
Its Not The Thing Henry
Alison Moyet
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Tom : D
A A G
You're asking the wrong question to the wrong person
G A
And it's hurting you to listen
A
I wanna be truthful
G
But you gotta be certain
G
This is what you mean
[Pre-chorus]
A Em
Ah Henry, would you look at me?
G D
You cannot have it all and I will not make it easy
A Em G
Henry, I'm not grateful for small mercies
D
No matter how light the purse is
[Chorus]
A G D
All the things you need
A G D
Don't mean a thing to me
[Próxima Parte]
A G D
It's not the air I breathe
A G
It's not the thing, Henry
[Verse 2]
A G Am
I taking the wrong meaning in concluding
G A
That the error is of your choosing
A
You've got to be simple
G
If you think that you're moving
G
More than the ire in me
[Pre-chorus]
[Próxima Parte]
A G D
It's not the air I breathe
A G D
It's not the thing, Henry
[Chorus]
A G D
Oh, all the things you need
A G D
Don't mean a thing to me
A G D
It's not the air I breathe
A G D
It's not the thing, Henry
[Solo]
A G A G
[Pre-chorus]
A Em
Henry, would you look at me?
[Outro to fade]
G G
Henry, Henry
A A G G
All the things you need don't mean a thing to me
A A G G
It's not the air I breathe, it's not the thing, Henry
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