A Girl Like You Chords by The Smithereens

Tempo:
123.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Ebm

E

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Smithereens - A Girl Like You chords
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The following tone is a reference tone of 700 hertz.
The remainder of the tones are recorded at this level with the exception of the last tone,
which is a reference tone at operating level.
[Bb] I [Ab]
[Db] [E]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [E]
[Ebm] [Ab] used to travel in the [Db] shadows and I [E] never [Ebm] found another [Ab] track and walk up to [Db] you
[Dbm]
[Ebm] But [Ab] now I am a [Db] man and I [E] know that [Ebm] there's a time to [Ab] waste and too much to [Db] lose
[Ebm] Girl, [Ab] you say anything at [Db] all, as you [E] know that [Ebm] you can call and [Ab] I'll be right there for [Db] you
[Ebm]
[Ab] First love, [Db] heartbreak, [E] tough [Ebm] luck, big [Ab] mistake, what else can you [Db] do?
[E]
[Ebm] [Gb] I'll say anything [Ab] you want to hear, [Gb] I'll [Db] see everything [Ab] through
[Gb] I'll do anything [Ab] I have to do, [E] just to win [Ebm] the love of a [Db] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [E]
[Ebm] A girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [E]
[Ebm] People [Ab] talking, people [Db] stare, tell them [E] I don't [Ebm] really care, this [Ab] is the place I should [Db] be
[E]
[Ebm] And [Ab] if they think it's really [Db] strange for a [E] girl like [Ebm] you to be in [Ab] love with someone like [Db] me
[E]
[Ebm] I [Ab] want to tell them I'm so [Db] good to hell, [E] that we're [Ebm] doing very [Ab] well without the [Db] mischief
[E]
[Ebm] That's [Ab] just the way it is and [Db] though we'll see, [E] I am [Ebm] yours and you will [Ab] mind the way it should [Db] be
[E]
[Ebm] [Gb] I'll say anything [Ab] you want to hear, [Gb] I'll [Db] see everything [Ab] through
[Gb] I'll do anything [Ab] I have to do, [E] just to win [Ebm] the love of a [Db] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] A [E]
[Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [E] A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like [Db] you
[E]
[Ebm] A girl [Ab] like you [Db] [E] Oh [Ebm] yeah
[Ab] [Db] [E]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [E]
[Ebm] [Ab] Girl, [Db] [E]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Abm] [Db]
[Abm] [Db] [B]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Gb] [E]
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab]
[E] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab] if I see you in a while, there's a whole night I'm trying to get a message to you
I won't take anything from anyone, I won't walk you out, I won't put my feelings on you
[Db] London, Washington, anywhere you are, [Ab] I'll run to get you on [Db] me
[E]
[Ebm] [Ab] Inside, [Db] outside, [E] got my [Ebm] pride, I won't [Ab] dare to take it from [Db] me
[E]
[Ebm] [Gb] I'll say [Ab] anything you want to hear, [Gb] I'll [Db] see [Ab] everything through
[Gb] I'll do [Ab] anything I have to do, [E] just to win [Ebm] the love [Gb] of a girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [E] A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [E] A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [Abm]
A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] [E] [B] Oh yeah
[Ab] I'll say [Db] anything
[E]
[Ebm] [Ab] I'll take [Db] anything
[E] [Ebm] [Ab] [Db] [E]
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
E
2311
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Ebm
13421116
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To learn The Smithereens - A Girl Like You chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Ebm, Db, Ebm, Ab, Db, E and Ebm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 124. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Ab Minor.

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The following tone is a reference tone of 700 hertz.
The remainder of the tones are recorded at this level with the exception of the last tone,
which is a reference tone at operating level.
[Bb] I _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] used to travel in the [Db] shadows and I [E] never [Ebm] found another [Ab] track and walk up to [Db] you
_ [Dbm]
[Ebm] But _ [Ab] now I am a [Db] man and I [E] know that [Ebm] there's a time to [Ab] waste and too much to [Db] lose _
[Ebm] Girl, [Ab] you say anything at [Db] all, as you [E] know that [Ebm] you can call and [Ab] I'll be right there for [Db] you
[Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] First love, [Db] heartbreak, [E] tough [Ebm] luck, big [Ab] mistake, what else can you [Db] do?
_ [E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Gb] I'll say anything [Ab] you want to hear, [Gb] I'll [Db] see everything [Ab] through
_ _ [Gb] I'll do anything [Ab] I have to do, [E] just to win [Ebm] the love of a [Db] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ _ [E]
[Ebm] A girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ _ [E]
[Ebm] People _ [Ab] talking, people [Db] stare, tell them [E] I don't [Ebm] really care, this [Ab] is the place I should [Db] be
_ [E] _
[Ebm] And [Ab] if they think it's really [Db] strange for a [E] girl like [Ebm] you to be in [Ab] love with someone like [Db] me
_ [E]
[Ebm] I [Ab] want to tell them I'm so [Db] good to hell, [E] that we're [Ebm] doing very [Ab] well without the [Db] mischief
_ [E]
[Ebm] That's [Ab] just the way it is and [Db] though we'll see, [E] I am [Ebm] yours and you will [Ab] mind the way it should [Db] be
[E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Gb] I'll say anything [Ab] you want to hear, [Gb] I'll [Db] see everything [Ab] through
_ _ [Gb] I'll do anything [Ab] I have to do, [E] just to win [Ebm] the love of a [Db] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] A [E] _
[Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ [E] A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like _ [Db] you
_ [E]
[Ebm] A girl [Ab] like you _ [Db] _ [E] Oh [Ebm] yeah
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ Girl, [Db] _ _ [E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [B] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _
[Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Db] [Ab] if I see you in a while, there's a whole night I'm trying to get a message to you _ _
I won't take anything from anyone, I won't walk you out, I won't put my feelings on you _ _
_ _ [Db] London, _ Washington, anywhere you are, [Ab] I'll run to get you on [Db] me
_ [E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ Inside, [Db] outside, [E] got my [Ebm] pride, I won't [Ab] dare to take it from [Db] me
[E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Gb] I'll say [Ab] anything you want to hear, [Gb] I'll [Db] see [Ab] everything through
_ _ [Gb] I'll do [Ab] anything I have to do, [E] just to win [Ebm] the love [Gb] of a girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ [E] A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ [E] A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ _ [Abm]
A [Ebm] girl [Ab] like you
[Db] _ [E] [B] Oh yeah
[Ab] I'll say [Db] anything
[E] _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] I'll take [Db] anything
[E] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Pat DiNizio.

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