Not Today Chords

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Not Today by Alessia Cara is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 
C 
Someday I won't be afraid of my head 
C 
Someday I will not be chained to my bed 
C 
Someday I'll forget the day he left 
C 
But surely not today 
C 
One day I won't need a PhD 
C 
To sit me down and tell me what it all means 
C 
Maybe one day it'll be a breeze, ah 
C 
But surely not today, but surely not today 

F                        G 
Oh, you don’t know what sadness means 
F                       G 
'Til you're too sad to fall asleep 
Am                       F 
One day I'll be snoozing peacefully 
F    Fm            C  F      Fm    C 
But surely not today, surely not today 

verse 2 
C 
One day I'll swear the pain will be a blip 
C 
I'll have the hardest time recalling it 
C 
I'll be the king of misery management 
C 
But surely not today 

F                               G 
One day that song won't make me cry anymore (Oh no no) 
F                             G 
One day I'll get up off the bathroom floor (Hey, yeah) 
Am                 F 
Oh, piece by piece I'll be restored 
F     Fm        C 
But surely not today, surely not 
F    Fm   C 
Eh, not today 

F                        G 
Oh, you don't know what happy means 
F             G 
If it's only in your dreams 
Am                           F 
I'll be acquainted with my jollities 
F          Fm  C            F      Fm   C 
But surely not today, yeah, surely not today 

Bridge 
F            G 
Surely not-, surely, surely not- 
F            G 
Surely not-, surely not today 

Outro 
F                                C 
One day the thought of him won't hurt the same 
F                              C 
Won't need distractions to get through the day 
F                       Am 
I guess I hope I'm gonna be okay 
N.C. 
'Cause I'm not today 
    	

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