Don’t Believe a Thing I Say – Jack Johnson
Open Bb tuning (Open C, down 1 step)
Intro
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Verse
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Chorus
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Interlude
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Bridge
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Intro (x2)
Verse
Mercury's in retrograde
Don't believe a thing I say
You know I don't believe that stuff
My mind's only made of dust
Intro
Verse
The echo always said “get real”
Mostly I just go by feel
Kick it first if it don't start
Don't need tools I got my heart
Intro
Chorus
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told?
Are we out of or under control
Verse
When Saturn returns I begin to
trust in patterns more than men
Or the stories that they tell
Even when they tell them well
Verse
The echo always sounded good
Until I finally understood
I only had to open the door
Now I don' trust the echo anymore
Chorus
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told?
Are we out of or under control?
Interlude
Bridge
All these planets pulling me around
They pulled my face into a frown
Even though my minds made up
My mind's only made of dust
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
From stars and clouds and oceans all unseen
Chorus
Are we free or afraid
Of what we're told?
Are we out of or under control?
