Girl chords
by The Beatles- Girl was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
- Recorded: Nov 11th, 1965 at EMI Studios in London.
- Released: Dec 3rd, 1965
- Album: Rubber Soul
- Music: Key of C Minor in 4/4 time at ~ 96 bpm (♩)
- Chords: Cm, Cm7, C, C7, Gm, G7, Fm, Eb, Ab, Bb7
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Girl
The Relative Major Key of Cm is highlighted - Transpose to any other key.
4/4
Cm G7 Cm Cm7
1. Is there any-bo-dy go-ing to lis-ten to my sto-ry
Fm Eb G7
All a-bout the girl who came to stay?
Cm G7 C Cm7
She's the kind of girl you want so much it makes you sor-ry
Fm Cm Ab
Still you don't re-gret a sin-gle | day / / Ah |
Eb Gm Fm Bb7 Eb Gm Fm Bb7
Chorus: Gi - irl | - | Girl - Girl | - |
Cm G7 Cm Cm7
2. When I think of all the times I tried so hard to leave her
Fm Eb G7
She will turn to me and start to cry
Cm G7 C Cm7
And she prom-i-ses the earth to me and I be-lieve her
Fm Cm Ab
A-fter all this time I don't know | why / / Ah |
Eb Gm Fm Bb7 Eb Gm Fm Bb7
Chorus: Gi - irl | - | Girl - Girl | - |
Fm C7
Bridge: She's the kind of girl who puts you down when friends are there
Fm C7
You feel a fool | |
Fm C7
When you say she's looking good, she acts as if it's understood
Fm Ab
She's coo - ool__ Oo - oo__ Oo - oo__ Oo - oo__
Eb Gm Fm Bb7 Eb Gm Fm Bb7
Chorus: Gi - irl | - | Girl Girl | - |
Cm G7 Cm Cm7
3. Was she told when she was young that pain would lead to plea-sure?
Fm Eb G7
Did she un-der-stand it when they said
Cm G7 C Cm7
That a man must break his back to earn his day of lei-sure?
Fm Cm Ab
Will she still be-lieve it when he's | dead / / Ah |
Eb Gm Fm Bb7 Eb Gm Fm Bb7
Chorus: Gi - irl | - | Girl - Girl | - |
Cm G7 Cm Cm7 Fm Eb G7
Instr: | - | - | | - |
Cm G7 Cm Cm7 Fm Cm Ab
| - | - | | / / Ah |
Eb Gm Fm Bb7 Eb Gm Fm Bb7
Chorus: Gi - irl | - | Girl Girl | - |... (fade out)
Please Note:
We have used a G7 barre chord in this song as it is easier to move from Eb → G7, and from Cm → G7
For beginners, an easier key is Am. If you are playing with the video, you will need to place a Capo on 3 and press the 'C' button on the Transposer as C is the relative Major of Am.
We have used a G7 barre chord in this song as it is easier to move from Eb → G7, and from Cm → G7
For beginners, an easier key is Am. If you are playing with the video, you will need to place a Capo on 3 and press the 'C' button on the Transposer as C is the relative Major of Am.
