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Mood : Emo Mood
Key : Bb MajorThis is one of my favorite Iyaz' songs, especially the chorus. It's quite simple to play because the chords keep repeating. Basically, if you are able to sing the song, this will be quite straightforward. Make sure you know the lyrics well, and you know your piano keys.Click HERE to view the video. You'll need it while reading a preferably printed copy of this tutorial. There are some software to slow down YouTube videos, I'm not so sure. But I guess it helps. Whether it's slow or not, I've seen many people playing from my tutorials. I'm really happy to see them!Introduction :LH : Bb, F, G, Eb (almost entire song uses the same chords)RH : High Bb D then F 2x (for chord Bb)RH : High A C then F 2x (for chord F)RH : High G Bb then D 2x (for chord G)RH : Octave C Bb, Bb C D (for chord Eb back to Bb)Iyaz's signature intro (listen to the lyrics, I can't figure out what he says here) Repeated Octave F then D. Chords on Bb, F, G, Eb
Everybody tells me that you're pretty
And I always try to disagree, ohh
To see you with another guy
Would tear me up deep inside
Cuz they don't know you once belonged to me
Ohh oh(Play the Left Hand based on your style, keep it simple, chords are Bb, F, G, Eb. Right Hand plays the Melody according to the lyrics)
Chorus:
& I know it would be awkward running into you that way
It was okay 'til you said that word to me(Left Hand plays intro style but this time on low left hand instead of Right Hand in Intro as below)LH : Low Bb D with F 2x, Low A C with F 2x, Low Bb D with G 2x, Low Bb Eb with G 2xRight Hand plays the Melody
Oh no you didn't just call me friend
Oh no I must be hearing things
You can call me wrong
You can call me right
But don't you call me friend tonight
Oh no you didn't just say we're through
Oh no I aint never gettin over you
Tell me that I'm crazy chasing you again
Oh ohh, but don't you call me friend
Don't you call me
Don't you, don't you call me
Don't you call me
Don't you call me friend
Don't you call me
Don't you, don't you call me
Don't you call me
Don't you call me friend(Your Style of Left Hand, dance on chords Bb, F, G, Eb. You can jump a little from G to Eb. Follow the mood of the song. Right Hand plays the Melody)
I aint gonna lie
You look so happy
Wish there was something I could still make you feel
Every smile makes me wanna fall apart
Every laugh is like a bullet to my heart
Cuz I'm at the end of the room
Watching every guy coming at you(Play the Left Hand based on your style, keep it simple, chords are Bb, F, G, Eb. Right Hand plays the Melody according to the lyrics)
& I know it would be awkward running into you that way
It was okay 'til you said that word to me(Left Hand plays intro style but this time on low left hand instead of Right Hand in Intro as below)LH : Low Bb D with F 2x, Low A C with F 2x, Low Bb D with G 2x, Low Bb Eb with G 2xRight Hand plays the Melody
Oh no you didn't just call me friend
Oh no I must be hearing things
You can call me wrong
You can call me right
But don't you call me friend tonight
Oh no you didn't just say we're through
Oh no I aint never gettin over you
Tell me that I'm crazy chasing you again
Oh ohh, but don't you call me friend
Don't you call me
Don't you, don't you call me
Don't you call me
Don't you call me friend
Don't you call me
Don't you, don't you call me
Don't you call me
Don't you call me friend(Your Style of Left Hand, dance on chords Bb, F, G, Eb. You can jump a little from G to Eb. Follow the mood of the song. Right Hand plays the Melody)
A friend don't think about you when he's dreaming
Or every single minute that he's breathing
So why is this so hard to believe
A friend wont do it all to try to please you
A friend can never kiss you when he sees you
& you know I wont so just please don't call me friend(Bridge, Left Hand jumps on Octave D, Eb, F, then G, F, Eb back to F. Second time, Left Hand jumps on Octave D, Eb, F, then G, F, Eb, back to F then back to Bb. Right Hand plays the Melody)
Oh no you didn't just call me friend
Oh no I must be hearing things
You can call me wrong
You can call me right
But don't you call me friend tonight
Oh no you didn't just say we're through
Oh no I aint never gettin over you
Tell me that I'm crazy chasing you again
Oh ohh, but don't you call me friend
Don't you call me
Don't you, don't you call me
Don't you call me
Don't you call me friend
Don't you call me
Don't you, don't you call me
Don't you call meDon't you call me friend(Your Style of Left Hand, dance on chords Bb, F, G, Eb. You can jump a little from G to Eb. Follow the mood of the song. Right Hand plays the Melody)
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Mood : Emo Mood + Playful Mood (Romantic) + Happy Mood
Key : F# Major
This was the song I played right after coming back from my trip to Europe and The United Kingdom. I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I do. I love Iyaz's songs. To play this song, you need to be relaxed. It's just freestyle, carefree.
Click HERE to view the video while reading a printed copy of this Tutorial. It's much easier to learn that way.
Introduction
For the Introduction, you need to build momentum. Keep it high and simple and in the beginning, slowly move your way down the keys.
Well it's done know it's ya boy IYAZ "J.R" Rotem
LH : (C# F# A#, C# F G#, D# F# A#, B D# F#) High
Now i wanna do it up (So Big)
Party it up (So Big)
spend it up (So Big)
So the whole world knows my love for you is(So Big)
LH : (C# F# A#, C# F G#, D# F# A#, B D# F#) One Octave Lower
My heart is (So Big)
My love is (So Big)
For you,for you
LH : (Rich Octaves, F# C# D# B chords) Deep and Low
Now wit' a girl like u, nothing u can do
But give the whole world to her 24-7
When she looking so sweet that kind of body
You dont mind spending all of your time..time..time
(Simple dances according to the beat on Left Hand on chords F# C# D# B. Right Hand plays simple notes melody with a little trills)
And its not that you were asking me for nothing
I just wanna show you how deep my love iscause with them girls before
i wasnt feeling so, Gone!
But wit' ya girl
i'm losing control..yo!
(Slightly more upbeat in this part, Right Hand follow the lyrics. Chords are F# C# D# B)Now i wanna do it up (So Big)
Party it up (So Big)
Spend it up (So Big)
So the whole world knows my Love for you is(So Big)
My heart is (So Big)
My love is (So Big)
For you,for you
(Chorus, Full Blast, Full Emotions of Dynamics and Tempo! Left Hand dances rich in chords on F# C# D# B. Right Hand lots of chords for the lyrics.)Now wit' a girl like you,
I don't care who,
Passes my way,
Rihanna or Beyonce,
(Simple dances according to the beat on Left Hand on chords F# C# D# B. Right Hand plays simple notes melody with a little trills)
Could holla at me,
It doesn't mean a thing,
Nothing compares to the joy you bring.them girls can go,
i wasnt feel so calm
But wit' ya girl
i'm losing control..yo!
(Slightly more upbeat in this part, Right Hand follow the lyrics. Chords are F# C# D# B)Now i wanna do it up (So Big)
Party it up (So Big)
spend it up (So Big)
So the whole world knows my love for you is (So Big)
My heart is (So Big)
My love is (So Big)
For you,for you
(Chorus, Full Blast, Full Emotions of Dynamics and Tempo! Left Hand dances rich in chords on F# C# D# B. Right Hand lots of chords for the lyrics.)I want to do it (So Big)
Cause girl we are (So Big)
Let's pop them bottles(So Big)
Like superstarsz (So Big)
We takin' over (So Big)
We got that Love (So Big)
Let's make it global (So Big)
Let's blow it up (So Big)
(Left Hand on simple tempo Octave, make the second phrase richer than the first. Chords are F# C# D# B)Ohhhh...woahh...oahhhh
(Very Smooth here, Legato style. Twice, second part richer than the first.)If this is real love,
Then I didn't know before,
She gotchya boy,
Doin' crazy thing that I never thought i'd ever do,
(Semi detached beat, strong Melody. First chords F# C# D# B, second F# A# D# B)Now i wanna do it up (So Big)
Party it up (So Big)
spend it up (So Big)
So the whole world knows my love for you is (So Big)
My heart is (So Big)
My love is (So Big)
For you,for you
(Chorus, Full Blast, Full Emotions of Dynamics and Tempo! Left Hand dances rich in chords on F# C# D# B. Right Hand lots of chords for the lyrics.)My heart is...
For You, For You, For You
My Love is...
For You, For You, For You
My heart is...
For You, For You, For You
My Love is...
For You, For You, For YouSo Big
(Repeat til the end. End with So Big, rich chords.)
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Mood : Emo Mood + Happy Mood (Romantic)
Key : A Major
This is a very powerful song and it is certainly not easy to play by ear since there are two singers singing it. There are times when they both sing together, so you can try to play both voices or you can pick one that you like most. Or you can play parts of each. Your choice and creativity. To me, I freestyled.
Click HERE to view my version of you seriously want to learn it. You need to watch it while reading this tutorial or you won't understand.
Introduction
Personally, I don't like the introduction that much. Perhaps they can make it longer or put in some echo like the one in Airplanes. The entire song is in chords B, D, A, E, but play it according to the beat so that it won't be that boring. Right Hand plays the background music for the Intro.
Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh)
We stand together till the very end (eh ooh)
There'll never be another love for sure (ooh)
Iyaz and Charice let we go
(Iyaz part - play on the middle part of the piano to signify a lower voice. Start simple, not much chords, you can slowly build it later. Chords are B, D, A, E simple Left Hand)Stones, heavy like the love you've shown (shown)
Solid as the ground we've known (known)
And I just wanna carry on
We took it from the bottom up (no no no)
(Left Hand starts to dance on Chords B, D, A, E. Right Hand plays Charice's part, one octave higher than Iyaz's)
And even in a desert storm (yeah)
Sturdy as a rock we hold (oh)
Wishing every moment froze
Now I just wanna let you know
(The Left Hand's beat becomes more apparent. Dance according to the beat on B, D, A, E. Right Hand richer on Chords)
Earthquakes can't shake us
Cyclones can't break us
Hurricanes can't take away our love
(Bold Left and Right Hand to bring up the momentum for Chorus)
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid
(Chorus - You can use Chords or you can use Octaves, your choice, I used Octaves to create a distinct difference between the normal parts and the Chorus)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh)
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh (oooh)
(Soft and Gentle)
Cold (cold), never ever when you're close (close)
We will never let it fold (fold)
A story that was never told
Something like a mystery (yoh! )
(Left Hand starts to dance on Chords B, D, A, E. Right Hand plays Charice's part, one octave higher than Iyaz's)
And every step we took we've grown
Look how fast the time has flown
A journey to a place unknown
(The Left Hand's beat becomes more apparent. Dance according to the beat on B, D, A, E. Right Hand richer on Chords - One Octave Lower, Iyaz's part)
We're going down in history
(One Octave Higher - Charice)
Earthquakes can't shake us (oh)
Cyclones can't break us (oh)
Hurricanes can't take away our love
(Bold Left and Right Hand to bring up the momentum for Chorus)
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (hey! )
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top, (at the top baby) like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing (wind is blowing)
We'll never fall just keep it going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay, like a pyramid (eh oh)
(Chorus - You can use Chords or you can use Octaves, your choice, I used Octaves to create a distinct difference between the normal parts and the Chorus)
Like a pyramid girl let me show you
That I love you so much
That we gonna get through (oh oh)
Even when there's storms
I will never go, Ima be the one to keep you safe (hey)
Before was our love back it up more than enough
Holding on to one another be the cover when it's rough (oh oh)
Mother nature (hey) or disaster won't stop at happy ever after
(Iyaz's Part, there's a distinct difference between the first and second part in the Right Hand)
Here onwards, FREESTYLE all the way, coz both are singing together. Keep the chords B, D, A, E
Pyramid, keep it going (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Oh oh ooooh (like a pyramid, like a pyramid)
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock (solid rock)
It feels just like it's heaven's touch (oooh)
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep on going (keep it going)
Forever we will stay (Charice), like a pyramid (what what)
Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock
It feels just like it's heaven's touch
Together at the top (at the top baby, at the top girl), like a pyramid (pyramid)
And even when the wind is blowing
We'll never fall just keep it going
Forever we will stay (ooh), like a pyramid
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh
Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh eh
Hey guys,
Check this out. Another shout-out from Iyaz to his fans who has done his covers. I'm a small part of it =p
Please check out Iyaz's YouTube Page at Iyazlive. Thanks for your visit to this website.
Yo Iyaz, thanks for appreciating the fact that we appreciate you.
Ray Mak
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Mood : Emo Mood (Romantic Emo)
Key : C Minor + Eb Major
This song is rather straightforward to play, but you need to know the lyrics well. Honestly, when I was learning, I did not know what was being sung, but my ears are able to pick the lyrics as notes, which makes things easier. The chorus can be a little tricky to play because there are background voices joining in between the actual lyrics. You need to train your ears to pick these things up. Similar to the song "Beautiful" by Akon where you have background music in between lyrics. The song is rather short and does not have much black keys, which makes it simple to learn. I know you can do it.
Click HERE to listen to my version. You'll need it when you're trying to learn it.
Intro :
1st : Left Hand : C, G Right Hand : continue on D, Eb, Bb, D x4
2nd : Left Hand : Ab, upper Bb Right Hand : continue on D, Eb, Bb, D x4
when my days are dark and my nights are cold
you come over so i won't be alone
(Chord C, right hand playing lyrics)
you canceled an engagement with your friends
i cherish every single second that we spend
(Chord Ab, right hand playing lyrics)
and i can count on you to never let me down
(Chord Lower Bb, right hand playing lyrics)
you tell me that you love me without making a sound
(Chord C, right hand playing lyrics)
and i can't help the way i feel when you are around
(Chord Ab, then move to Bb, right hand playing lyrics preparing to go to chorus with any chords progression you like)cos when the sun comes out on a rainy day
and i thought i'll never love again without my saint
there you are (there you are, you are, you are, you are, you are)
there you are
when the times got hard they said you'll leave
turns out you were the only one that stood by me
there you are (there you are, you are, you are, you are, you are)
there you are
(Right hand plays the lyrics in chords very grand and boldly, left hand dance around chords Eb, G, C, Ab, pick up the background music and play them with your right hand)
it's funny how them other guys checking you
and saying i can't do the things they can do
(Chord C, right hand playing lyrics)
but i got something they can never get
and this will be around even when money ain't
(Chord Ab, right hand playing lyrics)
and i can count on you to never let me down
(Chord Lower Bb, right hand playing lyrics)
you tell me that you love me without making a sound
(Chord C, right hand playing lyrics)
and i can't help the way i feel when you are around
(Chord Ab, then move to Bb, right hand playing lyrics preparing to go to chorus with any chords progression you like)
cos when the sun comes out on a rainy day
and i thought i'll never love again without my saint
there you are (there you are, you are, you are, you are, you are)
there you are
when the times got hard they said you'll leave
turns out you were the only one that stood by me
there you are (there you are, you are, you are, you are, you are)
there you are
(Right hand plays the lyrics in chords very grand and boldly, left hand dance around chords Eb, G, C, Ab, pick up the background music and play them with your right hand)
Intro style :
1st : Left Hand : C, G Right Hand : continue on D, Eb, Bb, D x4
2nd : Left Hand : Ab, upper Bb Right Hand : continue on D, Eb, Bb, D x4
3rd : Left Hand : C, G Right Hand : continue on D, Eb, Bb, D x4
4th : Left Hand : Ab, upper Bb Right Hand : continue on D, Eb, Bb, D x4
and i can count on you to never let me down
(Chord Lower Bb, right hand playing lyrics)
you tell me that you love me without making a sound
(Chord C, right hand playing lyrics)
and i can't help the way i feel when you are around
(Chord Ab, then move to Bb, right hand playing lyrics preparing to go to chorus with any chords progression you like)
cos when the sun comes out on a rainy day
and i thought i'll never love again without my saint
there you are (there you are, you are, you are, you are, you are)
there you are
when the times got hard they said you'll leave
turns out you were the only one that stood by me
there you are (there you are, you are, you are, you are, you are)
there you are
(Right hand plays the lyrics in chords very grand and boldly, left hand dance around chords Eb, G, C, Ab, pick up the background music and play them with your right hand. Slow down to go back to Eb chord)
On April 2nd 2010, I received a personal message from Iyaz using his YouTube Account Iyazlive. I thought it was some prank or something. Iyaz has personally sent me a message letting me know that he has shouted me in his latest video and sent me a link of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ST0wtxWmto I almost deleted it by accident together with my daily spams in my personal messages. Luckily, I did not. Anyway, it is an honor to be personally informed by Iyaz about his new video as well as being shouted in it, even though it was together with a few other great YouTube Producers.
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Mood : Playful Mood + Happy Mood + Clubbing Mood
Key : A Major + F# Minor
(Ho! Ho! Ho! I know you guys have been anxiously waiting for this. This song can be easy and can be really difficult to play. The chords are easy, the flow is difficult. You need a lot of patience to learn this. I would recommend that you watch the video while reading the tutorial or you'll be in total lost. Even better if you can slow down the video with some software)
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Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(Right hand Single notes on the melody, Left hand Single notes on the accompaniment, chords are F#, D, A, E then back to F#, D, A, E (low) Low E is to prepare you to dance on the low chords)
Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)Remember the first time we met
You was at the mall with your friends
I was scared to approach ya
But then you came closer
Hopin' you would give me a chance
(Slow down on left hand, use broken octaves on chords F#, D, A, E. See the video to get what I mean)Who would have ever knew
That we would ever be more than friends
We're real worldwide, breakin all the rules
She like a song played again and again
(Same as above)That girl, like somethin off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is a gun to my holster
She's runnin through my mind all day, ay
(Gently play the octave style but add a 5th note in the middle of each chord. Chords are F#, D, A, E)Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)
Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)See you been all around the globe
Not once did you leave my mind
We talk on the phone, from night til the morn
Girl you really change my life
(Slow down on left hand, use broken octaves on chords F#, D, A, E. See the video to get what I mean)
Doin things I never do
(F#, D (Abrupt Pause))
I'm in the kitchen cookin things she likes
(A, E)We're real worldwide, breakin all the rules
Someday I wanna make you my wife
(Use broken octaves on chords F#, D, A, E. See the video to get what I mean)
That girl, like somethin off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is the gun to my holster
She's runnin through my mind all day, ay
(Gently play the octave style but add a 5th note in the middle of each chord. Chords are F#, D, A, E)Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay I love a gay
(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)I can be your melody
A girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me
Ay, I can be your melody
A girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me
(Really softly gliding on chords F#, D, A, E)Ay, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
(Abrupt pause)
Shawty got me singin
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
(Abrupt pause)
Now she got me singinShawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay
(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay(Right hand playing the melody, left hand dance rapidly on the broken chords of chords F#, D, A, E)
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Mood : Happy Mood
Key : B Major
(This song is one of the most difficult to learn by ear because almost each and every phrase is different from each other, it's very difficult to remember the whole song, unless, you know the lyrics by heart)
(There is no use for me to write down all the melody notes, because you won't be able to train yourself to feel the song that way.Please watch the video to see how I play it. From that angle you can somehow know which notes I pressed. Almost the entire song is in the chords of B, F#, G#, and E. You just need to learn how to dance around these chords according to the beat)
I said I don't want to walk this earth if I gotta do it solo.See girl we used to be a team
Runnin the streets (yeah)
We was living out our dream (ohh)
You used to be my rider
I was your provider
Now we separated in two
(Simple chords in B, F#, G#, then E, no dancing around)
Oh we was burning up the block(yeah)
And everybody know when we step in the spot(ohh)
See, we was like the dynamic duo
Id never thought that you'd go, but you did uh, yeah you did
(Simple chords in B, F#, G#, then E, start dancing around)
Oh baby you left and sailed away alone (Yeah, alone)
And now you got me trapped up on this island
Where nowhere to get home
(Really gracefully slide on B, F#, G#, then E)
And I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo (solo)
(This is the Chorus, Dance around the chords here)
Cuz I was so high
And now im so low
And I don't wanna walk around alone, solo
Said I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo (solo, solo)
(Start to turn down your volume, beginning part should be strong)
You was the beat on to my top line,
Put us together
And you'd have to hit rewind
(Pause!)
See, you give me a purpose
Now I'm getting nervous
That my heart will never sing again
Oh, when we was runnin up the airways,
They knew us from the Virgin Islands to the U.K.
See, we was on the way to the platinum and gold
Never thought that you'd go but you did ya, ya you did.
Oh baby you left and sailed away alone (Yeah, alone)
And now you got me trapped up on this island
Where nowhere to get home
(Really gracefully slide on B, F#, G#, then E)
And I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo (solo)
(This is the Chorus, Dance around the chords here)
Cuz I was so high
And now im so low
And I don't wanna walk around alone, solo
Said I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo (solo, solo)
(Start to turn down your volume, beginning part should be strong)
I don't wanna walk S-O-L-O
(no no no)
I don't wanna walk S-O-L-O
"Oo uh oh,oh uh oh,
Oo uh oh oh oh uh oh,"
I don't wanna walk((S-O-L-O))
And I don't wanna go,go
I don't wanna go, go
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't wanna it no, no
I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo (solo)
(Use some octaves and variations for melody here. It's a lot of repetitions)
Cuz I was so high
And now im so low
And I don't wanna walk around alone,(Solo)
Said I don't want to walk this earth
If I gotta do it solo (solo, solo)
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