Key: G
Introduction: F#m7 C#m7
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I don't wanna be nobody's fool
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And I don't wanna take no one to school
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I just wanna pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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I don't wanna tell you how I live
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I just wanna give what I have to give
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Maybe it'll pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Smiling faces, warm embraces
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Love is walking hand in hand
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Revolution is no solution
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To the tragedy of men, here's my plan
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pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Honey when you give your love to me
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Together we can make some history
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Maybe it'll pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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That'a ain't a way this pappa rolls
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When a little picks somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Take a stranger, out of danger
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Help someone to understand
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That revolution is no solution
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To the tragedy of men, here's my plan
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pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Why do you do it, why do you do it
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Why do you do it, why do you do it
(Some people ask me: why are you're doing this thing
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When I'm happy, when I'm sad
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When I'm surly, and when I'm glad
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When that sunshine turns to rain
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And I just can't stand the pain
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And I feel I'm going insane
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Till I get back home again
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When I think I can't compete
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And I just can't find the beat
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When I'm old, when I'm young
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When my final saw this song
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I shall hope we have some fun
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Spreading love to everyone
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So before I tip my cup
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I just wanna pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up
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Pick somebody up