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Standard Tuning EADGBe 
His excellent Beatles cover. 
****No Capo****
Chords: 
  Cm- x35543
 Cm7- x35343
  G7- 320001
  Fm- 133111
  D#- xxx343
 A#7- x13131
   C- x32010
  G#- 466544
Verse 1:
Is there Cmanybody goG7ing to listen Cmto my sCm7tory
FmAll about the girl who came to D#stay?G7  
She's the Cmkind of girl you G7want so much it Cmmakes you sCm7orry
FmStill you don't regret a single Cmday...
Chorus 1: 
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Verse 2: 
When I Cmthink of all the tG7imes I've tried so hCmard to lCm7eave her
FmShe will come to me and start to D#cryG7  
And she Cmpromises the EaG7rth to me and CmI belCm7ieve her
FmAfter all this time I don't know Cmwhy...
Chorus 2: 
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Bridge: 
FmShe's the kind of girl who puts you Cdown
When friends are there, you feel a fFmoolC  
FmWhen you say she's looking good
She aD#cts as if it's understood, she's cFmool, ooh, oG#oh, ooh, ooh
Chorus 3: 
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Verse 3:
Was she Cmtold when she was G7young that pain would Cmlead to pCm7leasure?
FmDid she understand it when they sD#aidG7  
That a Cmman must break his G7back to earn his Cmday of Cm7leisure,
FmWill she still believe it when he's dCmead?...
Chorus 4: 
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
Oh D#girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
[Instrumental Break over verse chords]
Chorus 5: 
D#Girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
D#Girl.Gm..Fm  A#7  
(end)

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Girl

by Joe Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

A#7

Standard Tuning EADGBe

His excellent Beatles cover.

****No Capo****

Chords:

- x35543

Cm7

- x35343

- 320001

- 133111

- xxx343

A#7

- x13131

- x32010

- 466544

Verse 1:

Cm G7 Cm Cm7

Is there anybody going to listen to my story

Fm D# G7

All about the girl who came to stay?

Cm G7 Cm Cm7

She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sorry

Fm Cm

Still you don't regret a single day...

Chorus 1:

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

Verse 2:

Cm G7 Cm Cm7

When I think of all the times I've tried so hard to leave her

Fm D# G7

She will come to me and start to cry

Cm G7 Cm Cm7

And she promises the Earth to me and I believe her

Fm Cm

After all this time I don't know why...

Chorus 2:

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

Bridge:

Fm C

She's the kind of girl who puts you down

Fm C

When friends are there, you feel a fool

When you say she's looking good

D# Fm G#

She acts as if it's understood, she's cool, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Chorus 3:

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

Verse 3:

Cm G7 Cm Cm7

Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to pleasure?

Fm D# G7

Did she understand it when they said

Cm G7 Cm Cm7

That a man must break his back to earn his day of leisure,

Fm Cm

Will she still believe it when he's dead?...

Chorus 4:

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

D# Gm Fm A#7

Oh girl...

[Instrumental Break over verse chords]

Chorus 5:

D# Gm Fm A#7

Girl...

D# Gm Fm A#7

Girl...

(end)

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