Napkin
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[Intro ]
E A# A Am7 G
e|-0--------x---x---0---3--------|
B|---3-0----3---2---1---3--------|
G|-------0--3---2---0---0--------| X2
D|----------3---2---2---0--------|
A|----------x---x---0---2--------|
E|----------x---x---x---3--------|
[Verso 1]
C G D
I said I got a chair with your name on it right there
Em C
By the way girl, what's your name?
G D
There's an empty glass hangin' up on the bar rack
Em C
Girl tell me what's your drink
G
I was tryin' to think real fast
D Em
Tryin' to get your attention before you walked right past
C G
It might have been a little old school
D
But I said the first thing on my mind
[Refrão]
C
Here's a pen for the napkin
G
Napkin for the number
D
Number for the call girl
Em
I don't wanna wonder
C G
What I'd be missing on
Em D
If you kept walkin' on
C
So how 'bout a chance girl
G
How 'bout a dance girl
D Em D
Got my lips sayin' things I don't understand girl
C G
Then you looked down at the napkin
D A# A Am7 G
And handed me your phone and started laughin'
[Verso 2]
C G
I put my number in
D
Then you said you gotta roll with your friends
Em C
But maybe we could do us a shot
G D
Tell me 'bout yourself, maybe somethin' else
Em C
Yeah I might never would have thought
G
And then the speakers started blarin' that song
D Em
You grabbed my hand and said "boy, now it's on"
C G
And I was thinkin' "Thank God"
D
That I had that stupid-ass pickup line
[Refrão]
C
Here's a pen for the napkin
G
Napkin for the number
D
Number for the call girl
Em
I don't wanna wonder
C G
What I'd be missing on
Em D
If you kept walkin' on
C
So how 'bout a chance girl
G
How 'bout a dance girl
D Em D
Got my lips sayin' things I don't understand girl
C G
You said one dance is all that's happenin'
D
I spun you around, we started laughin', yeah
{Solo}
C G D Em C G D D
[Ponte]
C G
I was tryin' to think real fast
D Em
Tryin' to get your attention before you walked right past
C G
It might have been a little old school
D
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
[Refrão]
C
Here's a pen for the napkin
G
Napkin for the number
D
Number for the call girl
Em
I don't wanna wonder
C G
What I'd be missing on
Em D
If you kept walkin' on
C
So how 'bout a chance girl
G
How 'bout a dance girl
D Em D
Got my lips sayin' things I don't understand girl
C G
Then you looked down at the napkin
D A# A Am7 G A# A Am7 G
And now we're lookin' back and still laughin' hmm mm mm
How to play Napkin
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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.