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Glittering Girl

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[Chorus]
She Ewasn't a foolG  
  AThat glittering DgirlDsus4  D  
She Efollowed the rulesG  
  AThat shimmering DpearlDsus4  D  
[Verse 1]
Said the Grules mama preaches
Go down when they DbreakD7  D  
The Gthemes mama teaches
You just got to BshaB/F#ke
[Chorus]
But Eshe wasn't a foolG  
  AThat slender love DfigureDsus4  D  
She Efollowed her rulesG  
  AAnd made money BbigB/F#ger
[Chorus]
GShe Bbwasn't a fool
  CThat shining young Fwoman
GShe Bbfollowed her rules
  CShe's crying for Dno man
[Verse 2]
Said the Grules mama preaches
Go down when they're Dbroken
She exGplodes into peaches
And cries when I've BspoB/F#ken
[Chorus]
She Ewasn't a foolG  
  AThat Goddess of DHellDsus4  D  
There are Eno mother's Grules
  AShe makes them herBself
[Bridge]
BAnd I was down upon my knees
BTo beg her surrender up to meB/F#  
[Instrumental]
E   G A    D   Dsus4 D
E   G A    D   Dsus4 D
[Verse 3]
GSomething inside her
Told her Dshe shouldn't
GTried and alight her
But the girl BwouB/F#ldn't
[Chorus]
She Ewasn't a foolG  
  ABut love flowed from Dher faceDsus4  D  
She's Enot scared of meG  
  AShe's afraid of BdisB/F#grace
[Chorus]
GShe Bbwasn't a fool
  CThat female for Four worldFsus4  F  
GShe Bbfollowed her rules
  CThat glittering Fgirl
  CThat glittering Fgirl
  CThat glittering Fgirl
  CThat glittering Dgirl

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Glittering Girl

by The Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

B/F#

Fsus4

[Chorus]

E G

She wasn't a fool

A D Dsus4 D

That glittering girl

E G

She followed the rules

A D Dsus4 D

That shimmering pearl

[Verse 1]

Said the rules mama preaches

D D7 D

Go down when they break

The themes mama teaches

B B/F#

You just got to shake

[Chorus]

E G

But she wasn't a fool

A D Dsus4 D

That slender love figure

E G

She followed her rules

A B B/F#

And made money bigger

[Chorus]

G Bb

She wasn't a fool

C F

That shining young woman

G Bb

She followed her rules

C D

She's crying for no man

[Verse 2]

Said the rules mama preaches

Go down when they're broken

She explodes into peaches

B B/F#

And cries when I've spoken

[Chorus]

E G

She wasn't a fool

A D Dsus4 D

That Goddess of Hell

E G

There are no mother's rules

A B

She makes them herself

[Bridge]

And I was down upon my knees

B B/F#

To beg her surrender up to me

[Instrumental]

E G A D Dsus4 D

[Verse 3]

Something inside her

Told her she shouldn't

Tried and alight her

B B/F#

But the girl wouldn't

[Chorus]

E G

She wasn't a fool

A D Dsus4 D

But love flowed from her face

E G

She's not scared of me

A B B/F#

She's afraid of disgrace

[Chorus]

G Bb

She wasn't a fool

C F Fsus4 F

That female for our world

G Bb

She followed her rules

C F

That glittering girl

C F

That glittering girl

C F

That glittering girl

C D

That glittering girl

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