Poster Girl
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Intro
|D A | 3x
D A
Yeah yeah yeah
D A
Jodie was a long way from home
D A
She could make alone look pretty
D A
Her attitude made a part of the landscape
D A
Riding her bike through Alphabet City
D A
She likes to party in the backseat
D A
Under the bridge on the Brooklyn side
D A
Smoking cigarettes in the afterglow
D A
Taking bets that the sun won't rise
F#m
She said
F#m
"What good is tomorrow without a guarantee?"
D
She can lick her lips and smile
G
And make you wanna believe
D A Em
That the consequences of your actions
G D
Really are just a game
A Em
That your life is just a chain reaction
G
Taking you day by day
D A Em A G
She says, "nothing's forever in this crazy world"
G
Still I'm falling in love
D A
With the right now poster girl
Interlude
D A D
Right now, right now
A D A
Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh (oh, oh-oh)
D A
Jodie like to shoplift in stores
D A
Ride alongside the rich and famous
D A
Get in elevators, press emergency stops
D A
And make love on the floor 'til the camera made us
D A
And no woman in the world
D A
Ever made me feel like my heart's on fire
D A
Where she'd walk, I followed (followed)
D A
When she left, I cried
F#m
What good is tomorrow without a guarantee?
A G
And I was wrapped around her finger, and I began to believe
D A Em
That the consequences of your actions
G D
Really are just a game
A Em
That your life is just a chain reaction
G
Taking you day by day
D A Em G
She says, "nothing's forever in this crazy world"
G
Still I'm falling in love
D
With the right now poster girl
A Em
That the consequences of your actions
G D
Really are just a game
A Em
That your life is just a chain reaction
G D
Taking you day by day (day by day)
D A Em A G
She says, "nothing's forever in this crazy world" (crazy world)
G
Still I'm falling in love
C
With the right now poster girl
Break
G F
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Am G
La-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la-la)
C G F
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la-la)
Am G
La-la-la-la-la (oh!)
Bridge
G
Tell me what you want from me
F
I've got everything you need
Am
It's getting hard for me to breathe
N.C.
Let me be your guarantee, oh-oh!
Chorus: All & AJ
D A Em
That the consequences of your actions
G D
Really are just a game
A Em
That your life is just a chain reaction
G D
Taking you day by day (day by day)
D A Em A G
She says, "nothing's forever in this crazy world" (forever)
G
Still I'm falling in love
D
With the right now poster girl (poster girl)
A Em
That the consequences of your actions
G D
Really are just a game (a game)
A Em
That your life is just a chain reaction
G
Taking you day by day (day by day!)
D A Em
She says, "nothing's forever (forever)
A G
In this crazy world" (crazy world)
G
Still I'm falling in love
D A
With the right now poster girl
Outro: AJ & Nick
D A
Right now, right now
D A D
Right now, oh, oh-oh
A D A D A
Poster girl,
D A D A
Poster girl, yeah
D A D A
C'mon, c'mon
How to play Poster Girl
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. 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.