My Guy chords
by Mary WellsOriginal Published Key: Bb Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 126 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate ðŸŸ
Guitar Chords in A Major: A, Amaj7, A6, B7, Bm, C#7, C#m, E7, E6, F#m
Capo: 1st fret (to play along with the video in Bb Major)
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My Guy
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Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
Intro: 4/4 | - | % | % | ↑ ↑ |
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6
1. No-thing you could say could tear me a-way from my guy | |
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 C#m C#7
No-thing you could do, 'cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy | |
Bm E6 Bm E6
I'm stick-ing to my guy like a stamp to a let-ter
Bm E6 Bm
Like birds of the fea-ther, we stick to-ge-ther
A F#m B7 E7 Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
I'm tel-lin' you from the start, I can't be torn a-part from my guy | ↑ ↑ |
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6
2. No-thing you could do could make me un-true to my guy (my guy)
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 C#m C#7
No-thing you could buy could make me tell a lie to my guy-u-u-u-uy (my guy, my guy)
Bm E6 Bm E6 Bm E6 Bm
I gave my guy my word of ho-nor to be faith-ful, and I'm gon-na
A F#m B7 E7 Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
You best be be-liev-ing I won't be de-ceiv-ing my guy | ↑ ↑ |
Bm E6 Bm E6
Bridge: As a mat-ter of o-pin-ion, I think he's tops
Bm E6 A
My o-pin-ion is, he's the cream of the crop
F#m C#m F#m C#m
As a mat-ter of taste, to be ex-act
B7 E7
He's my ideal, as a mat-ter of fact
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6
3. No mus-cle-bound man could take my hand from my guy (my guy)
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 C#m C#7
No hand-some face could ever take the place of my guy-u-u-u-uy (my guy, my guy)
Bm E6 Bm E6 Bm E6 Bm
He may not be a mo-vie star, but when it comes to be-in' hap-py, we are
A F#m B7 E7 Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
There's not a man to-day who could take me a-way from my guy | ↑ ↑ |
Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
Instr: | - | % | % | ↑ ↑ |
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6
Outro: No muscle-bound man could take my hand from my guy (my guy)
Amaj7 A6 Amaj7 A6 C#m C#7
No hand-some face could e-ver take the place of my guy-u-u-u-uy (my guy, my guy)
Bm E6 Bm E6 Bm E6 Bm
He may not be a mo-vie star, but when it comes to be-in' happy, we are
A F#m B7 E7 Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
There's not a man to-day who could take me a-way from my guy | What you say? |
A F#m B7 E7 Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
There's not a man to-day who could take me a-way from my guy | Tell me more |
A F#m B7 E7 Amaj7 A6 Bm C#m
There's not a man to-day who could take me a-way from my guy | What's that? |
Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: Bb Major - 2 flats (Bb, Eb)
- Chords in Bb Major: Bb, Bbmaj7, Bb6, C7, Cm, D7, Dm, F7, F6, F#m
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately slow
- Metronome: ♩ = 126
- Voice Range: Bb3 - D5
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Smokey Robinson
- Lyrics Begin: Nothing you could say could tear me away from my guy.
- Genre: R&B
- Featured Artists: Mary Wells
- Single:
Recorded: 1964
Released: March 13, 1964
B-side: Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do to Me" - Album: Mary Wells Sings My Guy
Recorded: 1963–1964
Released: May 1964
