Wilma Lou
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Bobby Bare
(From the 1977 Album ME AND McDILL)
[Intro]
G D G D G D
G D G
[Verse 1]
G D G
I watch you most every night
D G
See you in the front porch lights
D G
You and him sittin' in a swing
D G
Radio playin' through the screen.
[Chorus]
D
Wilma Lou, Wilma Lou
G D G
Don' let that boy put his hands on you
D G
I can see he ain't your kind
D G D G D G
He loves your body and not your mind.
[Verse 2]
G D G
Every night I watch you hard
D G
A hidin' here in the wreckin' yard
D G
Sittin' in a rusty truck
D G
Lettin' mosquitoes eat me up.
[Chorus]
D
Wilma Lou, Wilma Lou
G D G
Don' let that boy put his hands on you
D G
I can see he ain't your kind
D G D G D G
He loves your body and not your mind.
[Guitar Solo]
G D G D G
[Verse 3]
G D G
Oh, Wilma Lou, you're too far away
D G
So I sneak up behind his Chevrolet
D G
I hunker down here in the weeds
D G
A little closer so I can see.
[Verse 4]
G D G
I hear the June bugs in the night
D G
See you in the front porch light
D G
I'm goin' home, I've had enough
D
God sake Wilma Lou get up.
[Chorus]
D
Wilma Lou, Wilma Lou
G D G
Don' let that boy put his hands on you
D G
I can see he ain't your kind
D G
He loves your body and not your mind.
D
Wilma Lou, Wilma Lou
G D G
Don' let that boy put his hands on you
D G
I can see he ain't your kind
D G
He loves your body and not your mind
[Outro]
D G D G D G D G
How to play Wilma Lou
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What is the starting chord?
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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.