Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This tutorial goes with my cover of the song, seen here youtube.com/watch?v=KReRIKLoCKc&list=PLfMZMmVaT-Bp-o3qqLF8AkjjAQIbKaZ2h&index=4&spfreload=10. For everyone who commented wanting to learn how to play my version of this song, here is a quick tutorial. Email me at hobson.erin@gmail.com for information on guitar, ukulele, and bass lessons locally in the Hudson Valley region of New York or via Skype if you live long distance.

Here are the chords...

[Verse]

Intro/Verse chords: B E G#m F# w/ chord melody

B
Nobody thinks what I think,
E
Nobody dreams when they blink
G#m
Think things on the brink of blasphemy

I'm my own shrink
F#
Think things are after me, my catastrophe
B E
I'm a kitchen sink, you don't know what that means
G#m
Because a kitchen sink to you
F#
Is not a kitchen sink to me, OK friend?
B
Are you searching for purpose?
E
Then write something, yeah it might be worthless
G#m
Then paint something then, it might be wordless
F#
Pointless curses, nonsense verses
B
You'll see purpose start to surface
E
No one else is dealing with your demons
G#m
Meaning maybe defeating them
F#
Could be the beginning of your meaning, friend.


[Chorus]

E F# G#m F# E
Go away go away go away go away.
E F# G#m F#
Leave me alone leave me alone leave me alone leave me alone. leave me alone.
E
leave me alone. leave me alone.


[Verse]

Verse chords: B E G#m F# w/ chord melody

B E
Nobody thinks what you think, no one
G#m
Empathy might be on the brink of extinction

They will play a game and say

They know what you're going through
F#
And I tried to come up with an artistic way to say
B
They don't know you, and neither do I
E
So here's a prime example of a stand up guy
G#m
Who hates what he believes and loves it at the same time
F#
Here's my brother and his head's screwed up

But that's alright.


B
Time gains momentum the moment when I'm living in 'em
E G#m
I'm winning a momentary sinning a moment passing after

A re-beginning moments mending memories
F# B
Pretending enemies are friend of me, sending me straight to bending me
E
My bad behavior but I bet I could have been a better man
G#m
Copy and paste caught me, and copy, better rhymes bother me
F# B
The better the rhythm the badder I am but I bet I'll battle with 'em battle
E
better I am, Gambling man, better bet I am a gambling man, I am?


[Chorus]

E F# G#m F#
Go away go away go away go away.
E F# G#m
Leave me alone leave me alone leave me alone leave me alone. leave me alone.
F#
Dont leave me alone. Dont leave me alone

Outro: G#m E B F# w/chord melody