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Group Image, "Knew A Lass"
(C) Copyright 1993 Michael Stutz
CHORD CHART
             Gmaj7                     Am7                        D7
III pos.   x           x             x                     x              x
        +--+--+--+--+--+          +--+--+--+--+--+         +--+--+--+--+--+
        1  |  |  |  2  |          |  |  |  |  |  |         |  |  |  |  1  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+          +--+--+--+--+--+         +--+--+--+--+--+
        |  |  3  4  |  |          |  |  |  |  |  |         |  |  2  |  |  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+          +--+--+--+--+--+         +--+--+--+--+--+
        |  |  |  |  |  |          2  |  3  3  3  |         |  3  |  4  |  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+          +--+--+--+--+--+         +--+--+--+--+--+
        |  |  |  |  |  |          |  |  |  |  |  |         |  |  |  |  |  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+          +--+--+--+--+--+         +--+--+--+--+--+
             G#maj7
III pos.   x              x
        +--+--+--+--+--+
        |  |  |  |  |  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+
        1  |  |  |  2  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+
        |  |  3  4  |  |
        +--+--+--+--+--+
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LYRIC SHEET                                     (casually, dreamy-eyed)
GmajOh, yeah--
Am7                                      D7
Gmaj7
Am7I once knew a lass,                      D7liked to smoke grass
Gmaj7That perky face                          and those thighs
Am7I would memorizeD7  
Gmaj7
Am7And this girl,                           D7made my head whirl
Gmaj7That's all there was
Am7                                      D7
                                         Gmaj7Oh, yeah--
Am7She was kinda nuts,                      D7but there were no "but"s
Gmaj7I had to have her
Am7It was kinda nice,                       D7chilled me like ice
Gmaj7Wakin' up next to her                    Light in the windowsill, yeah . . .
Am7She was the one,                         D7wore her hair in a bun
Gmaj7And worked in the garden,                she had a pail, oh yeah . . .
Am7She went shopping for clothes,           D7they were all old
Gmaj7Down at Goodwill
Am7Didn't know that I sang,                 D7Didn't know that it rang
Gmaj7Outta key, too -- oh yeah                Love it I love it, all--
Am7Just got a pencil,                       D7on a paper, and you just
Gmaj7write it, write it on down,              Round, round round and round . . .
Am7Didn't like tv,                          D7just you and me, baby
Gmaj7She was from the country
Am7She knew a little french,                D7got my monkeywrench
Gmaj7And made some magic                      Can't find magic
Am7It's all over now                        D7Don't even know how, but my baby's
Gmaj7gone.  She's gone, she's gone, and that's all right, it's all right because I'm
Am7Sittin' around,                          D7I'm not up I'm not down -- Just
Gmaj7gettin' by, gettin' high, driving around and around in the sky yeah
Am7Some say it's crazy,                     D7others lazy, but I
Gmaj7know.  I know, I know, I know, I know,   I know -- you just gotta
Am7Do it all up there again someday,        D7You might get lucky, today I know
She's comin' Gmaj7back
Gmaj7Gunny sack, gunny sack, gunny gunny sack--      And she's
Am7She was the one
D7Wore her hair in the bun, and I ain't tellin' no Gmaj7more
No, no no no--G#maj7  Gmaj7  
kinda chords we got here" dialogue.  The chord pattern is the same for
A 1987 Fender Stratocaser (stock pickups, rosewood neck, jumbo frets, Kahler
A Group Image demo tape (also released under the GPL) can be ordered for
[email protected].)

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Knew A Lass

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Am7

G#maj7

Gmaj

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Group Image, "Knew A Lass"

CHORD CHART

Gmaj7 Am7 D7

III pos. x x x x x

+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+

1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |

+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+

| | 3 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | |

+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+

| | | | | | 2 | 3 3 3 | | 3 | 4 | |

+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

+--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+--+

G#maj7

III pos. x x

+--+--+--+--+--+

| | | | | |

+--+--+--+--+--+

1 | | | 2 |

+--+--+--+--+--+

| | 3 4 | |

+--+--+--+--+--+

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LYRIC SHEET (casually, dreamy-eyed)

Gmaj

Oh, yeah--

Am7 D7

Gmaj7

Am7 D7

I once knew a lass, liked to smoke grass

Gmaj7

That perky face and those thighs

Am7 D7

I would memorize

Gmaj7

Am7 D7

And this girl, made my head whirl

Gmaj7

That's all there was

Am7 D7

Gmaj7

Oh, yeah--

Am7 D7

She was kinda nuts, but there were no "but"s

Gmaj7

I had to have her

Am7 D7

It was kinda nice, chilled me like ice

Gmaj7

Wakin' up next to her Light in the windowsill, yeah . . .

Am7 D7

She was the one, wore her hair in a bun

Gmaj7

And worked in the garden, she had a pail, oh yeah . . .

Am7 D7

She went shopping for clothes, they were all old

Gmaj7

Down at Goodwill

Am7 D7

Didn't know that I sang, Didn't know that it rang

Gmaj7

Outta key, too -- oh yeah Love it I love it, all--

Am7 D7

Just got a pencil, on a paper, and you just

Gmaj7

write it, write it on down, Round, round round and round . . .

Am7 D7

Didn't like tv, just you and me, baby

Gmaj7

She was from the country

Am7 D7

She knew a little french, got my monkeywrench

Gmaj7

And made some magic Can't find magic

Am7 D7

It's all over now Don't even know how, but my baby's

Gmaj7

gone. She's gone, she's gone, and that's all right, it's all right because I'm

Am7 D7

Sittin' around, I'm not up I'm not down -- Just

Gmaj7

gettin' by, gettin' high, driving around and around in the sky yeah

Am7 D7

Some say it's crazy, others lazy, but I

Gmaj7

know. I know, I know, I know, I know, I know -- you just gotta

Am7 D7

Do it all up there again someday, You might get lucky, today I know

Gmaj7

She's comin' back

Gmaj7

Gunny sack, gunny sack, gunny gunny sack-- And she's

Am7

She was the one

D7 Gmaj7

Wore her hair in the bun, and I ain't tellin' no more

G#maj7 Gmaj7

No, no no no--

kinda chords we got here" dialogue. The chord pattern is the same for

A 1987 Fender Stratocaser (stock pickups, rosewood neck, jumbo frets, Kahler

A Group Image demo tape (also released under the GPL) can be ordered for

[email protected].)

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