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Tuning: DADF#AD (Open D)
[Chords]
   D000000
  D6000020
  Em22x122
 Em722x120
  E5222xxx
  F#444444
 F#5444xxx
   G555555
 G#5555xxx
  G6555575
   A777777
  A6777797
  Bm9x989x
[Picking pattern]
     Em71 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 d|------0-----0---0--|
 A|------2-----2---2--|
F#|------1-----1---1--|
 D|-------------------|
 A|----------2---2----|
 D|--2-----2----------|
[Riff 1]
     D61 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & E3 & F#4 &
 d|------0-----0---0-----0------------|
 A|------2-----2---2-----2------------|
F#|------0-----0---0-----0------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|----------0---0--------------------|
 D|--0-----0---------0-----0-2-2-4-4--|
[Verse 1]
                   D6N.C.
Well the girl in the forest
N.C.                           Em7  
Reached out to ease my worried mind
GStopped me from G6falling A6into a downward D6spiral
        D6N.C.                             Em7  
I was worn by the city until I finally let go
GDrifted out G6to the SiA6erras on an empty D6road
[Bridge 1]
And careless Em7love
Won't get you D6far
I found a Em7book of John Muir's
GIn an Aabandoned D6car
[Verse 2]
                     D6N.C.
Mmm well the world was spinning so fast
N.C.            Em7  
Nobody took the time
It was the Ggirl in the G6forestA6  
              Riff 1
Who opened my eyes
[Bridge 2]
                  G6                 A6Riff1
What part of nature can you honestly say
Is beG6yond your explaA6nations for Bmshort term G5gainF#  Em  
SomeF#thing's got to Bmchange before AeveryAthinG5g'sF#5  
[Verse 3]
    E5          D6N.C.             Em7  
Gonna disappear right before our eyes
And we G6finally face ourA6selves alone in the Dforest
AWhere Gso much Drides Aon which Gpath we deD6cide Em7oh, mmmD6  

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Girl In The Forest

by Calexico

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#5

G#5

Tuning: DADF#AD (Open D)

[Chords]

000000

000020

22x122

Em7

22x120

222xxx

444444

F#5

444xxx

555555

G#5

555xxx

555575

777777

777797

9x989x

[Picking pattern]

Em7

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

d|------0-----0---0--|

A|------2-----2---2--|

F#|------1-----1---1--|

D|-------------------|

A|----------2---2----|

D|--2-----2----------|

[Riff 1]

D6 E F#

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

d|------0-----0---0-----0------------|

A|------2-----2---2-----2------------|

F#|------0-----0---0-----0------------|

D|-----------------------------------|

A|----------0---0--------------------|

D|--0-----0---------0-----0-2-2-4-4--|

[Verse 1]

N.C.

Well the girl in the forest

Em7

N.C.

Reached out to ease my worried mind

G G6 A6 D6

Stopped me from falling into a downward spiral

D6 Em7

N.C.

I was worn by the city until I finally let go

G G6 A6 D6

Drifted out to the Sierras on an empty road

[Bridge 1]

Em7

And careless love

Won't get you far

Em7

I found a book of John Muir's

G A D6

In an abandoned car

[Verse 2]

N.C.

Mmm well the world was spinning so fast

Em7

N.C.

Nobody took the time

G G6 A6

It was the girl in the forest

Riff 1

Who opened my eyes

[Bridge 2]

G6 A6

Riff1

What part of nature can you honestly say

G6 A6 Bm G5 F# Em

Is beyond your explanations for short term gain

F# Bm A A G5 F#5

Something's got to change before everything's

[Verse 3]

E5 D6 Em7

N.C.

Gonna disappear right before our eyes

G6 A6 D

And we finally face ourselves alone in the forest

A G D A G D6 Em7 D6

Where so much rides on which path we decide oh, mmm

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