[Intro - Original Key - Capo 3rd fret - don't bother live] Just drums B BBS - BB(SS)BBS x 2 [Am] Am goes to F which starts the figure
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-00-1-----3--1--3-----3--0--0-----00--0-- B|-1-11-1-----1--1--3-----3--0--1-----11--1-- G|-2-22-2-----2--2--2-----2--0--2-----02--2-- D|-2-22-3-----x--3--0-----0--0--2-----22--2-- A|-0-00-3-----3--3--x-----x--x--0-----00--0-- E|------1-----1--1--3-----3--3--x-------------- DR-B S B S B S B S B S B S B S B
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-3-1--------3-3-3------0--0--00-- B|-1-1-1--------1-1-3------0--3--11-- G|-2-2-2--------2-2-2------0--2--22-- D|-2-2-3--------x-x-0------0--2--22-- A|-0-0-3--------3-3-x------x--0--00-- E|-----1--------1-1-3------3--x------ DR-S B S B S B S B S B S
[Verse 1- Change over first part is Am to G alot] It doesn't [F] hurt me. (oh [G] yeah yeah [Am] yoh) [Am] You wanna feel how it [F] feels? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna know, know that it doesn't [F] hurt me? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna hear about the [F] deal I'm [G] making? [F] You-ooo [G] oooo ooh [Am] ooh ooh ooh its [F] You and [G] me-ee [Am] ee ee ee
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh...
[Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Verse 2] [Am] You don't want to [F] hurt me, [G] [Am] But see how deep the bullet [F] lies. [G] [Am] Unaware that I'm tearing you a [F] sunder. [G] [Am] There is thunder in our [F] hearts, ba [G] by. [Am] So much hate for the ones we [F] love? [G] [Am] Tell me, we both mat [F] ter, don't we? [G] [F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] You and [G] me- [Am] ee, [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh... [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] Its you and [G] me-ee, [Am] ee ee ee [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Bridge] [F] 'C'mon, baby, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let me steal this moment from you now. [F] C'mon, angel, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let's exchange the experience, oh...' [F] Oh-o [G] h-- [Am] oh, [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Chorus] And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
[Repeat twice to end] [Am] Only [F] could be [G] running up that hill [Am]
[Bass Intro] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G --|----------------| D 5-|------5-------5-| A --|3-3-----3-3-----| E --|----------------| x4
Guitar lick: - first bar (C chord only) is repeated in Intro and Instrumental - the combination of C and F parts is used in the Verses
easy (first position, no shifting) more like the original (no open strings) C F C F 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------| B|--------------1-|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------0-2---|----------------| G|--------------5-|----------------| D|------0-2-------|------------0-3-| D|----------5-7---|--------------3-| A|3---------------|--------0-3-----| A|3-----5-7-------|----------3-5---| E|----------------|1-----3---------| E|----------------|1-----3-5-------|
[Intro] | C | % | % | % | (Bass) (+ Verse lick)
[Verse 1 - Try playing the chord then riff] I've got [C] sun shine ......... [F] on a clo [C] udy day [F] And when it's [C] cold outside [F] , I've got the [C] month of May [F]
[Chorus] [C]I [Dm7]guess [F]you [G]say, [C]What can [Dm7]make me [F]feel this [G]way? [Cmaj7]My girl ... My girl My girl Talkin' 'bout [Dm7] my girl 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | G N.C. F F G G | (my girl) I've got
[Verse 2] [C] soooooooooo much [F] honey, the bees (trumpet bit - play C and F high - x-8-10-10-10-x then x-8-10-10-x-x) en [C] vy me [F] I've got a [C] sweeter song, [F] than the birds in [C] the trees [F]
[Chorus] Well, [C]I [Dm7]guess [F]you [G]say, [C] What can [Dm7] make me [F] feel this [G] way? [C(maj7)] My girl ... My girl My girl Talkin' 'bout [Dm7] my girl 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | G N.C. F F G G | (my girl) hooo ooo oooh
[Solo - String section] [C][F] Hey hey h [C] ey [F] Hey hey h [Dm7] ey [Dm7][G][Em] ([A][A][A]) (break)
[Verse 3 - Key Change] I don't [D] need no money , [G] fortune [D] or fame [G] I've got [D] all the riches, baby [G] , one man [D] can claim [G]
[Chorus] Well, [D]I [Em]guess [G]you [A]say, [D] What can [Em] make me [G] feel this [A] way? [Dmaj7] My girl ... ... My girl My girl Talkin' 'bout [Em - 1 bar] my girl (Walk down on the bass - half bar each chord for this line) [A][G][F#m] Talking ' [Em] bout [Dmaj7] my girl
[Outro] [Dmaj7] I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my [Em - 1 bar] girl I've (Walk down on the bass - half bar each chord for this line) [A] even [G] got the [F#m] month of [Em] May with [Dmaj7] my girl Talking 'bouta , tal [Em] king 'bout, talking 'bout my g [A] irl [G][F#m][Em] [Dmaj7] (My girl) My girl
