Simple Plan - I Won’t Be There

[Intro] * w/ GUITAR RIFF, see below

E5 A5 C#5 B5
E5 B5 A5 B5 E5 B5 A5 B5
C#5 B5 A5 B5 C#5 A5 C#5 B5

* GUITAR RIFF *

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[Verse 1]

E5
I don’t wanna make this

Harder than I have to
E A
This is how it has to be
E F#m
There’s so many things I want to say
A
But you just don’t listen to me

[Pre-Chorus]

E5 B5
I don’t wanna hurt you
A5 B5
You don’t wanna hurt me
E5 B5
I can’t stand you
A5 B5
And you can’t stand me
E5
We can’t rearrange
B5 F#5
You could never change me
A5
Say goodbye

Nothing I say could change your mind because…

[Chorus]

E5 B5
I can’t stay
A5 E5 B5
Tomorrow I’ll be on my way
A5 E5 B5 F#
So don’t expect to find me sleeping in my bed
Asus2
‘Cause when you wake up
B5
I won’t be there

[Interlude] * w/ GUITAR RIFF (1st 4 measures), see above

E5 B5 A5 B5
I won’t be there
E5 B5 A5 B5

[Verse 2]

E5
Everything I say

You find a way to make it
E A
Sound like I was born just yesterday
E
And everything you taught me
F#m
Doesn’t mean a thing
A
So I’m going my way

[Pre-Chorus]

E5 B5
I don’t wanna hurt you
A5 B5
You don’t wanna hurt me
E5 B5
I can’t stand you
A5 B5
And you can’t stand me
E5
We can’t rearrange
B5 F#5
You could never change me
A5
Say goodbye

Nothing I say could change your mind because…

[Chorus]

E5 B5
I can’t stay
A5 E5 B5
Tomorrow I’ll be on my way
A5 E5 B5 F#
So don’t expect to find me sleeping in my bed
Asus2
‘Cause when you wake up

I won’t be there

[Bridge]

A E/G# A

B A
This is the last___ night
E/G# F#11
That I spend at home
Asus2
And it won’t take too long
Asus2/B
For you to notice
Asus2/C# B
Won’t take long for you to find___ out
E5 B5 C#5 A5 B5
That I’m gone

[Chorus]

E5 B5
I can’t stay
A5 E5 B5
Tomorrow I’ll be on my way
A5 E5 B5 F#
So don’t expect to find me sleeping in my bed
Asus2
‘Cause when you wake up
B5
I won’t be there

E5 B5
I can’t stay
A5 E5 B5
Tomorrow I’ll be on my way
A5 E5 B5 F#
So don’t expect to find me sleeping in my bed
A5
‘Cause when you wake up
B5
I won’t be there

[Outro] * w/ GUITAR RIFF (3 1/2 measures), see above

E5 B5 A5 B5
I won’t be there
E5 B5 A5 B5
I won’t be there
E5 B5 A5 B5
I won’t be there
E5 B5 Asus2