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There Was A Girl

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[Intro]
C      F  G
[Verse]
CThere was a girl, there was a girl that FI'd remember G  
Cand when she smiled, she smiled a smile Fthat made me betGter
Cshe post my bail, she post my bail with Fher last nickel G  
Cand when she cried, and when she cried, Fi died a little G  
[Chorus]
CThere was a girlAm, there was a girl, Fthere was a girl, Gthere was a girl
CThere was a girlAm, there was a girl, Fthere was a girl, Gthere was a girl
[Verse]
CShe had a way, she had a way to Flight the darkneGss 
Cshe'd walk with me, she'd walk with me aFnd killed the saGdness 
Cshe took me in, she took me in aFnd gave me sheltGer 
Cshe had no doubt, she had no doubt Fabout me with Gher 
[Chorus]
CThere was a girlAm, there was a girl, Fthere was a girl, Gthere was a girl
CThere was a girlAm, there was a girl, Fthere was a girl, Gthere was a girl
[Verse]
CShe's just a girl, she's just a girl tFhat started a story G  
Cof her ragged man, her ragged man and Fhis bygone glory G  
Cshe went away, she went to the long Fforgotten G  
Cshe went away F  G  
[Chorus]
CThere was a girlAm, there was a girl, Fthere was a girl, Gthere was a girl
CThere was a girlAm, there was a girl, Fthere was a girl, Gthere was a girl

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There Was A Girl

by Harry Manx

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F G

[Verse]

C F G

There was a girl, there was a girl that I'd remember

C F G

and when she smiled, she smiled a smile that made me better

C F G

she post my bail, she post my bail with her last nickel

C F G

and when she cried, and when she cried, i died a little

[Chorus]

C Am F G

There was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl

C Am F G

There was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl

[Verse]

C F G

She had a way, she had a way to light the darkness

C F G

she'd walk with me, she'd walk with me and killed the sadness

C F G

she took me in, she took me in and gave me shelter

C F G

she had no doubt, she had no doubt about me with her

[Chorus]

C Am F G

There was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl

C Am F G

There was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl

[Verse]

C F G

She's just a girl, she's just a girl that started a story

C F G

of her ragged man, her ragged man and his bygone glory

C F G

she went away, she went to the long forgotten

C F G

she went away

[Chorus]

C Am F G

There was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl

C Am F G

There was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl, there was a girl

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