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What Girls Want

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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Use a lot of overdrive and [yes] WAH!  It's pretty straight forward,
just wail on it and have a good time!! :)
E  A  D  E             <--- use power chords =  E X799XX
  E    A    D                                        E   A577XXX
  E    A    D                                        E   DX577XX
  E    A    D    C    G                               Emin   CX355XX
                                              EminO22OOO
I Emet her someAwhere in the Dcorner of my Eeye
I Ekeep her someAhow in the Dback of my Emind
It Ewasn't long Aago I tried to Dshow her my Eaffection
She Eturned, looked at Ame, and ran in the Dother Edirection
[chorus:]
I want Elove, I want Adrugs, I want Dsex and Eaffection
I want Eeveryone in this Aroom here to Dlook in my Edirection
I want a Eman with Alips just Dlike Mick EJagger
ERod Stewart's Ahair, and DKeith Richards' staEgger
That's what Egirls AwantD  E  
That's what Egirls AwantD  E  
That's what Egirls AwantD  C  G  Emin  
So I took her back home to my studio apartment
And that's where I told her exactly what my heart meant
I started to think, she threw it back in my face
I poured her a drink she said let's get out of this place
[chorus]
[bridge: (full chords, arpeggiate top notes)]
That's what Emingirls want...
That's what Ggirls want...
That's what Amingirls want...
That's what Cgirls want...
That's what Emingirls want...
That's what Ggirls want...
That's what Amingirls want...  (now back to power chords)
That's what Cgirls DwaaaaaaaaEaaaAaaaDaaaEaaaaEaaaAaaaDaaaEnt...
E  A  D  E
E  A  D  E
She came around and moved in three weeks later
We got a one room shack just north of the equator
With a giant stereo and a manic TV
Every once in a while she says these things to me
[chorus... repeat and fade]

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What Girls Want

by Material Issue

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emin

Amin

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Use a lot of overdrive and [yes] WAH! It's pretty straight forward,

just wail on it and have a good time!! :)

E A D E <--- use power chords = E X799XX

E A D E A

577XXX

E A D E D

X577XX

E A D C G Emin C

X355XX

Emin

O22OOO

E A D E

I met her somewhere in the corner of my eye

E A D E

I keep her somehow in the back of my mind

E A D E

It wasn't long ago I tried to show her my affection

E A D E

She turned, looked at me, and ran in the other direction

[chorus:]

E A D E

I want love, I want drugs, I want sex and affection

E A D E

I want everyone in this room here to look in my direction

E A D E

I want a man with lips just like Mick Jagger

E A D E

Rod Stewart's hair, and Keith Richards' stagger

E A D E

That's what girls want

E A D E

That's what girls want

E A D C G Emin

That's what girls want

So I took her back home to my studio apartment

And that's where I told her exactly what my heart meant

I started to think, she threw it back in my face

I poured her a drink she said let's get out of this place

[chorus]

[bridge: (full chords, arpeggiate top notes)]

Emin

That's what girls want...

Amin

That's what girls want...

Emin

That's what girls want...

Amin

That's what girls want... (now back to power chords)

C D E A D E E A D E

That's what girls waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant...

E A D E

She came around and moved in three weeks later

We got a one room shack just north of the equator

With a giant stereo and a manic TV

Every once in a while she says these things to me

[chorus... repeat and fade]

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