I Don't Want To Be

Album: Chariot
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Tabbed by: Ethan Austen (*)

Author's note: Most of the tabs for 
this song I've found so far seem to 
indicate
that I Don't Want To Be is played in
 the key of A. I find it odd how 
these tabs
weren't immediately corrected, 
seeing as if you play them along 
with the
CD (or Gavin in concert for that 
matter) you'll be a half step too 
high. So I've
rewritten the song here in the key 
of G#.


Intro Section (can be played on bass guitar throughout verse):
e|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------| 
A|-1-3--1-3--1-3--1-3--1-1-3--| 
E|----------------------------| 


Verse Section:
e|---------|        
B|---1---3-|        
G|-3-0---3-|        
D|-3-----3-|    x 8 
A|---------|        
E|---------|        

Repeat the above section 8 times. As
 represented, the above diads are A#
 and C.
The chord is A#.


Chorus Section:
e|-4-6-1-3-1| 
B|-4-8-3-4-3| 
G|-5-8-3-5-3| 
D|-6-8-3-5-3| 
A|-6-6-1-3-1| 
E|-4--------| 

The four chords above are:
(445664) = G# (establishing key of 
the song)
(68886-) = D#
(13331-) = A#
(34553-) = C#m

The strumming pattern can simply be 
to strum the first three chords four
 times
each, then the last chords two times
 each, such that:

G#,G#,G#,G#,D#,D#,D#,D#,A#,A#,A#,A#,C#m,C#m,A#,A#

Obviously, move advanced guitar 
technique may be incorperated into 
this formula.


Bridge Section:
e|---| 
B|---| 
G|-0-| 
D|-0-| 
A|---| 
E|-3-| 

The chord above is a 5 chord, 
however the actual chord expressed 
in the
song is Gm. It sounds best in this 
form when played on guitar. It can 
be played
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like the chorus with rhythmic 
strumming.


Bridge Outro:
e|-------|      e|-6-1-| 
B|-1-----|      B|-8-1-| 
G|-0-3-2-|      G|-8-2-| 
D|---3-2-|      D|-8-3-| 
A|-3-1-0-|      A|-6-3-| 
E|-------|      E|---1-| 

More 5 chords for you. They are C, 
A#, A. They are played once each per
 bar, and
in chops, like if one would strike 
piano keys hard once per 5 chord.

The chords in the final bridge outro
 section are D# (like in the chorus)
 and F.



The Chords WITH the lyrics.

(Verse One)
Cm                 A#       Cm  
I don't need to be anything 
                           A#
other   -than a prison guard's son
Cm                 A#       Cm  
I don't need to be anything 
                         A#
other   -than a specialist's son
Cm                 A#     Cm    
I don't have to be anyone other 
                           A#      
    -than the birth of two souls in
 Cm
 one
                        A# Cm     
Part of where I'm going...        
                        D#
  -is knowing where I'm coming from


(Chorus)
G#      D#                  A#  
I don't want to be anything 
                      C#m          
other than what I've been trying to
A#
 be lately
G#    D#                     A# 
All I have to do is think of me 
                    C#m     A#
and I have piece of mind
G#           D#                  
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
           A#
 wondering what I've got to do-

            C#m     A#          
        -or who I'm supposed to 
  G#
 |be 

G#      D#                  A#  
I don't want to be anything 
       G#
other than me


(Verse Two)
Cm                A#    Cm      
I'm surrounded by liars         
         A#           Cm
        -everywhere I turn
Cm                A#        Cm  
I'm surrounded by imposters     
         A#           Cm
        -everywhere I turn
Cm                A#       Cm   
I'm surrounded by identity 
         A#           Cm
crisis       -everywhere I turn
Cm                    A#       
Am I the only one who noticed? 
Cm                         D#
   I can't be the only one who's 
learned


(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Gm
Can I have your attention please?
Gm
If you're not like this and that, 
you're gonna have to leave

(Bridge Outro)
C A# A
        I came from the mountain
C A# A
        The crust of creation
C A# A               Cm        
        My whole 
        D#
situation---made from clay to stone
    F
And now I'm telling everybody

(Chorus)



And that's about it. It's not a 
complicated song, but the message is
 strong
and it's extremely well written. 
Don't let the fact that the Warner 
Bros.
corporate hobgoblin snagged it for 
their new Dawson's Creek rehash 
series
"One Tree Hill" deter you from 
playing or learning this song. Have 
fun.

If I screwed up with any of this, 
contact me and I'll try to fix it.

~EA