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How You Get The Girl

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Standard Tuning
Capo 3
[Intro]
  D    A   G(x2)
[Verse]
 DStand there like a Aghost
Shaking from the Grain, 
 DShe'll open up the Adoor say are you inGsane
 Say it's been lDonAg, six moGnths
 DAnd you were too aAfraid to tell her what you Gwant,Gmaj7  
[Pre-Chorus]
 BmAnd that's how it works, that's how you get the Agirl   
 BmThat's how it works, that's how you get the gAirl   
[Chorus] 
Say,
 DI want you for Aworse or better
GI would wait for ever and ever
 DBroke your heart I'll put it Aback together
GI would wait for ever and ever
 BmAnd that's how it works, that's how you get the Ggirl   
[Verse]
 DRemind her how it Aused to be G  
 DWith pictures in fArames of kisses on cGheeks,
 DTell her how you must have Alost your mind,G  
 DWhen you left her all aAlone and never told her Gwhy,A  
[Pre-Chorus]
 BmAnd that's how it works, that's how you lost thAe girl
[Chorus]
 DI want you for Aworse or better
GI would wait for ever and ever
 DBroke your heart I'll put it Aback together
GI would wait for ever and ever
 BmAnd that's how it works, that's how you get the Agirl   
 BmAnd that's how it works, that's how you get the Agirl   
[Bridge]
And Dyou could knoAw, G  Bm  
That DI don't want to let you AgoG  Bm  
And Dyou could knoAw, G  Bm  
That DI don't want to let you AgoBm  
[Verse]
 DRemind me how it Aused to be G  
 DPictures in Aframes of kisses on Gcheeks 
 DAnd you say, you sAay you want Gme,
 BmAnd you say, you sAay you want mGe,
Bmmmm..mmmA  G  

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How You Get The Girl

by Ryan Adams

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Standard Tuning

Capo 3

[Intro]

D A G

(x2)

[Verse]

D A

Stand there like a ghost

Shaking from the rain,

D A G

She'll open up the door say are you insane

D A G

Say it's been long, six months

D A G Gmaj7

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

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A

And that's how it works, that's how you get the girl

Bm A

That's how it works, that's how you get the girl

[Chorus]

Say,

D A

I want you for worse or better

I would wait for ever and ever

D A

Broke your heart I'll put it back together

I would wait for ever and ever

Bm G

And that's how it works, that's how you get the girl

[Verse]

D A G

Remind her how it used to be

D A G

With pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks,

D A G

Tell her how you must have lost your mind,

D A G A

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

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm A

And that's how it works, that's how you lost the girl

[Chorus]

D A

I want you for worse or better

I would wait for ever and ever

D A

Broke your heart I'll put it back together

I would wait for ever and ever

Bm A

And that's how it works, that's how you get the girl

Bm A

And that's how it works, that's how you get the girl

[Bridge]

D A G Bm

And you could know,

D A G Bm

That I don't want to let you go

D A G Bm

And you could know,

D A Bm

That I don't want to let you go

[Verse]

D A G

Remind me how it used to be

D A G

Pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks

D A G

And you say, you say you want me,

Bm A G

And you say, you say you want me,

Bm A G

mmm..mmm

About How You Get The Girl Chords by Ryan Adams

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