Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Performance: Live acoustic
Key: E
πΈ Intro:
E5 (E) (F#) (G) (E) A G B B/F# E5 x2
πΈ Verse 1:
E5 A G
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
B B/F# E5
Tell me where did you sleep last night
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through
πΈ Verse 2:
E5 A G
My girl, my girl, where will you go
B B/F# E5
I'm going where the cold wind blows
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through
E5 A G
Her husband, was a hard working man
B B/F# E5
Just about a mile from here
E5 A G
His head was found in a driving wheel
B B/F# E5
But his body never was found
Repeat
πΈ Verse 1:
E5 A G
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
B B/F# E5
Tell me where did you sleep last night
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through
πΈ Interlude:
E5 A G B B/F# E5
Repeat second verse gently:
E5 A G
My girl, my girl, where will you go
B B/F# E5
I'm going where the cold wind blows
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through
E5 A G
Her husband, was a hard working man
B B/F# E5
Just about a mile from here
E5 A G
His head was found in a driving wheel
B B/F# E5
But his body never was found
Repeat first verse loudly:
E5 A G
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
B B/F# E5
Tell me where did you sleep last night
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through
πΈ Verse 3:
E5 A G
My girl, my girl, where will you go
B B/F# E5
I'm going where the cold wind blows
E5
In the pines, in the pines
A G
Where the sun don't ever shine
B B/F# E5
I would shiver the whole night through
πΈ Outro:
E5 A G B B/F# E5
Chord info:
E5 - 022x0x or 022x00
A - x0222x
G - 320033 or 320003
B - x2444x
B/F# - 22444x
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Song History
Published: July 28, 2022
Last Updated: February 3, 2026