Chords for Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal) (Extended Version)
Tempo:
113.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Da
[D] da [G] da da
[D] [G]
[D] The smell of your skin [G]
lingers on me now
You're [D] probably on your flight [G] back to your hometown
[D] [G]
I need some shelter of my own protection, [D] baby
To [G]
be [D] with myself [G] and center clarity, peace, serenity
[C] You [G] know I hope [D] you know [Bm]
[C] you're a son [G]
of mine
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
If you let me try [D] to [Em]
[C] [G] be a big [D] girl now
Big girls don't [G] cry, [D]
don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
The path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full [D] grown, full grown
[G] Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
[C] [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I stay
I hope [C] [G] you know I'm [D]
into [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] and [Em] I'm concentrating on what [C] to do
And [G]
if you let me try to [D] be [Em] a move on
[C] To [G]
be a big [D] girl now
Big girls don't [G] cry, don't [D] sue me in school, [C] yeah
We'll play jacks and Uno [G] cards
I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be mine, Valentine
[G] Yes, [D] you can hold my [C] hand too, you [G] too
[D] We'll be playmates and [C] lovers and share our secret [D] worlds
But it's time for me [C] to go home
It's [D] getting late, it's dark outside
[C] I need to be with myself and center clarity, peace, serenity
I hope [G]
you [D] know that this has nothing to do with [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] and [Em] we're concentrating
And [C] [G]
if you let me try to [D] be [Em] a move [C] on
[G] To be a big [D] girl now
And big girls don't [G] cry, [D]
[G] don't cry, [D]
don't [G] cry
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[N]
[D#] One, two, three, [G] four
[D] [G]
The [D]
[D] smell of your skin [G]
lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your hometown
[D] [G]
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
[D] I need to be with myself and [F#] center [G] clarity, peace, serenity
[C] [G]
I hope you [D] know that [Bm]
this has nothing to do with [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
and if you let me try to [D] [Em]
[C] [G] be a big [D] girl now
[D]
[G] [D]
Don't [G] cry, don't cry, don't cry
[G] The [D]
path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full grown, [D]
full grown
[G] Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
[C] [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I stay
[C] I hope you [G] know, I hope [D] you know
That this has nothing to do with [C] you
First I [G] know myself [D] and I
We're [Em] going straight out [C] to the [G]
miscue
Like a child [D] misses their blanket
[Em]
[C] To [G] be a big [D] girl now
And big girls don't [G] need to [D] sue me
In school we [C] will play Jackson, Uno [G] cards
I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be my [G] valentine
Yes you [D] can hold my [C] hand too
We'll [G] [D] be playmates and lovers [C] and share our secret [D] words
[G] But it's time for me to [C] go home
It's [D] getting late and dark outside
I [C] need to be with myself and set [G] her [C] clarity
Peace and serenity
I hope [G] you know, I hope [D] you know
That this has nothing to do with [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
and I
Like a child misses [D] [Em]
[C] their [G] blanket
To be a big [D] girl now
And big girls don't cry, [A] [D]
[G] don't cry, [D]
don't [G] cry
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[N]
[D] da [G] da da
[D] [G]
[D] The smell of your skin [G]
lingers on me now
You're [D] probably on your flight [G] back to your hometown
[D] [G]
I need some shelter of my own protection, [D] baby
To [G]
be [D] with myself [G] and center clarity, peace, serenity
[C] You [G] know I hope [D] you know [Bm]
[C] you're a son [G]
of mine
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
If you let me try [D] to [Em]
[C] [G] be a big [D] girl now
Big girls don't [G] cry, [D]
don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
The path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full [D] grown, full grown
[G] Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
[C] [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I stay
I hope [C] [G] you know I'm [D]
into [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] and [Em] I'm concentrating on what [C] to do
And [G]
if you let me try to [D] be [Em] a move on
[C] To [G]
be a big [D] girl now
Big girls don't [G] cry, don't [D] sue me in school, [C] yeah
We'll play jacks and Uno [G] cards
I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be mine, Valentine
[G] Yes, [D] you can hold my [C] hand too, you [G] too
[D] We'll be playmates and [C] lovers and share our secret [D] worlds
But it's time for me [C] to go home
It's [D] getting late, it's dark outside
[C] I need to be with myself and center clarity, peace, serenity
I hope [G]
you [D] know that this has nothing to do with [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] and [Em] we're concentrating
And [C] [G]
if you let me try to [D] be [Em] a move [C] on
[G] To be a big [D] girl now
And big girls don't [G] cry, [D]
[G] don't cry, [D]
don't [G] cry
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[N]
[D#] One, two, three, [G] four
[D] [G]
The [D]
[D] smell of your skin [G]
lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your hometown
[D] [G]
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
[D] I need to be with myself and [F#] center [G] clarity, peace, serenity
[C] [G]
I hope you [D] know that [Bm]
this has nothing to do with [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
and if you let me try to [D] [Em]
[C] [G] be a big [D] girl now
[D]
[G] [D]
Don't [G] cry, don't cry, don't cry
[G] The [D]
path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full grown, [D]
full grown
[G] Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
[C] [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I stay
[C] I hope you [G] know, I hope [D] you know
That this has nothing to do with [C] you
First I [G] know myself [D] and I
We're [Em] going straight out [C] to the [G]
miscue
Like a child [D] misses their blanket
[Em]
[C] To [G] be a big [D] girl now
And big girls don't [G] need to [D] sue me
In school we [C] will play Jackson, Uno [G] cards
I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be my [G] valentine
Yes you [D] can hold my [C] hand too
We'll [G] [D] be playmates and lovers [C] and share our secret [D] words
[G] But it's time for me to [C] go home
It's [D] getting late and dark outside
I [C] need to be with myself and set [G] her [C] clarity
Peace and serenity
I hope [G] you know, I hope [D] you know
That this has nothing to do with [C] you
First [G] I know myself [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
and I
Like a child misses [D] [Em]
[C] their [G] blanket
To be a big [D] girl now
And big girls don't cry, [A] [D]
[G] don't cry, [D]
don't [G] cry
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[N]
Key:
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G
C
Em
Bm
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G
C
_ _ _ _ Da _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ da [G] da da
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] The smell of your skin [G] _
lingers on me now _
_ You're [D] probably on your flight [G] back to your hometown
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I need some shelter of my own protection, [D] baby
To _ _ [G] _
_ be [D] with myself [G] and center _ _ clarity, _ _ peace, _ serenity
[C] You _ _ [G] know I hope [D] you know _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] you're a son [G]
of mine
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
If you let me try [D] to _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] be a big [D] girl now
Big _ _ girls don't [G] cry, _ _ _ [D] _
_ don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
_ _ _ _ The path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
_ _ I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full [D] grown, full grown
[G] _ _ Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
_ [C] _ [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I _ stay
I hope _ [C] _ _ [G] you know I'm _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
into [C] you
_ First [G] I know myself [D] and _ _ [Em] I'm concentrating on what [C] to do
And _ [G]
if you let me try to [D] be _ _ [Em] a move on
_ [C] _ _ To [G]
be a big [D] girl now _ _ _
Big girls don't [G] cry, _ don't [D] sue me in school, [C] yeah
We'll play jacks and Uno [G] cards
_ I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be mine, _ Valentine
[G] _ _ Yes, [D] you can hold my _ [C] hand too, you _ _ _ [G] too
_ [D] We'll be playmates and [C] lovers and share our secret _ [D] worlds
_ _ But it's time for me [C] to go _ home
It's [D] getting late, it's dark outside
_ [C] I need to be with myself and center _ clarity, _ peace, serenity
I _ hope _ [G] _
_ _ you [D] know that this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First [G] I know myself [D] _ _ and [Em] we're concentrating
And _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
if you let me try to [D] be _ _ [Em] a move _ _ [C] _ _ on
[G] To be a big [D] girl now _ _
And big girls don't [G] cry, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] don't cry, [D] _
_ don't [G] cry
[C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ One, two, three, [G] four
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
The _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] smell of your skin [G] _
lingers on me now _
_ You're probably on your flight back to your hometown
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I need some shelter of my own protection, baby _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I need to be with myself and [F#] center _ [G] _ clarity, _ _ peace, _ serenity
[C] _ _ _ _ [G]
I hope you [D] know that [Bm]
this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First [G] I know _ myself _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
and if you let me try to [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] be a big [D] girl now
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Don't [G] cry, don't cry, don't _ cry
[G] The _ _ [D]
path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
_ _ _ I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full grown, [D] _
full grown
[G] _ _ Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
_ [C] _ [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I _ stay
[C] I _ hope you [G] know, I hope [D] you know
_ That this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First I [G] know _ myself [D] and I
We're [Em] going straight out [C] to the _ _ _ [G] _
miscue
Like a child [D] misses their blanket
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ To [G] be a big [D] girl now
And _ big girls don't [G] _ _ need to [D] sue me
In school we [C] will play Jackson, Uno [G] cards
_ I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be my _ _ _ [G] valentine
_ Yes you [D] can hold my _ [C] hand too
We'll _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] be playmates and lovers [C] and share our secret _ [D] words
_ [G] But it's time for me to [C] go _ home
It's [D] getting late and dark outside
I _ [C] need to be with myself and set [G] her _ [C] clarity
_ Peace and serenity
I hope [G] you know, I hope [D] you know _ _ _
That this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First [G] I know myself _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
and I
Like a child misses [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ their [G] blanket
To be a big [D] girl now
_ And big girls don't cry, [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] don't cry, _ [D] _
don't [G] cry
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ da [G] da da
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] The smell of your skin [G] _
lingers on me now _
_ You're [D] probably on your flight [G] back to your hometown
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I need some shelter of my own protection, [D] baby
To _ _ [G] _
_ be [D] with myself [G] and center _ _ clarity, _ _ peace, _ serenity
[C] You _ _ [G] know I hope [D] you know _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] you're a son [G]
of mine
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
If you let me try [D] to _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] be a big [D] girl now
Big _ _ girls don't [G] cry, _ _ _ [D] _
_ don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
_ _ _ _ The path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
_ _ I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full [D] grown, full grown
[G] _ _ Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
_ [C] _ [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I _ stay
I hope _ [C] _ _ [G] you know I'm _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
into [C] you
_ First [G] I know myself [D] and _ _ [Em] I'm concentrating on what [C] to do
And _ [G]
if you let me try to [D] be _ _ [Em] a move on
_ [C] _ _ To [G]
be a big [D] girl now _ _ _
Big girls don't [G] cry, _ don't [D] sue me in school, [C] yeah
We'll play jacks and Uno [G] cards
_ I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be mine, _ Valentine
[G] _ _ Yes, [D] you can hold my _ [C] hand too, you _ _ _ [G] too
_ [D] We'll be playmates and [C] lovers and share our secret _ [D] worlds
_ _ But it's time for me [C] to go _ home
It's [D] getting late, it's dark outside
_ [C] I need to be with myself and center _ clarity, _ peace, serenity
I _ hope _ [G] _
_ _ you [D] know that this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First [G] I know myself [D] _ _ and [Em] we're concentrating
And _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
if you let me try to [D] be _ _ [Em] a move _ _ [C] _ _ on
[G] To be a big [D] girl now _ _
And big girls don't [G] cry, _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] don't cry, [D] _
_ don't [G] cry
[C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ One, two, three, [G] four
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
The _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] smell of your skin [G] _
lingers on me now _
_ You're probably on your flight back to your hometown
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I need some shelter of my own protection, baby _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I need to be with myself and [F#] center _ [G] _ clarity, _ _ peace, _ serenity
[C] _ _ _ _ [G]
I hope you [D] know that [Bm]
this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First [G] I know _ myself _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
and if you let me try to [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] be a big [D] girl now
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Don't [G] cry, don't cry, don't _ cry
[G] The _ _ [D]
path that I'm [G] walking, I must go [D]
alone
_ _ _ I must take the baby steps [G] till I'm full grown, [D] _
full grown
[G] _ _ Fairy [D]
tales don't [G] always have [C] a [D] happy ending, do [G] they?
_ [C] _ [D] And I foresee the dark [G] ahead if I _ stay
[C] I _ hope you [G] know, I hope [D] you know
_ That this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First I [G] know _ myself [D] and I
We're [Em] going straight out [C] to the _ _ _ [G] _
miscue
Like a child [D] misses their blanket
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ To [G] be a big [D] girl now
And _ big girls don't [G] _ _ need to [D] sue me
In school we [C] will play Jackson, Uno [G] cards
_ I'll be [D] your best friend and [C] you'll be my _ _ _ [G] valentine
_ Yes you [D] can hold my _ [C] hand too
We'll _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] be playmates and lovers [C] and share our secret _ [D] words
_ [G] But it's time for me to [C] go _ home
It's [D] getting late and dark outside
I _ [C] need to be with myself and set [G] her _ [C] clarity
_ Peace and serenity
I hope [G] you know, I hope [D] you know _ _ _
That this has nothing to do with [C] you
_ First [G] I know myself _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G]
and I
Like a child misses [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ their [G] blanket
To be a big [D] girl now
_ And big girls don't cry, [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] don't cry, _ [D] _
don't [G] cry
_ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _