"I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"

Brian Wilson/Tony Asher
Verse 1:

        Gm7/C                Bbadd9
        I keep looking for a place to fit in
             Ab9             Dm7/G
        Where I can speak my mind
        Gm7/C                   Bbadd9
        I've been trying hard to find the people
            Ab9              Dm7/G  G7-9
        That I won't leave behind

             Eb        Eb/F
        They say I got brains
                 Dm7        Gm7    Dm7/G
        But they ain't doin' me no good
                          G7-9
        I wish they could

        Eb6       F6              Eb6     F6  (chords implied by BG vocals)
        Each time things start to happen again
        Eb6            F6            Eb6       F6                    F7
        I think I got something good goin' for myself but what goes wrong

Chorus:

        Cm7/G             F
        Sometimes I feel very sad
        Cm7/G             F
        Sometimes I feel very sad
                [something put my heart into soul into]
        Cm7/G             F
        Sometimes I feel very sad
                [something put my heart into soul into]

        harpsichord and flute:

        Eb  Ab7+5  Dm7/G  G7-9
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

        Cm7    F6/C    Cm7          F        Bb/C /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
        Sometimes I feel very sad [3X]
        I guess I just wasn't made for these times

        wind break - arranged for four guitars

        Bb/F  C/D   C/D    D    F/G   Eb5
           Bb      Bb  Bb   G/A
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v        top line: theremin
        ---6---8---6-8-6-|---15--13---------
        -6---------------|-15--------1513---
        -----------------|---------------15-
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -------0-----0---|---7---5----------
        ---3-------3---3-|-7-----------4----
        -3---------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|---3---1----------
        -----0-------0---|-2----------------
        -0-3-------3---3-|-------------1----
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|---2---0----------
        -------0-----0---|-0-----------1----
        ---1-------1---1-|------------------
        -1---------------|------------------

        theremin break:

        Gm7/C       BbaddC        Ab9        Dm7/G   G7-9
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

Coda:

        Cm7    F6       Cm7        F6         Cm7
        I guess I just wasn't made for these times [2x]

        Cm7     F6    Dm7-5/Ab     G7       Cm7-5/Gb 
        I guess I just wasn't made for these times
                         F6
        (I guess I just wasn't made for these times)

        Cm7    F6       Cm7        F6         Cm7
        I guess I just wasn't made for these times [repeat; fade]
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