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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   C5    C5    A5    G5    F5    
   Bb5    A5    G5    G5  

(Listen to CD for proper strumming and timing)

VERSE:

C5            F5           C5       G5
Please pay attention to me

        C5                       G5
Was the last thing I heard as I drifted to sleep

      F5           C5
With children to tend to

      F5        C5
and a worrying mind

     F5           C5
With too much to do

    G5
and not enough time


CHORUS:

  F5             C5
I hate to be needy

F5            C5
Selfish and greedy

    A5           F5          C5
But please pay attention to me


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

      ..Me
3/4    C5    C5    A5    G5    F5    
   Bb5    A5    G5    G5  


VERSE 2:  (same chords as first verse)


C5            F5          C5            G5
Please pay attention to me

        C5                          G5
Was the last thing I heard comin? out of my dream

      F5            C5
I got something to tell you

        F5             C5
And the sun has gone down

    F5                C5
And if you don?t listen

     G5                  G5
I?ll talk much too loud


CHORUS:  (Same as 1st chorus)

  F5          C5
I hate to be Needy

F5            C5
Selfish and greedy

    A5          F5           C5         G5
But please pay attention to me


BRIDGE:

A5                        C5
Why don?t you look my way

    A5                 G5
I?m waving my arms and callin? your name

       F5            C5
There?s too much to mention

     F5             C5
That grabs your attention

   A5              F5           C5
So please pay attention to me


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


      ..Me
3/4    C5    F5    C5    G5    C5    
   G5    G5    F5    C5    F5    C5  
 F5

  C5    G5    G5  


BRIDGE 2:

A5                        C5
I Guess I could cut myself free

    A5                       G5
And why should I care if you listen to me

     F5             C5
With children to tend to

      F5        C5
And a worrying mind

     F5           C5
With too much to do

    G5               G5
And not enough time


OUTRO CHORUS:

  F5            C5
I hate to be needy

F5           C5
Selfish and greedy

  F5            C5
I hate to keep asking

F5             C5
Beggin? and pleadin?.

    F5          C5
I?m down on my knees

      F5           C5
Under your window screamin?

A5          F5           C5      G5
Please pay attention to me

A5          F5           C5      G5
Please pay attention to me

      A5          F5           C5
Yeah, please pay attention to me...