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Valerie

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 6

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 3
[Intro]
 C
[Riff] (not relative to capo)
e|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
B|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Well Csometimes I go out by myself and I look across the Dmwater
And I Cthink of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a
Dmpicture
[Chorus]
F'Cos since I've come on home, well my Embody's been a mess
And I've Fmissed your ginger hair and the Emway you like to dress
FWon't you come on over, Emstop making a fool of Gme
Why won't you come on over ValerCie?     ValerDmie
[Verse 2]
Did you Chave to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, did you get a
good Dmlawyer?
I hope you Cdidn't catch a tan, I hope you find the right man who'll fix it
Dmfor you
Are you Cshopping anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, are you Dmbusy?
And did you Chave to pay the fine you were dodging all the time are you
still Dmdizzy?
[Chorus]
F'Cos since I've come on home, well my Embody's been a mess
And I've Fmissed your ginger hair and the Emway you like to dress
FWon't you come on over, Emstop making a fool of Gme
Why won't you come on over ValerCie?     ValerDmie
                           ValerCie?     ValerDmie
[Verse 3]
N.C.
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water
N.C.
And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a
Dmpicture
[Chorus]
F'Cos since I've come on home, well my Embody's been a mess
And I've Fmissed your ginger hair and the Emway you like to dress
FWon't you come on over, Emstop making a fool of Gme
Why won't you come on over ValerCie?     ValerDmie
                           ValerCie?     ValerDmie
                           ValerCie

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The story behind the song

"Valerie" is a heartfelt musical postcard from lead singer Dave McCabe to a friend in America. The song was inspired by his concern for her after she got into trouble for driving on a suspended license, leading him to wonder if she had to go to jail or put her house up for sale. He missed her ginger hair and the way she liked to dress, longing for her to come see him. Written quickly in a cab, this track from the Zutons' 2006 album Tired of Hanging Around captures the depth of friendship and worry. It plays like a tender reaching out across the water, full of yearning and care.

AI-written from these sources:Valerie (Zutons song) — Wikipedia ↗The Zutons — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Valerie

Valerie

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Valerie

by The Zutons

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

[Intro]

[Riff] (not relative to capo)

e|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|

B|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-|

G|-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8---|---8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|

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

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C Dm

Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water

And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a

picture

[Chorus]

F Em

'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess

F Em

And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress

F Em G

Won't you come on over, stop making a fool of me

C Dm

Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie

[Verse 2]

Did you have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, did you get a

good lawyer?

I hope you didn't catch a tan, I hope you find the right man who'll fix it

for you

C Dm

Are you shopping anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, are you busy?

And did you have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time are you

still dizzy?

[Chorus]

F Em

'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess

F Em

And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress

F Em G

Won't you come on over, stop making a fool of me

C Dm

Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie

C Dm

Valerie? Valerie

[Verse 3]

N.C.

Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water

N.C.

And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head I make a

picture

[Chorus]

F Em

'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess

F Em

And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress

F Em G

Won't you come on over, stop making a fool of me

C Dm

Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie

C Dm

Valerie? Valerie

Valerie

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