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"Girlfriend"(Sweet)
From "Girlfriend"(1991)
[Intro]: 
 C#   B   F#   C#x6
[Verse]
N.C.                 C#   B5   C#5   B5  C#5  
I want to love somebody,
I hear you neBed somebF#ody to lC#ove.
Oh I want to lC#ove somebodyB5,C#5  B5  C#5  
I hear you're lBooking for sF#omeone to lC#ove. 
[Chorus]
N.C.                 F#             B          F#        C#  
Cause you need to, be back in the arms of a good friend,
and I nF#eed to, be bBack in the aF#rms of a gC#irlfriend.
[Verse]
N.C.               C#   B5   C#5   B5  C#5  
I didn't know nobody,
and then I sBaw you cF#oming my wC#ay.
I didn't knC#ow nobody,B5  C#5  B5  C#5  
and then I sBaw you cF#oming my wC#ay.
[Chorus]
N.C.                 F#             B          F#  C#  
Don't you need to, be back in the arms of a good friend?
Oh cause honey belF#ieve me,I'd sBure love to cF#all you my gC#irlfriend.
[Solo] 
  C#   B   F#   C#x6
[Chorus]
N.C.                F#             B          F#  C#  
Don't you need to be back in the arms of a good friend?
Oh 'cause honey belF#ieve me I'd sBure love to cF#all you my gC#irlfriend.
[Outro]
Cause you got a gC#ood thing going babyB5,C#5  B5  C#5  
you only nBeed somebF#ody to lC#ove.
Oh you got a gC#ood thing goingB5,C#5  B5  C#5  
You're only loBoking for sF#omeone to lC#ove.
'Cause you nF#eed to,
get bBack in the aF#rms of a gC#ood friend!
  C#   B   F#   C#x6
and I'm nBever gonna sF#et you fC#ree,
no, I'm nBever Gonna sF#et you fC#ree...

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Girlfriend

by Matthew Sweet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#5

"Girlfriend"(Sweet)

From "Girlfriend"(1991)

[Intro]:

C# B F# C#

[Verse]

C# B5 C#5 B5 C#5

N.C.

I want to love somebody,

B F# C#

I hear you need somebody to love.

C# B5 C#5 B5 C#5

Oh I want to love somebody,

B F# C#

I hear you're looking for someone to love.

[Chorus]

F# B F# C#

N.C.

Cause you need to, be back in the arms of a good friend,

F# B F# C#

and I need to, be back in the arms of a girlfriend.

[Verse]

C# B5 C#5 B5 C#5

N.C.

I didn't know nobody,

B F# C#

and then I saw you coming my way.

C# B5 C#5 B5 C#5

I didn't know nobody,

B F# C#

and then I saw you coming my way.

[Chorus]

F# B F# C#

N.C.

Don't you need to, be back in the arms of a good friend?

F# B F# C#

Oh cause honey believe me,I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend.

[Solo]

C# B F# C#

[Chorus]

F# B F# C#

N.C.

Don't you need to be back in the arms of a good friend?

F# B F# C#

Oh 'cause honey believe me I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend.

[Outro]

C# B5 C#5 B5 C#5

Cause you got a good thing going baby,

B F# C#

you only need somebody to love.

C# B5 C#5 B5 C#5

Oh you got a good thing going,

B F# C#

You're only looking for someone to love.

'Cause you need to,

B F# C#

get back in the arms of a good friend!

C# B F# C#

B F# C#

and I'm never gonna set you free,

B F# C#

no, I'm never Gonna set you free...

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