Tom Waits

Had Me A Girl

Tom Waits


Tom: D

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                              Tom Waits - Had Me A Girl
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Album : The Early Years Vol 1
Tempo : 105
E-mail: gwendal.mollo@orange.fr

Different way to play :
Capo 5 (this version), no capo (transpose +5) and with the guitar tune down one step (transpose +2)
I think (because of the riff), that he play with the last way.

 D/F# : xx4232

Intro / Riff pre-verse
   Capo 5             No capo              Capo 2 (-1 step)
E|------------| |------------|      D|------------|
B|------------| |------------|      A|------------|
G|------------| |------------|      F|------------|
D|------------| |--0--2--4---|      C|------------|
A|--0--2--4---| |------------|      G|------------|
E|------------| |------------|      D|--0--2--4---|


[Verse]
        D/F#             Bm    D/F#                Bm
Well, I had me a girl in L.A.  I knew she couldn't stay
D/F#                 Bm     G                       A
Had me a girl in San Diego. One day she just had to go
      D/F#             Bm           D/F#            Bm
And I had me a girl in Tallahassee. Boy what a foxy lassie

[Chorus]
       D/F#                  A                      G  A
And my doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  Bm                     G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  A                      G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue

[Verse]
      D/F#             Bm           D/F#             Bm
And I had me a girl in Mississippi. Oh, she sure was kippy
D/F#               Bm           G                      A
Had me a girl from England. She done split for the mainland
D/F#                     Bm        D/F#                 Bm
And I had me a girl from New York. She up and pulled my cork


[Chorus]
       D/F#                  A                      G  A
And my doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  Bm                     G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  A                      G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue

[Verse]
     D/F#                 Bm            D/F#                        Bm
Then I had me a girl from North Dakota. She was just fillin' her quota
D/F#                      Bm           G                        A
Then I had me a girl from Chula Vista. I was in love with her sister
D/F#                      Bm      D/F#         Bm      
Then I had me a girl from ....    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Chorus]
       D/F#                  A                      G  A
And my doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  Bm                     G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  A                      G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue

[Verse]
       D/F#               Bm      D/F#                        Bm
Then I had me a girl from France. Just wanted to get in a pants
D/F#               Bm      G                A
Had me a girl from Toledo. Boy she sure was neato
D/F#                      Bm              D/F#              Bm
Then I had me a girl from North Carolina. She's still on my mind

[Chorus]
       D/F#                  A                      G  A
And my doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  Bm                     G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  A                      G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue

[Chorus]
       D/F#                  A                      G  A
And my doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  Bm                     G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue
       D/F#                  Bm     D/F#                  Bm
And my doctor says I'll be alright. doctor says I'll be alright
D/F#                  A                      G  A
doctor says I'll be alright. But I'm feelin' blue