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
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, it’s not fair and it’s really not okay.
| F | C |
It’s really not okay, it’s really not okay.
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, you’re supposed to care, but all you do is take.
| C | C |
Yeah, all you do is take.
Verse 2 (first half no drums)
| Dm | Dm |
Oh, I lie here in the wet patch in the middle of the bed.
| F | F |
I’m feeling pretty damn hard done by, I spent ages giving head.
| Dm | Dm |
Then I remember all the nice things that you’ve ever said to me.
| F | F |
Maybe I’m just overreacting, maybe you’re the one for me.
Bridge 2
| 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 3
| 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 4
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, it’s not fair and it’s really not okay.
| F | C |
It’s really not okay, it’s really not okay.
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, you’re supposed to care, but all you do is take.
| C | C |
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.
| N.C | N.C |
When we go up to bed you’re just no good, it’s such a shame.
| N.C | N.C |
I look into your eyes, I want to get to know you.
| N.C | N.C |
And then you make this noise and it’s apparent it’s all over.
Chorus 5
| 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 6
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, it’s not fair and it’s really not okay.
| F | C |
It’s really not okay, it’s really not okay.
| Gm | Bb |
Oh, you’re supposed to care, but all you do is take.
| C | C | F |
Yeah, all you do is take.
Not Fair chords, progressions, and TAB
Not Fair by Lily Allen is a humorous country pop hit from the 2009 album It’s Not Me, It’s You.
With a simple structure of verse and bridge just going between the VI – I, like this:
Verse/Bridge
||: Dm | Dm | F | F :||
The double chorus is released using a II – IV – I – V progression. This is only varied by skipping the I chord every other time, like this:
Chorus
||: Gm | Bb | F | C |
| Gm | Bb | C | C :||
But 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.
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