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  Hey Girl
By Carole King/Gerry Goffin
Transcribed for guitar (Acoustic) by kttunstallator3
Note*: A great early tune by Carole in the 50s, popularized and sung by Freddie 
Scott. You can listen to this version on youtube under One to One, Director's Cut. 
There are various key changes throughout. The chord names are a bit off, but close!
Capo 3
Verse 1:
GHeAy, GgAirl, I want you to know
GI'Am GgoAnnD6a miss you so much if you go
FAnDd, FhDey, girl, I tell you no lie
FSoDmeFthDinCsus&#8217; deep inside of me's going to die
 GmGm1
If you say so long
D6If this is goodbye
Verse 2:
BbHey CgBbirlC, now this can't be true
BbHow CaBbm I CsFsus4upposed to exist without you
F(5th pos)  F  F(5) F  
Hey, girl, now sit yourself down
F(5)I'm nFot F(5)ashaFmeBbd to get down on the ground (for the Fs, strum staccato-like)
 BmBm1 Fsus4  
And beg you, beg you to stay
BbDon't go away
Fsus4Hey-ay-ay, girl 
BbI beg you please, don&#8217;t go away
Fsus4Away hey, girl (end).
Chords:
G: 3200xx
A: x02220
D6: xx0222
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Csus: x32000
Gm: 355333
Gm1: 353333
Bb: 113331
Fsus4: xx3210
 F(5th position): 57765x
F: 133210
Bm: 113321
Bm1: 113121

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Hey Girl

by Carole King

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus

Fsus4

F(5)

Hey Girl

By Carole King/Gerry Goffin

Transcribed for guitar (Acoustic) by kttunstallator3

Note*: A great early tune by Carole in the 50s, popularized and sung by Freddie

Scott. You can listen to this version on youtube under One to One, Director's Cut.

There are various key changes throughout. The chord names are a bit off, but close!

Capo 3

Verse 1:

G A G A

Hey, girl, I want you to know

G A G A D6

I'm gonna miss you so much if you go

F D F D

And, hey, girl, I tell you no lie

F D F D Csus

Somethin’ deep inside of me's going to die

Gm1

If you say so long

If this is goodbye

Verse 2:

Bb C Bb C

Hey girl, now this can't be true

Bb C Bb C Fsus4

How am I supposed to exist without you

F F F F

(5th pos) (5)

Hey, girl, now sit yourself down

F(5) F F(5) F Bb

I'm not ashamed to get down on the ground (for the Fs, strum staccato-like)

Bm Fsus4

Bm1

And beg you, beg you to stay

Don't go away

Fsus4

Hey-ay-ay, girl

I beg you please, don’t go away

Fsus4

Away hey, girl (end).

Chords:

: 3200xx

: x02220

: xx0222

: x32010

: xx0232

Csus

: x32000

: 355333

Gm1: 353333

: 113331

Fsus4

: xx3210

(5th position): 57765x

: 133210

: 113321

Bm1: 113121

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