A Girl In Port Chords by Okkervil River

Tempo:
73.05 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Okkervil River - A girl in port chords
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[B] Let [A] fall your soft and swaying [E] skirt Let fall [B] your shoes, let [F#m] fall your shirt
I'm not the [A] lady killing sore [E]
Enough to [B] hurt [A] a girl [E] in poor
[B]
Marie's [A] gone blind and lost [E] a stone She lay on [B] her lawn, spun and [F#m] alone
And when [A] the morning sun [E] it rose [B] Upon Marie in her [F#m] lacy clothes
Little did [A] her know, and she walked [E] around The winding [B] streets of [F#m] Camden Town
But she don't [A] know who she [E] wants to be And if I knew, [A] I'd tell [E] Marie
Let [A] fall your soft and [E] swaying skirt Let [B] fall your shoes, let [F#m] fall your shirt
I'm not the [A] lady killing [E] sore Enough to [B] hurt a [E] girl in poor
[B]
And [A] Cindy tells me she's [E] had fun Sitting [B] backstage, [F#m] someone's plus one
Up in [A] her room, the records [E] spin Needle [B] in the grooves, that she's [F#m] worn thin
Well she lives [A] to sleep, and she sees [E] her name And she's got [B] a smile on her [F#m] face
And she's got a [A] story you can't [E] see That's just [B] between that [A] name and [E] Cindy
Oh, [B] and before [A] Holly made her [E] way Over the [B] sea and [F#m] far away
She's telling [A] me, inside her [E] car [F#] Driving us [B] back from the Crystal Corner [F#m] Bar
I lost [A] it there, I fell from [E] hell Cut [B] some fresh pieces from my [F#m] cell
And then for [A] a second, something in [E] me Was said, leave [B] today, [A] it's time
[E] Holly, it's [B] time Well I'm [A] a weak and lonely [E] sort
Though I'm not [B] sailing just for [F#m] sport I've come [A] to feel, out on [E] the sea
These [G#m] urgent lives, press [F#m] against me I'm just a [A] guest, I'm [E] not a part
With my [B] tender hand, with my [F#m] easy heart These [A] several years, out on the sea
[E]
Made me empty, [B] cold and clear Pour yourself [E] into me
[A] Let fall your soft and [E] swaying skirt Let fall your [B] shoes, let [F#m] fall your shirt
[A] I'm not the lady killing [E] Zor Enough [B] to hurt the girl [E] anymore
[B] [B]
[A] [E]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
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A
1231
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
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To learn Okkervil River - A Girl In Port chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, B, A, E, F#m, A, E and A. Start with a comfortable 73 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 146. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Let [A] fall your soft and swaying [E] skirt _ Let fall [B] your shoes, let [F#m] fall your shirt
I'm not the [A] lady killing sore [E] _ _
Enough to [B] hurt _ [A] a girl [E] in poor _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Marie's [A] gone blind and lost [E] a stone She lay on [B] her lawn, spun and [F#m] alone
And when [A] the morning sun [E] it rose [B] Upon Marie in her [F#m] lacy clothes
Little did [A] her know, and she walked [E] around The winding [B] _ streets of [F#m] Camden Town
But she don't [A] know who she [E] wants to be And if I knew, [A] I'd tell [E] Marie _
Let [A] fall your soft and [E] swaying skirt Let [B] fall your shoes, let [F#m] fall your shirt
I'm not the [A] lady killing [E] sore Enough to [B] hurt a [E] girl in poor
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [A] Cindy tells me she's [E] had fun Sitting [B] backstage, _ [F#m] someone's plus one
Up in [A] her room, the records [E] spin Needle [B] in the grooves, that she's [F#m] worn thin
Well she lives [A] to sleep, and she sees [E] her name And she's got [B] a smile on her [F#m] face
And she's got a [A] story you can't [E] see That's just [B] between that [A] name and [E] Cindy _
Oh, [B] and _ _ _ _ before [A] Holly made her [E] way _ Over the [B] sea and [F#m] far away
She's telling [A] me, inside her [E] car [F#] Driving us [B] back from the Crystal Corner [F#m] Bar
I lost [A] it there, I fell from [E] hell Cut [B] some fresh pieces from my [F#m] cell
And then for [A] a second, something in [E] me Was said, leave [B] today, [A] it's time
[E] Holly, it's [B] time _ _ _ _ Well I'm [A] a weak and lonely [E] sort
Though I'm not [B] sailing just for [F#m] sport _ I've come [A] to feel, out on [E] the sea
These [G#m] urgent lives, press [F#m] against me I'm just a [A] guest, I'm [E] not a part
With my [B] tender hand, with my [F#m] easy heart These [A] several years, out on the sea
[E] _
Made me empty, [B] cold and clear Pour yourself [E] into me
_ [A] Let fall your soft and [E] swaying skirt Let fall your [B] _ shoes, let [F#m] fall your shirt
_ [A] I'm not the lady killing [E] Zor Enough [B] to hurt the girl [E] anymore
_ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
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This song finds its place within the The Stage Names album.

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