Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G Em Verse 1: C D G Em You told me not to try and tie you down Am D7 G G7 So I just took my place and hung around C D G Em You always said that you must be free Am D Bm Em Well you couldn't see you were losing me A A7 D D7 And messing up the one good thing we had
Chorus: Bb F I'm going out the same way I came in Bb F The game is over now, I couldn't win Bb F Down inside I feel a lack Gm F But this time girl I won't be back Eb Bb G And years from now I'll turn around and see The girl I left behind me Verse 2: C D G Em I told myself that things would be OK Am D7 G G7 You'd come around to my way any day C D G Em As time went on you just stayed the same Am D Bm Em No you, you couldn't change or be rearranged A A7 D D7 I'm picking up the pieces of my life Chorus: Bb F I'm going out the same way I came in Bb F The game is over now, I couldn't win Bb F Down inside I feel a lack Gm F But this time girl I won't be back Eb Bb G And years from now I'll turn around and see The girl I left behind me
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The Girl I Left Behind Me by The Monkees