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[Intro]
E   B   A   E   B   A   E   B   A   E   B   A
[Verse]
EHave you sAeen her, sEhe's dressed in rAed fur 
EAnd she's walking C#mdown a street like 5Ath AvenBue
EShe's got fAine shoes, sEhe don't pay Ano dues
EExcept for dC#mays and days and dAays with her analyst cBrew
[Bridge]
APink tights at nBight for the disco
AFall calls her to bBalls in San Francisco
AAirports, lBuggage, a nuisance
AMention politics, she thBrows in her two cents
[Chorus]
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, take her scissor and she cut off a curl
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, puts it in a jewelry box like a pearl
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, 
She F#mwrites when this you see, you'll G#mremember me
AI think my god she'll follow me around thBe world
[Interlude]
E   A   E   A
[Verse]
EI got mAy faults, I Edon't need no AGestalt 
Emodern insC#mecurity, TweAntieth Century pBlan
EAnd I cAonfess, IE'd like to watch you uAndress
EI'll help you take off your jC#mewelry, I'm gonna hAelp you any way I cBan
[Bridge]
APulling up in a chBauffeur driven Cadillac
ATo an after-hour Club; soBme say it's where it's at
ABut who's that geBntleman with the ...
AI'm asking you who's the oBld man with the ...
[Chorus]
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, take her scissor and she cut off a curl
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, puts it in a jewelry box like a pearl
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, 
She F#mwrites when this you see, you'll G#mremember me
AI think my god she'll follow me around thBe world
[Interlude]
E   B   A   A A B A    E   B   A   A A B A
[2nd Bridge]
EAnd I think Bnow am I too hAardA  A  B  A  
EIs it just 'cauBse she has all those credit caArds?A  A  B  A  
ECould it Bbe just petty jeAalousyA?A  
But F#mwhen I'm walking down 5G#m7th Avenue
AAnd our eyes just happen to mBeet I know I want a
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, EContinBental Kinda GAirl
[Interlude]
E   A   E   A
[Verse]
EShe gets in mAotion Eon either side of the Aocean 
EShe can hang out wC#mith the dirty rock and rollers, 
Ashe can hang out with the shBieks
EShe got important plAaces iEn important fAaces
EWatch her go thC#mrough customs carrying pAsychedelic anBtiques
[Bridge]
ASo twistewd, wBanted, desired
ARemember Madam Claude wBhere the rich men would buy her
AAnything she wanted as lBong as she was wanted
AAs long as she was wanted mBy dreams they are haunted
[Chorus]
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, take her scissor and she cut off a curl
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, puts it in a jewelry box like a pearl
EContinBental Kinda GAirl, 
She F#mwrites when this you see, you'll G#mremember me
AI think my god she'll follow me around thBe worldB  B  

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Continental Kinda Girl

by Elliott Murphy

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C#m

F#m

G#m

[Intro]

E B A E B A E B A E B A

[Verse]

E A E A

Have you seen her, she's dressed in red fur

E C#m A B

And she's walking down a street like 5th Avenue

E A E A

She's got fine shoes, she don't pay no dues

E C#m A B

Except for days and days and days with her analyst crew

[Bridge]

A B

Pink tights at night for the disco

A B

Fall calls her to balls in San Francisco

A B

Airports, luggage, a nuisance

A B

Mention politics, she throws in her two cents

[Chorus]

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, take her scissor and she cut off a curl

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, puts it in a jewelry box like a pearl

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl,

F#m G#m

She writes when this you see, you'll remember me

A B

I think my god she'll follow me around the world

[Interlude]

E A E A

[Verse]

E A E A

I got my faults, I don't need no Gestalt

E C#m A B

modern insecurity, Twentieth Century plan

E A E A

And I confess, I'd like to watch you undress

E C#m A B

I'll help you take off your jewelry, I'm gonna help you any way I can

[Bridge]

A B

Pulling up in a chauffeur driven Cadillac

A B

To an after-hour Club; some say it's where it's at

A B

But who's that gentleman with the ...

A B

I'm asking you who's the old man with the ...

[Chorus]

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, take her scissor and she cut off a curl

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, puts it in a jewelry box like a pearl

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl,

F#m G#m

She writes when this you see, you'll remember me

A B

I think my god she'll follow me around the world

[Interlude]

E B A A A B A E B A A A B A

[2nd Bridge]

E B A A A B A

And I think now am I too hard

E B A A A B A

Is it just 'cause she has all those credit cards?

E B A A A

Could it be just petty jealousy?

F#m G#m

But when I'm walking down 57th Avenue

A B

And our eyes just happen to meet I know I want a

E B A E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, Continental Kinda Girl

[Interlude]

E A E A

[Verse]

E A E A

She gets in motion on either side of the ocean

E C#m

She can hang out with the dirty rock and rollers,

A B

she can hang out with the shieks

E A E A

She got important places in important faces

E C#m A B

Watch her go through customs carrying psychedelic antiques

[Bridge]

A B

So twistewd, wanted, desired

A B

Remember Madam Claude where the rich men would buy her

A B

Anything she wanted as long as she was wanted

A B

As long as she was wanted my dreams they are haunted

[Chorus]

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, take her scissor and she cut off a curl

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl, puts it in a jewelry box like a pearl

E B A

Continental Kinda Girl,

F#m G#m

She writes when this you see, you'll remember me

A B B B

I think my god she'll follow me around the world

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