Girl chords

by The Beatles

Song Key: C Minor (Relative to Eb Major)

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 96 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner

Guitar Chords in A Minor (Relative to C Major): Am, Am7, A7, Em, E7, Dm, C, F, G7

Capo: 3rd fret (to play along with the video in C Minor)

Chord Chart Legend
A Minor Am7 A7 C Major Dm E7 Em F Major F Major barre chord G7
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
A Minor-LH Am7-LH A7-LH C Major-LH Dm-LH E7-LH Em-LH F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH G7-LH

Girl

The Relative Major Key of Am is highlighted - Transpose to any other key. 
 
4/4
            Am        E7                Am    Am7
1. Is there any-bo-dy go-ing to lis-ten to my sto-ry
   Dm                              C     E7
   All a-bout the girl who came to stay?
             Am               E7              Am        Am7
   She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sor-ry
   Dm                                  Am      F
   Still you don't re-gret a sin-gle | day / / Ah |

         C    Em     Dm    G7     C      Em     Dm    G7
Chorus:  Gi - irl |     -      |  Girl - Girl |    -     |

          Am               E7               Am      Am7
2. When I think of all the times I tried so hard to leave her
   Dm                               C     E7
   She will turn to me and start to cry 
           Am             E7              Am   Am7
   And she prom-i-ses the earth to me and I be-lieve her
   Dm                                  Am      F
   A-fter all this time I don't know | why / / Ah |

         C    Em     Dm    G7     C      Em     Dm    G7
Chorus:  Gi - irl |     -      |  Girl - Girl |    -     |

        Dm                                  A7
Bridge: She's the kind of girl who puts you down when friends are there
                   Dm      A7
        You feel a fool |      |
        Dm                                   A7
        When you say she's looking good, she acts as if it's understood
              Dm                        F
        She's coo - ool__   Oo - oo__   Oo - oo__   Oo - oo__

         C    Em     Dm    G7     C      Em     Dm    G7
Chorus:  Gi - irl |     -      |  Girl - Girl |    -     |

           Am                E7                    Am      Am7
3. Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to plea-sure?
   Dm                                C     E7
   Did she un-der-stand it when they said
          Am                 E7               Am     Am7
   That a man must break his back to earn his day of lei-sure?
   Dm                                     Am       F
   Will she still be-lieve it when he's | dead / / Ah |


         C    Em     Dm    G7     C      Em     Dm    G7
Chorus:  Gi - irl |     -      |  Girl - Girl |    -     |

          Am     E7    Am    Am7    Dm     C      E7
Instr: |     -      |     -      |      |     -       |
          Am     E7    Am    Am7    Dm    Am     F
       |     -      |     -      |      |    / / Ah   |

         C    Em     Dm    G7     C      Em     Dm    G7
Chorus:  Gi - irl |     -      |  Girl - Girl |    -     |... (fade out)

Song Details:

  • Songwriter:  John Lennon - Credited to the Lennon/McCartney partnership
  • Date: 1965
  • Lyrics Begin: Is there anybody going to listen to my story,
  • Performing Artists: The Beatles
  • Album: Rubber Soul
  • Recorded: 12 October – 11 November 1965
  • Released: 3 December 1965
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