Girl — Tori Amos
Chords and lyrics for Girl by Tori Amos (key of D#).
Intro
[Gm] [F] [Eb] [F]
Repeat 4 times)
Verse 1
[Gm]From [F]in the [Eb]shadow [F]she [Gm][F][Eb]calls[F]
[Gm]And [F]in the [Eb]shadow [F][Gm]she [F] [Eb]finds [F]a [Gm][F]way, [Eb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Eb]finds[F] a [Gm][F][Eb][F]way[Eb][F][Gm]
[F]
[Gm]And [F]in the [Eb]shadow [F]she [Gm][F][Eb]crawls[F]
[Gm][F]Clutching her [Eb][F]faded [Gm][F][Eb][F]photograph
[Gm]My [F]image [Eb]under[F] her [Gm][F]thumb[F][Eb]
[Gm]Yes, [F]with a[Eb] message [F]for my [Gm][F][Eb]heart[F]
[Gm]Yes, [F]with a [Eb]message [F]for my [Gm][F][Eb][F]heart[Eb][F][Gm]
Chorus
[F]She's been [Eb]everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm/D]own
[Eb]Everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm][F][Eb][F]own[F][Gm]
Verse 2
[Eb][F]Hey, [Gm]and [F]in the [Eb][F]doorway they [Gm][F]stay[F][Eb]
[Gm]And [F]laugh as [Eb][F]violins [Gm]fill [F]with [Eb][F]water
[Gm][F]Screams from the [Eb][F]bluebells [Gm][F]can't [Eb]make [F]them [Gm]go [F][Eb][F][Gm]away[Eb][F]
[F]Well I'm [Eb]not seventeen, but I've [Gm]cuts on my knees
Falling [Eb]down as the winter takes [Gm]one more cherry tree
Chorus
She's been [Eb]everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm/D]own
[Eb]Everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm/D]own
Bridge
(1st vocal: Tori repeats "Everybody else's girl, maybe one day she'll be
her own" 4 times]
[C5]Everyone else's girl
Maybe [Bb5]one day she'll [F/A]be her own
[C5]Rushin' rivers [Eb5]thread so thin,[F5] limitation
[Eb5]Dreams with the flying pigs [C/E]turbid [C5]blue
And the [F/A]drugstore's too [Eb5]safe
In their coats and in their do's
Yeah, [C/E]smother in our [C5]hearts, a [D5]pillow to my dots
[Eb]Maybe baby yeah.
[Bb]One day, [Csus4]one day she'll be her [F/C]own
Verse 3
[Gm]And [F]in the [Eb]mist, [F]there she [Gm][F]rides[F][Eb]
[Gm]And[F] [Eb][F]castles are [Gm][F]burning in [Eb]my [F]heart
[Gm]And [F]as I [Eb]twist [F]I hold [Gm][F]tight[F][Eb]
[Gm]And [F]I [Eb]ride [F]to [Gm]work [F]every [Eb][F]morning [Gm][F][Eb]wondering [Gm][Gm][F]why[F][Eb]
[Gm]"Sit [F]in the [Eb]chair [F]and be [Gm]good [F][Eb]now"[F]
[Gm]Oh, [F]and [Eb]become[F] [Gm]all [F]that they [Eb]told [F]you
[Gm]The [F]white coats [Eb]enter [F]her [Gm][F]room [Eb] and [F]I'm calling my baby
[Eb/G]Calling my baby, [F/A]calling my baby, [Eb/Bb]calling
Chorus
She's been everybody[Eb] else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm/D]own
[Eb]Everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm/D]own
[Eb]Everybody else's girl
Maybe one day she'll be her [Gm][F]own[F][Eb]
Outro
[Gm][F][Eb]Repeat 2[F] times
[Gm/D] [Gm/C] [Eb/Bb] [Eb/A] [Dm/F] [Dm/Eb] [Dm] [Dm/F] [Gm]
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