something to tell you

        F             C
And the sun has gone down

    F                C
And if you don?t listen

     Gm9                  Gm
I?ll talk much too loud


CHORUS:  (Same as 1st chorus)

  F          C
I hate to be Needy

F            C
Selfish and greedy

    Am          F           C         G
But please pay attention to me


BRIDGE:

Am                        C
Why don?t you look my way

    Am                 Gm
I?m waving my arms and callin? your name

       F            C
There?s too much to mention

     F             C
That grabs your attention

   Am              F           C
So please pay attention to me


HARMONICA SOLO:   (starts on C on the word ?me? from the chorus)


      ..Me
3/4    C    F    C    G    C    
   Gm    Gm    F    C    F    C  
 F

  C    G    G  


BRIDGE 2:

Am                        C
I Guess I could cut myself free

    Am                       Gm
And why should I care if you listen to me

     F             C
With children to tend to

      F        C
And a worrying mind

     F           C
With too much to do

    Gm9               Gm
And not enough time


OUTRO CHORUS:

  F            C
I hate to be needy

F           C
Selfish and greedy

  F            C
I hate to keep asking

F             C
Beggin? and pleadin?.

    F          C
I?m down on my knees

      F           C
Under your window screamin?

Am          F           C      G
Please pay attention to me

Am          F           C      G
Please pay attention to me

      Am          F           C
Yeah, please pay attention to me...