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Girlfriend

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Here's the chords as far as i can tell.
e|--C3----G3----D2---|
B|--1----3----3---|
G|--0----0----2---|
D|--2----0----0---|
A|--3----2--------|
E|--x----3--------|
  C   GIf I were to walk to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
  C   GWell, first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
  C   GBut if I had by my side a girlfriend
Then I could  C   Glook through the paintings
I could look right CthrouGgh them
GBecause I'd have found something that CI underDstand
GI understand a gCirlfriGend.
That's a gGirl frCiend
That's a GG-I-R-L-DF-R-E-CN
That's a giGrlfriend, baby
That's sComething that DI undersGtand
Alright
C D G
I walk through the Fenway, I have my heart in my hands
GI understand a gCirlfrGiend
That's a Ggirl fCriend
Said GG-I-R-L-DF-R-E-CN
That's a giGrlfriend, baby
That's sComething that DI undersGtand
e|--3--5--5/7--7--7/10--10--10--7--5--7--5--3--5/7--5--3--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5--5--5--5/7--5--7--7/10--7--5--7--5-----5--7--5--5/3-|
B|----------------------------------------7---------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--0--------3--5--5--5--3--0--0-----5--5--3--5--5/7--5--3-|
B|-----3--------------------------3------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5/7--5/3--------------------------------3--5--0--3----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--7--4-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--7--5--5--5h7p5----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Four o'clock in the afternoon in the Fenway,
I have my heart in my hands
C G
GI undertand a gCirlfrGiend
That's a Ggirl Cfriend
Said GG-I-R-L-DF-R-E-CN
That's a giGrlfriend, baby
Well that's sComething that DI understGand.
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
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Girlfriend

by The Modern Lovers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Here's the chords as far as i can tell.

C G D

e|--3----3----2---|

B|--1----3----3---|

G|--0----0----2---|

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

A|--3----2--------|

E|--x----3--------|

C G

If I were to walk to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

C G

Well, first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne

C G

But if I had by my side a girlfriend

C G

Then I could look through the paintings

C G

I could look right through them

G C D

Because I'd have found something that I understand

G C G

I understand a girlfriend.

G C

That's a girl friend

G D C

That's a G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N

That's a girlfriend, baby

C D G

That's something that I understand

Alright

C D G

I walk through the Fenway, I have my heart in my hands

G C G

I understand a girlfriend

G C

That's a girl friend

G D C

Said G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N

That's a girlfriend, baby

C D G

That's something that I understand

e|--3--5--5/7--7--7/10--10--10--7--5--7--5--3--5/7--5--3--|

B|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e|--5--5--5--5/7--5--7--7/10--7--5--7--5-----5--7--5--5/3-|

B|----------------------------------------7---------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e|--0--------3--5--5--5--3--0--0-----5--5--3--5--5/7--5--3-|

B|-----3--------------------------3------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e|--5/7--5/3--------------------------------3--5--0--3----|

B|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------7--7--4-----------------------------------|

D|-----------------------7--7--5--5--5h7p5----------------|

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

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

Four o'clock in the afternoon in the Fenway,

I have my heart in my hands

C G

G C G

I undertand a girlfriend

G C

That's a girl friend

G D C

Said G-I-R-L-F-R-E-N

That's a girlfriend, baby

C D G

Well that's something that I understand.

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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