Aly and Aj
Not This Year
Acoustic Hearts Of Winter
2006 Hollywood Records
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Tuning: Drop D both Aly and Aj
Chords used: Drop D only
D# - 11134x
Cm7 - x35343
Gm - 555333
Bb - x13331 or 888xxx
F - 333211
Bb/D - xx03xx
F/A - x03xxx or 787xxx
Intro: D#-Cm7-Gm (x2)
Aly: Idle
Aj:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3---3-|
D|-1---1---1---1--------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A|-----------------3---3---3---3----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5---|
Verse 1: Aly is still idle here
D# Cm7 Gm Bb
This Christmas card is so contrived A mannequin looks more alive
Aj: palm mute
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------5(x16)-3(x16)-3(x16)-|
D|-1(x16)-5(x16)-5(x16)-3(x16)-|
A|-1(x16)-3(x16)-5(x16)-1(x16)-|
D|-1(x16)--------5(x16)--------|
D# Cm7 Gm Bb
Haven't meant a word I've written here The page is full not one thing sincere
Aj:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3----3-----3-----3-|
D|-1-1----1-----1-----1-----5-5--------------------|
A|-1-1----------------------3-3---3-----3-----3----|
D|-1-1---------------------------------------------|
then
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-----3-----3-----3--3-3-3-----3-----3-----3-|
D|-5-5----------------------3-3---------------------|
A|-5-5----------------------1-1----1-----1-----1----|
D|-5-5----5-----5-----5-----------------------------|
Chorus:
D# Cm
I can't, I can't I can't, I can't take it This is the time to smile, I can't fake it
Gm Bb
Please allow me the chance now To break it down
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Post Chorus:
F Gm D# Bb
It's not snow, It's rain coming down And the lights are cool But they burn out
F Gm Cm
And I can't pull off the cheer Not this year Not this year Not this year
Verse 2: Aj is only palm mute here, Aly will enter
D# Cm Gm Bb
When I look into the mirror No happiness is present here
D# Cm Gm Bb
Not supposed to whine, Not supposed to cry Try to hold it in, but not this time
Aly:
e|---5-6---5-6---5-6---8-----5-6---5-6---8-6-|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6---6-6-----6-----6-----|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
(Repeat Chorus and Post Chorus, except change the last Cm chord to D#)
Bridge:
Bb/D D# Bb F/A
Don't know, don't know If you can hear me
Bb/D D# Bb F/A
I will, I will Speak louder for you
Aj: Plucking
e|-----1-------1---------1-------1---------1-------1--------1-------1---|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3-|
D|-0-------0-------0-1-------1-------1----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1-------1------1-0-------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/D D# Bb
No more whispering Are you listening I am pleading I am pleading
(Repeat Chorus and Post Chorus, except change the last Cm chord to D#)
Interlude:
Aly: Solo
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-10\8-6-----8----------------------------------|
B|------------------------6-----6-6-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8-7h8p7-7--7-7---7h8p7------|
D|-------------------------------------------------8-------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
then
e|-6/8--8p6h8-8p6-10\8-6--------|
B|------------------------6-----|
G|--------------------------8-7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
Aj: Cm7--Gm--Bb (x2)
End on Bb