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How You Get The Girl

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Hi :)  I knew I'd love this one just from the Diet Coke 
commercial!
STANDARD TUNING w/
CAPO ON 3
(* = one strum)
[Intro]
D*      A*      G*
 Uhuhuh  Uhuhuh Uh uh, uh uh
[Verse 1]
 DStand there like a Aghost
Shaking from the Grain, rain
 DShe'll open up the Adoor and say are you inGsane-ane
 DSay it's been a Along, six Gmonths
 DAnd you were too aAfraid to tell her what you Gwant, want
[Pre-Chorus]
And that's how it DworksA  
That's how you get the Ggirl
And then you say: 
[Chorus]
DI want you for Aworse or for better
GI would wait forever and ever
DBroke your heart, I'll Aput it back together
GI would wait forever and ever
DAnd that's how it wAorks, it's
How you get the Ggirl, girl, ohohoDh
And that's how it Aworks, it's 
How you get the Ggirl, girl
[Verse 2]
D*                 A*                     G  D  
 Remind her how it used to be, be, yeah yeah
With pictures in Aframes of kisses on Gcheeks, cheeks
 DTell her how you must have Alost your Gmind, ooooD  
When you left her all aAlone and never told her Gwhy, why (why, why)
[Pre-Chorus]
And that's how it DworksA  
That's how you lost the Ggirl
And now you say:
[Chorus]
DI want you for Aworse or for better
GI would wait forever and ever (ever and ever)
DBroke your heart, I'll Aput it back together
GI would wait forever and ever
DAnd that's how it wAorks, it's
How you get the Ggirl, girl, ohohoDh
And that's how it Aworks, it's
How you get the Ggirl, girl, yeah yeah
[Bridge]
And Dyo-ou Akno-ow, Gohohohoh
That DI don't Awant you, Gto go ohoh
 DRemind me how it Aused to Gbe
 DPictures in Aframes of kisses on Gcheeks
And say you want Dme, Ayeah
And then you say:
[Chorus]
DI want you for Aworse or for better (worse or for better)
GI would wait forever and ever (ever and ever)
DBroke your heart, I'll Aput it back together
GI want you forever and ever
[Outro]
DAnd that's how it wAorks, it's
How you get the Ggirl, girl, ohohoh (this is how it Dworks)
And that's how it Aworks, it's
How you get the Ggirl,(get the girl) girl, ohohoh (it's how it Dworks)
And that's how it Aworks, it's
How you get the Ggirl, girl, ohohoDh
And that's how it Aworks, it's
How you get the Ggirl, girl, ohohohoh
                  D*    A*
And that's how it works
                       G*
That's how you got the girl
Have fun!
Christy
www.liveloveguitar.com

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How You Get The Girl

by Taylor Swift

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

Hi :) I knew I'd love this one just from the Diet Coke

commercial!

STANDARD TUNING w/

CAPO ON 3

(* = one strum)

[Intro]

D A G

* * *

Uhuhuh Uhuhuh Uh uh, uh uh

[Verse 1]

D A

Stand there like a ghost

Shaking from the rain, rain

D A G

She'll open up the door and say are you insane-ane

D A G

Say it's been a long, six months

D A G

And you were too afraid to tell her what you want, want

[Pre-Chorus]

D A

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl

And then you say:

[Chorus]

D A

I want you for worse or for better

I would wait forever and ever

D A

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I would wait forever and ever

D A

And that's how it works, it's

G D

How you get the girl, girl, ohohoh

And that's how it works, it's

How you get the girl, girl

[Verse 2]

D A G D

* *

Remind her how it used to be, be, yeah yeah

A G

With pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks, cheeks

D A G D

Tell her how you must have lost your mind, oooo

A G

When you left her all alone and never told her why, why (why, why)

[Pre-Chorus]

D A

And that's how it works

That's how you lost the girl

And now you say:

[Chorus]

D A

I want you for worse or for better

I would wait forever and ever (ever and ever)

D A

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I would wait forever and ever

D A

And that's how it works, it's

G D

How you get the girl, girl, ohohoh

And that's how it works, it's

How you get the girl, girl, yeah yeah

[Bridge]

D A G

And yo-ou kno-ow, ohohohoh

D A G

That I don't want you, to go ohoh

D A G

Remind me how it used to be

D A G

Pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks

D A

And say you want me, yeah

And then you say:

[Chorus]

D A

I want you for worse or for better (worse or for better)

I would wait forever and ever (ever and ever)

D A

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I want you forever and ever

[Outro]

D A

And that's how it works, it's

G D

How you get the girl, girl, ohohoh (this is how it works)

And that's how it works, it's

G D

How you get the girl,(get the girl) girl, ohohoh (it's how it works)

And that's how it works, it's

G D

How you get the girl, girl, ohohoh

And that's how it works, it's

How you get the girl, girl, ohohohoh

D A

* *

And that's how it works

That's how you got the girl

Have fun!

Christy

www.liveloveguitar.com

About How You Get The Girl Chords by Taylor Swift

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