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- From the 1994 album, “Twice Removed”, voted greatest Canadian album of all time
  in a 2005 Chart magazine reader poll (ref. Wikipedia)
- Lyrics taken from fan letters to Kurt Cobain (per Jay Ferguson, 2012 interview)
Intro and Verse     Chorus Lines 1,2     Chorus Lines 3,4,5     Bridge
---------------     ----------------     ------------------     --------------
   B7998xx             A577xxx             Emx22000             N.C. No chords
   E7799xx             B799xxx             F#xx432x                 B7998xx
                       E7799xx              Bx244xx                 Dx577xx
                       D5577xx              Dxx0232
[Intro] 
B   E
[Verse 1]
I Bwrite you from Ea Bfar countryE, Bnorth of AEfriBcaE  
 BIt is EAlBgeria Eand my Bcity is EOraBn
[Chorus 1]
   A     BI Eknow you'll Dfind this Aletter Bstrange
   A     B  EThat is Dbecause AI am BstrangeA  B  
My Emfirst name is F#Amal and I'm a Bgirl, I'm a Dgirl, la la la
My Emfirst name is F#Amal and I'm a Bgirl, I'm a Dgirl, la la la
My Emfirst name is F#Amal, and I'm a Bgirl
[Verse 2]
BI am a ENorwBegian boEy, Bwhich have Esome BquestionE  
BI have onEly tBhirteen years Eand BI am craEzy Bof you
[Chorus 2]
   A     B  ECan I Dhave a AsouveBnir?
   A     BAnd Eif you Dcan, a Awick of Bhair?A  B  
GSend me G/F#docu-Dments Eand a photo of you alone
[Bridge]
N.C.
Here's my photo dédicace, one of you would be canon
N.C.                                             B       B  D  
I worship all your handsome words, to me you seem giant
[Chorus 3]
   A     B  EYou're so Dcool but Ayou know Bthat
   A     BI Ehope your Dletters Anever BstopA  B  
EmYou are surely F#special, I like Byou, I like Dyou, la la la
EmYou are surely F#special, I like Byou, I like Dyou, la la la
EmYou are surely F#special, I like Byou, I like Dyou, I like you
EmYou are surely F#special, I like Byou

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Penpals

by Sloan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

- From the 1994 album, “Twice Removed”, voted greatest Canadian album of all time

in a 2005 Chart magazine reader poll (ref. Wikipedia)

- Lyrics taken from fan letters to Kurt Cobain (per Jay Ferguson, 2012 interview)

Intro and Verse Chorus Lines 1,2 Chorus Lines 3,4,5 Bridge

--------------- ---------------- ------------------ --------------

B A Em

7998xx 577xxx x22000 N.C. No chords

E B F# B

7799xx 799xxx xx432x 7998xx

E B D

7799xx x244xx x577xx

D D

5577xx xx0232

[Intro]

B E

[Verse 1]

B E B E B E B E

I write you from a far country, north of Africa

B E B E B E B

It is Algeria and my city is Oran

[Chorus 1]

A B E D A B

I know you'll find this letter strange

A B E D A B A B

That is because I am strange

Em F# B D

My first name is Amal and I'm a girl, I'm a girl, la la la

Em F# B D

My first name is Amal and I'm a girl, I'm a girl, la la la

Em F# B

My first name is Amal, and I'm a girl

[Verse 2]

B E B E B E B E

I am a Norwegian boy, which have some question

B E B E B E B

I have only thirteen years and I am crazy of you

[Chorus 2]

A B E D A B

Can I have a souvenir?

A B E D A B A B

And if you can, a wick of hair?

G G/F# D E

Send me docu-ments and a photo of you alone

[Bridge]

N.C.

Here's my photo dédicace, one of you would be canon

B B D

N.C.

I worship all your handsome words, to me you seem giant

[Chorus 3]

A B E D A B

You're so cool but you know that

A B E D A B A B

I hope your letters never stop

Em F# B D

You are surely special, I like you, I like you, la la la

Em F# B D

You are surely special, I like you, I like you, la la la

Em F# B D

You are surely special, I like you, I like you, I like you

Em F# B

You are surely special, I like you

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