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My Girl

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[Verse]
CSometAbdim7/Dimes it's hC/Eard to kBdim7/Fnow
What your heC/Bbart is Fm6/Abfeelin'
And haC/Grder F/Gstill C/Gto Amput Fm6/Ebit into Dm7b5words
Ab/CLove is simpDble you can't defDb/Ebine it
Ab/CIt's not tDbhe words but the thougDb/Ebht
Behind it that coC/GuntsGbm7b5  Fm6  G7  
[Chorus]
CMy gC/Eirl
She's everytFhing a lover could Dm7/Gpossibly be
CMy giC/Erl
Makes love thFe way Dm7/GI always dAmreamed
It would beD/C  C/Bb  F/A  G9  
[Verse 2]
CDeep Abdim7/Ddown insC/Eide Bdim7/FI know
What I C/Bbshould be Fm6/Absaying
But eC/Gvery F/GtimC/Ge I trAmy, it Fm6/Abcomes ouDm7b5t wrong
Ab/CWell our lDbove is a Db/Eblove forever
Ab/CAnd when wDbe're all Db/Ebalone together
She sC/Ghows mGbm7b5eFm6/Ab  G9  
[Chorus]
CMy C/Egirl
She's eFverything a Dm7/Glover could possibly be
CMy gC/Eirl
Makes lFove the way Dm7/GI alwFdim/Abays dreameAmd
It would bD/CeC  F/A  Bb9  
[Bridge]
EbI'd need a lifeFdim/Ebtime
To shoEbw her all the lAm7b5ove I Abdim7have to Ebgive
And holAm7b5d her iFdimn my heEbart
For as long F/Ebas I live
Eb(We'll stick together
Like the moon aFm7nd the night-time
EbHappy foreEb+5ver I could Abspend my lifeAbm6time)
Gm7So iCm7n loAb6ve wiG7th
[Chorus]
CMy C/Egirl
She's eFverything a lDm7/Gover could possibly be
CMy gC/Eirl
Makes lFove the way I Dm7/Galways dreamed
It would be

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My Girl

by Eric Carmen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abdim7/D

C/E

Bdim7/F

C/Bb

Fm6/Ab

C/G

F/G

Fm6/Eb

Dm7b5

Ab/C

Db/Eb

Gbm7b5

Fm6

Dm7/G

D/C

F/A

Fdim/Ab

Bb9

[Verse]

C Abdim7/D C/E Bdim7/F

Sometimes it's hard to know

C/Bb Fm6/Ab

What your heart is feelin'

C/G F/G C/G Am Fm6/Eb Dm7b5

And harder still to put it into words

Ab/C Db Db/Eb

Love is simple you can't define it

Ab/C Db Db/Eb

It's not the words but the thought

C/G Gbm7b5 Fm6 G7

Behind it that counts

[Chorus]

C C/E

My girl

F Dm7/G

She's everything a lover could possibly be

C C/E

My girl

F Dm7/G Am

Makes love the way I always dreamed

D/C C/Bb F/A G9

It would be

[Verse 2]

C Abdim7/D C/E Bdim7/F

Deep down inside I know

C/Bb Fm6/Ab

What I should be saying

C/G F/G C/G Am Fm6/Ab Dm7b5

But every time I try, it comes out wrong

Ab/C Db Db/Eb

Well our love is a love forever

Ab/C Db Db/Eb

And when we're all alone together

C/G Gbm7b5 Fm6/Ab G9

She shows me

[Chorus]

C C/E

My girl

F Dm7/G

She's everything a lover could possibly be

C C/E

My girl

F Dm7/G Fdim/Ab Am

Makes love the way I always dreamed

D/C C F/A Bb9

It would be

[Bridge]

Eb Fdim/Eb

I'd need a lifetime

Eb Am7b5 Abdim7 Eb

To show her all the love I have to give

Am7b5 Fdim Eb

And hold her in my heart

F/Eb

For as long as I live

(We'll stick together

Fm7

Like the moon and the night-time

Eb Eb+5 Ab Abm6

Happy forever I could spend my lifetime)

Gm7 Cm7 Ab6 G7

So in love with

[Chorus]

C C/E

My girl

F Dm7/G

She's everything a lover could possibly be

C C/E

My girl

F Dm7/G

Makes love the way I always dreamed

It would be

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