They May Not Mean To But They Do Chords by a

[Intro]

A   D
 
 
[Verse]

A
Godspeed little sinner
                        
Dragged me to church to 
             D
eat Jesus Christ
 
I can be a little pessimistic
                          
I can be a little critical 
     A
sometimes
 
Can't sleep so you whisper
                 
Now I see through 
                  D
all those little lies
 
But I didn't know better
 
But now I get it
               
I'm sorry that  
            Bm
I made you cry
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

       A        E/G#      F#m
Those times the cops came by
       D
Mom, I tried 

(Mom, I tried)
 
 
[Chorus]

A                  
They freak you up, 
              Bm C#m
your parents do 
     D
They may not mean to 

but they do
                     
They may not mean to 
F#m      E
but they do
  A                    
So, they freak you up, 
              Bm  C#m
your parents do
     D
They may not mean to

 but they do
                     
They may not mean to 
F#m E    A
but they do
 
 
[Verse]

A
Didn't raise no quitter
                            
I'm still hooked and I think 
               D
it'll kill me too
 
Caught myself in the mirror
 
And for a second 

I'd swear that it was you
A
You saw me, Mister Sinner
                     
Didn't miss one game 
            D
the entire time
 
Didn't care about the winner
                          
Doesn't matter as long as 
                Bm
you got your pride
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]

  A       E/G#
I know we fight
  F#m            D
I know they were right
 
They were right
 
 
[Chorus]

A             
They freak you up, 
              Bm C#m
your parents do
     D
They may not mean to 

but they do
                     
They may not mean to 
F#m      E
but they do
  A                   
So, they freak you up, 
              Bm  C#m
your parents do
   D
Do as I say that not as I do
                      
"When I was your age, 
F#m   E         A
I was just like you"
 
 
[Bridge]

Bm                        A/C#
So, did you love too much?
D
Or was it not enough?
Bm               
You know they're 
               A/C#
not to blame
E
Because you're 

all freaked up
A                 
Those kids will be 
                   Bm C#m
the death of you 
     D
They were so sweet but 

then they grew
 
But now they're 

freaked up just like you
 
Go!
 
 
[Solo]

A  Bm C#m
D  F#m E  
D F#m E 
 
 
[Chorus]

A
They freak you up, 

your parents do
               Bm  
(They freak you up, 
    C#m
they freak you up)
     D
They may not mean to 

but they do
                     
They may not mean to 
F#m      E
but they do
  A
So, they freak you up, 

your parents do
               Bm   
(They freak you up, 
    C#m
they freak you up)
D
“I love you son”
 
“Yeah, I love you too”
                       
"When I grow up, yeah, 
F#m          E    A
I think just like you"

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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 19th of January 2023, the track was released. The track was written by Ben Barlow, Seb Barlow, Matt West, Sam Bowden & Matt Powles.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: A
• Chords: A, D, Bm, E/G#, F#m, C#m, E, A/C#
• BPM: 91
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: They May Not Mean To But They Do
• Artist: Neck Deep
• Written by Ben Barlow, Seb Barlow, Matt West, Sam Bowden & Matt Powles
• Produced by Seb Barlow
• Album: Neck Deep
• Released Date: 19 January 2024