A Girl Like You — The Smithereens
Chords and lyrics for A Girl Like You by The Smithereens (key of F).
Verse 1
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Intro
[A] [G] [A] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [A] [D] [F] [Em]
I used to [A]travel in [G]the [A]shadows [D]and I never [F]found the [Em]nerve to [G]try to [A]walk
up to[G] [A][D]you[Em][F]
But [A]now I am a[G] [A]man [D]and I know that [F]there's no [Em]time to [G]waste, there's [A]too
much [G]to [A][D]lose[Em][F]
Girl you say [A]anything [G]at [A]all, [D]and you know that [F]you can [Em]call, and [G]I'll be
[A]right there [G]for [A][D][F]you[Em]
[A]First love,[G] [A][D]heartbreak, tough[F] luck, [Em]big [G]mistake, what [A]else can [G]you [A][D]do?[F]
[Em]
[G]I'll say anything you [A]want to hear, [G]I'll see [D]everything [A]through
[G]I'll do anything I [A]have to do, [F]just to win the [Em]love of a [G]girl [D]like [A]you, [G]
[A]
[D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like [A][G][A]you[Em][F][D]
People [A]talk and [G]people [A]stare, [D]tell them I don't [F]really [Em]care, [G]this is the
[A]place I [G]should [A][D]be[Em][F]
And if they [A]think it's [G]really [A]strange [D]for a girl like [F]you, to [Em]be in [G]love
with [A]someone [G]like [A][D][F]me[Em]
I wanna [A]tell them all [G]to [A]go to [D]hell, that we're [F]doing [Em]very [G]well [A]without
them [G]you [A][D][F]see[Em]
That's just the [A]way it is [G]and [A]they will [D]see, I am [F]yours and [Em]you are [G]mine
the [A]way it [G]should [A][D][F]be[Em]
[G]I'll say anything you [A]want to hear, [G]I'll see [D]everything [A]through
[G]I'll do anything I [A]have to do, [F]just to win the [Em]love of a [G]girl [D]like [A]you, [G]
[A]
[D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like [A]you [G] [A] [D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like you[A] [G] [A] [D] a[F] [Em]girl like[G] you,[A] [G]
[A]oh[D] [F]yeah[Em]
Solo
[A] [G] [A] [D] [F] [Em]
[G] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] [A] [F] [Em]
[G]Now [D]if I [A]seem a [G]little [A]wild, [A]there's no [G]holding [A]back, I'm [G]trying [A]to get a[G]
[A]message [G]to [A][A]you[A][G]
[G] I [A]won't [G]take [A]anything [G]from [A]anyone, [A]I [G]won't [A]walk and I[G] [A]won't run, [G]I
[A]believe [G]in [A][A]you[A][G]
[G] [A] [G] [A]London, Washington, anywhere you are I'll run, [A]together [G]we'll [A]be [D]
[F] [Em]
[A]Inside,[G] [A][D]outside, [F]got my pride, [Em]I won't [G]let him [A]take you [G]from [A][D]me[Em][F]
[G]I'll say anything you [A]want to hear, [G]I'll see [D]everything [A]through
[G]I'll do anything I [A]have to do, [F]just to win the [Em]love of a [G]girl [D]like [A]you, [G]
[A]
[D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like [A]you [G] [A] [D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like you[A] [G] [A] [D] a[F] [Em]girl like[G] you,[A] [G][A]
[D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like [A]you [G] [A] [D] [F] a [Em]girl [G]like you[A] [G] [A] [D]oh[F] [Em]yeah
[A]I'll say[G] [A]anything[D] (I'll [F]say [Em]anything), [A]I'll take[G] [A]anything [D](I'll [F]take
[Em]anything)
[A]I'll say[G] [A]anything,[D] [F]almost [Em]anything [A]except [G][A][D]goodbye[Em][F]
[A]I'll say[G] [A]anything[D] (I'll [F]say [Em]anything), [A]I'll take[G] [A]anything [D](I'll [F]take
[Em]anything)
[A]I'll say[G] [A]anything,[D] [F]almost [Em]anything [A]except [G][A][D]goodbye[Em][F]
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