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Key: C
Note:
Β» The song has a couple very simple riffs, which will be tabbed here and referenced throughout the song for
better readability.
Β» If there is something noteworthy about any of the chords, it will be explained at the end of the page.
Β» There are also a couple different strumming patterns, but that's for you to find out.
Riff 1:
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-----0--2--3--|
E|--1-----------|
Riff 2:
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-----1--0-----|
E|--0--------3--|
Verse 1:
C G F E Am D G
As fast as I can, catching the sun in my hands
C G F E Am D G
I run to the shore, to where we'd once stood be-fore
Pre-Chorus:
C F7 G# G
It only takes a fool like me
C F7 D7 G
A knucklehead to believe
C F7 G# G
It only takes a fool like me
(Riff 1) C (Riff 2)
Oh, ba-na-na-na
(Riff 1) C (Riff 2)
Ba-na-na-na
Chorus:
C E7 Am
You weren't there when I looked for you
Dm C G
And so I waited quite some time
F E (*)
'Til I realized
C F
That you weren't coming
E Am G G/B C
But good girls do-n't cry
E Am G G/B C
E Am G G/B C
But good girls do-n't cry
E Am G G/B C
Verse 2:
C G F E7 Am D7 G (**)
Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Yeah Ba-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C G F E7 Am D7 G (**)
Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Yeah
Pre-Chorus:
C F7 G# G
It only takes a fool like me
C F7 D7 G
A knucklehead to believe
C F7 G# G
It only takes a fool like me
(Riff 1) C (Riff 2)
Oh, ba-na-na-na
(Riff 1) C (Riff 2)
Ba-na-na-na
Chorus:
C E7 Am
You weren't there when I looked for you
Dm C G
And so I waited quite some time
F E (*)
'Til I realized
C F
That you weren't coming
E Am G G/B C
But good girls do-n't cry
E Am G G/B C
E Am G G/B C
But good girls do-n't cry
E Am G G/B C
Verse 3:
C G F E7 Am D7 G (**)
Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Yeah Ba-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
C G F E7 Am D7 G (**)
Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Yeah
Chorus:
C E7 Am
You weren't there when I looked for you
Dm C G
And so I waited quite some time
F E (*)
'Til I realized
C F
That you weren't coming
E Am G G/B C
But good girls do-n't cry
E Am G G/B C
E Am G G/B C
But good girls do-n't cry
E Am G G/B C x5
Notes:
(*):
Play JUST the notes, on the low E string.
(**):
Played as barre chords:
E form for C
Am and the second G.
A form for the first G
F and E7.
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