"I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" (Brian Wilson / Tony Asher)
Verse 1:
Bass 1 (electric):
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Bass 2 (acoustic):
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I keep looking for a place to fit in
Bass 1:
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Bass 2:
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Where I can speak my mind
I've been trying hard to find the people
That I won't leave behind
They say I got brains
But they ain't doin' me no good
I wish they could
Cm7 Dm7/C Cm7 Dm7/C (chords implied by BG vocals) Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin' for myself but what goes wrong
Chorus:
/C Sometimes I feel very sad /C Sometimes I feel very sad * /C Sometimes I feel very sad *
Harpsichord and flute:
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/Bb /Ab /G I guess I just wasn't made for these times
Verse 2:
Every time I get the inspiration To go change things around No one wants to help me look for places Where new things might be found Where can I turn When my fair-weather friends cop out What's it all about
Each time things start to happen again I think I got something good goin' for myself and what goes wrong
(repeat chorus)
Theremin/winds break (arranged for four guitars):
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Theremin solo:
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Coda:
I guess I just wasn't made for these times [2x]
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
(I guess I just wasn't made for these times)
I guess I just wasn't made for these times [repeat; fade]
* according to Mark Linett (Endless Summer Quarterly, 12/94), the layered vocal parts on these lines are:
(lead vocal): Sometimes I feel very sad Ain't found the right thing I can put my heart and soul into People I know don't want to be where I'm at O quando per e, un dia per e [Italian? Portuguese?]
