Girlfriend
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
E A B
[Verse 1]
E
I've become jealous of Canada
E A
Since you said that you were in Canada
B E
I'm jealous of the sticks and the strangers
A
St. Valentine's, skip in my step along Turnpike
B
Wonderin' if you have me in mind
E
As I see you in strangers
[Chorus]
A
I just decided on the Jubilee line
E B A
I've landed on the real thing, tried to fight it
B
I listen to Nell when she tells me
B
I can't lay my life on a mood ring
A E
But by then, I reckon I'd already decided
B A B
On the line "I want to be your girlfriend"
A B
Think I want to be your girlfriend
[Verse 2]
E
Haven't heard you speak in a week or so
E
So I'm holdin' down all the photos
A B E
Where you're mockin' my accent or laughin' at your own joke
A
New startin' line, feels how it should feel the first night
G#m
Think we've kissed for the last time
A E
But Bethany has hope
[Chorus]
A
I just decided on the Jubilee line
E B A
I've landed on the real thing, tried to fight it
B
I listen to Nell when she tells me
B
I can't lay my life on a mood ring
A E
But by then, I reckon I'd already decided
B A B
On the line "I want to be your girlfriend"
A B
Think I want to be your girlfriend
[Bridge]
F#m
It's how you read about
A
If I play in your town
E B A
Do you want to be somethin' other than over?
F#m
Could go another round
A
If you play in my town
E
Do the same each year
B A
Until we realise we just got older
B
Together
[Chorus]
A
I just decided on the Jubilee line
E B A
I've landed on the real thing, tried to fight it
B
I listen to Nell when she tells me
B
I can't lay my life on a mood ring
A E
But by then, I reckon I was ready to write it
B A B
The line "I want to be your girlfriend"
A B
Think I want to be yours, oh
A
I want to be your girlfriend
[Outro]
B A E*
How to play Girlfriend
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.