Girl With The Stratocaster
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
2nd traste
As recorded by Corb Lund
(From the 2024 Album EL VIEJO)
Capo 2nd fret
[Verse 1]
D
Her daddy played lead, he's an old weekender
D7 G D
Workin' that small-town sunburst Fender scene
Em
They say one day she up and left the farm
A D
With that Strat and her hat and her worn-out Carhartts on
Em G D
With one last look at the barrel horse in the barn
[Chorus]
G Cadd9 G
Well, who's that girl with the Stratocaster
Cadd9 G D
Has anybody ever thought to ask her name
G Cadd9 G
She's playin’ with some boys across the border
Cadd9 G A
With a western heart and a lonesome northern twang
[Verse 2]
D
I seen her one time in Oklahoma
D7 G D
Looking all alone, 'bout as far from home as could be
Em
I thought for a second 'bout tryin’ to approach her
A D
But she's looking for the one that'll help to rope her dreams
Em G D
And it turns out that it's tougher than it seems
[Chorus]
G Cadd9 G
Well, who's that girl with the Stratocaster
Cadd9 G D
Has anybody ever thought to ask her name
G Cadd9 G
She's playin’ with some boys across the border
Cadd9 G A
With a western heart and a lonesome northern twang
[Mandolin Solo]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G A
[Verse 3]
D
She stands at the back and she keeps on strummin’
G
Believes in the rhythm and a better day comin’ soon
Em
She ain’t been home in a dozen seasons
A D
She's runnin’ out of time for findin’ reasons to
Em G D N.C.
And she's runnin’ out of rhymes to put the music to
[Outro]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D G Cadd9
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