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It's because they don't really know what they are playing; the songs are just a collection of notes to them. Don't be that person.

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I'm that person. I've been playing guitar for four years. How do I fix me?

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I'm not much of a teacher, but I have few ideas. Learning music theory would be a good place to start. And not just chords and scales; learn what makes them up,how they work, and how the two work together. Someone else mentioned learning rhythm patterns with a metronome. Great suggestion. Same thing when practicing scales. You'll be amazed how much easier it is to learn and play other people's music when you understand music theory; the pieces "make sense", so to speak.