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This File Tabbed & Arranged By: J.P. Seneviratne 
                                  Except The New Girl
                                   As Performed By:
                             Chris Isaak & The Silvertones
Intro: D chord with slide guitar
Verse 1:
DDrive your mustang dF#own, to where you hang oGut
Alone without a fDriend.
DGirls walk by you, sF#ome in fact have tried you
But oGnce they tried they never tried agaDin.
Chorus:
GExcept the new girl.D  
GExcept the new girl.D  
Verse 2:
DAlone and lonesome, truF#sting no one they sGay
You never had a frDiend.
DPeople talk about you, F#they say they doubt you rGeally
Ever let anybody iDn.
Chorus:
GExcept the new girl.D  
GExcept the new girl.D  
Solo:
 D   F#   G   D   D   F#   G"I guess there's never been anyone." D  
Chorus:
GExcept the new girl.D  
GExcept the new girl.D  
Verse 3:
DLast time I saw him, F#he was laughingG  
She was standing by his Dside.
DI've got a feeling, F#that they're still togetherG  
From the look that was in his Deyes. There's no one,
Chorus:
GExcept the new girl.D  
GExcept the new girl.D  
Bridge:
GSee him smile, he don't cDare.
ASays he loves her, and he'lDl always love her.
GSee him smile, it seems faDir.
AThat he finally found her, Dfinally hold her. There's no one,F#  
Chorus:
GExcept the new girl.D  
GExcept the new girl.D  
GExcept the new girl.D  
End on D

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Except The New Girl

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This File Tabbed & Arranged By: J.P. Seneviratne

Except The New Girl

As Performed By:

Chris Isaak & The Silvertones

Intro: D chord with slide guitar

Verse 1:

D F# G

Drive your mustang down, to where you hang out

Alone without a friend.

D F#

Girls walk by you, some in fact have tried you

G D

But once they tried they never tried again.

Chorus:

G D

Except the new girl.

G D

Except the new girl.

Verse 2:

D F# G

Alone and lonesome, trusting no one they say

You never had a friend.

D F# G

People talk about you, they say they doubt you really

Ever let anybody in.

Chorus:

G D

Except the new girl.

G D

Except the new girl.

Solo:

D F# G D D F# G D

"I guess there's never been anyone."

Chorus:

G D

Except the new girl.

G D

Except the new girl.

Verse 3:

D F# G

Last time I saw him, he was laughing

She was standing by his side.

D F# G

I've got a feeling, that they're still together

From the look that was in his eyes. There's no one,

Chorus:

G D

Except the new girl.

G D

Except the new girl.

Bridge:

G D

See him smile, he don't care.

A D

Says he loves her, and he'll always love her.

G D

See him smile, it seems fair.

A D F#

That he finally found her, finally hold her. There's no one,

Chorus:

G D

Except the new girl.

G D

Except the new girl.

G D

Except the new girl.

End on D

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