Not Fair | Chords and Lyrics
Intro
| Dm | Dm | F | F |
Verse 1
| Dm | Dm |
Oh, he treats me with respect, he says he loves me all the time.
| F | F |
He calls me fifteen times a day, he likes to make sure that I’m fine.
| Dm | Dm |
You know I’ve never met a man, who’s made me feel quite so secure.
| F | F N.C |
He’s not like all them other boys, they’re all so dumb and immature.
Bridge 1
| Dm | Dm |
There’s just one thing that’s getting in the way.
| F | F |
When we go up to bed you’re just no good, it’s such a shame.
| Dm | Dm |
I look into your eyes, I want to get to know you.
| F | F N.C |
And then you make this noise and it’s apparent it’s all over.
Chorus 1
| Gm | Bb |
It’s not fair, and I think you’re really mean.
| F | C |
I think you’re really mean, I think you’re really mean.
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, you’re supposed to care but you never make me scream.
| C | C |
You never make me scream.
Chorus 2
Oh, it’s not fair and it’s really not okay.
It’s really not okay, it’s really not okay.
Oh, you’re supposed to care, but all you do is take.
Yeah, all you do is take.
Verse 2 (first half no drums)
Oh, I lie here in the wet patch in the middle of the bed.
I’m feeling pretty damn hard done by, I spent ages giving head.
Then I remember all the nice things that you’ve ever said to me.
Maybe I’m just overreacting, maybe you’re the one for me.
Bridge 2
There’s just one thing that’s getting in the way.
When we go up to bed you’re just no good, it’s such a shame.
I look into your eyes, I want to get to know you.
And then you make this noise and it’s apparent it’s all over.
Chorus 3
It’s not fair, and I think you’re really mean.
I think you’re really mean, I think you’re really mean.
Oh, you’re supposed to care but you never make me scream.
You never make me scream.
Chorus 4
Oh, it’s not fair and it’s really not okay.
It’s really not okay, it’s really not okay.
Oh, you’re supposed to care, but all you do is take.
Yeah, all you do is take.
Solo
||: Dm | Dm | F | F :||
Bridge 3
||: N.C | N.C :||
There’s just one thing that’s getting in the way.
When we go up to bed you’re just no good, it’s such a shame.
I look into your eyes, I want to get to know you.
And then you make this noise and it’s apparent it’s all over.
Chorus 5
It’s not fair, and I think you’re really mean.
I think you’re really mean, I think you’re really mean.
Oh, you’re supposed to care but you never make me scream.
You never make me scream.
Chorus 6
Oh, it’s not fair and it’s really not okay.
It’s really not okay, it’s really not okay.
Oh, you’re supposed to care, but all you do is take.
| C | C | F |
Yeah, all you do is take.
Not Fair Chords: Learn the progressions
Not Fair employs a simple structure for the verse and bridge just going between chords VI – I, like this:
Verse/Bridge
||: Dm (VI) | Dm | F (I) | F :||
The double chorus is released using the II – IV – I – V progression. This is only varied by skipping the I chord every other time, like this:
Chorus
||: Gm (II) | Bb (IV) | F (I) | C (V) |
| Gm | Bb | C | C :||
As Not Fair is completely diatonic, it’s not the chords that present the challenge, it’s the tempo and exactly what to play on one guitar in a band, or on your own using an acoustic guitar.
Perhaps the best way is to tune down a tone and play in the key of G…
Having pondered how to solve this dilemma, I designed some TAB for you. Here’s a link to that part of the lesson: Not Fair – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Having completed that, this chord chart is all you need.
Not Fair Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro
Should you want to download this chart, here’s a PDF: Not Fair Chord Chart PDF.
This chord chart was created using iReal Pro, here’s a link to that file: Not Fair iReal Pro. Using this and the iRealPro app, you can change the key.
As discussed in the TAB lesson, changing the key is a great idea if you are to play Not Fair on your own, without a band.
Lily Allen goes Country with Not Fair!
Not Fair by Lily Allen is a humorous country pop hit from the 2009 album It’s Not Me, It’s You.
Following her successful debut Alright, Still (2006) with #1 single Smile, English Lily Allen ditched the pop-reggae influence and went looking for other styles, including Country as she put together her follow-up.
This didn’t work as well in the U.S. as she may have hoped but two singles from the album, The Fear and Not Fair did well back home.
Eventually, the album sold over a million copies, and the singles, put together, even better.
Not Fair Chords | Related Pages
Not Fair | Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this lesson, you’ll find a chord and melody analysis as well as TAB for all sections of Not Fair.
| Dm | Dm |
Oh, he treats me with respect, he says he loves me all the time…
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Lily Allen tunes
Using MySpace in 2005, Lily Allen managed to build a fanbase, attract the interest of a label, and release her debut the following year.
Her best tunes include Smile, Not Fair, The Fear, and a cover of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know.
Lily Allen on the web
About me | Dan Lundholm
This was a guitar lesson about Not Fair chords, by Dan Lundholm. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.
Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.
