My Girl — The Temptations
Chords and lyrics for My Girl by The Temptations (key of C).
Verse 1
instrumental part to D)
Bass Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Guitar lick: - first bar (C chord only) is repeated in Intro and
Instrumental
easy (first position, no shifting) more like the original (no open
strings)
[C]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [F]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [C]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [F]1 + 2 + 3 + 4
+
Intro
| C | % | % | % |
(Bass) (+ Verse lick)
Verse 1
I've got [C]sunshine[F] on a [C]cloudy day[F]
And when it's[C] cold [F]outside, 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?
[C(maj7)]My girl ... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Talkin' 'bout[Dm7] my girl [G](my [F][F]girl)[G][G]
Verse 2
(F) (G) C F C F
I've got so much honey, the bees envy me
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 ... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Talkin' 'bout[Dm7] my girl [G](my [F][F]girl)[G][G]
[Instrumental] = Intro
| C | % | % | % |
(Bass) (+ Verse lick)
Solo
[C] [F] Hey hey [C]hey
[F] Hey hey [Dm7]hey
|(Dm7) | G | Em | A A A
(break)
Verse 3
I don't [D]need no money,[G] fortune [D]or fame[G]
I've got[D] all the riches, [G]baby, 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 ... (Walk down on the bass)
Talkin' 'bout[Em] my girl [A] [G] [F#m]Talking [Em]'bout [Dmaj7]my girl
Outro
[Dmaj7]I've got sunshine on a cloudy day with my [Em]girl
I've [A]even [G]got the [F#m]month of [Em]May with [Dmaj7]my girl
Talking 'bout, [Em]talking 'bout, talking 'bout my [A][G][F#m]girl[Em]
[Dmaj7](My girl) My girl
(fade out)
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