The Word Girl chords by Scritti Politti

Chords with lyrics

CAPO: 2nd fret (sounds in the key of BB)
Original recording is very slightly sharp of concert pitch

A augmentedA   = x02220  B minorBm  = x24432  FF  = 133211
Amaj7Amaj7 = x02120  G+G  = 320003  Bb majorBb = x13331
D MajorD   = xx0232  G7/F = 1x0001  Dm7Dm7 = xx0211
E7sus4E7sus4 = 020200  C majorC  = x32010  Eb MajorEb = xx5343

*****************************************************

 A augmentedA      Amaj7Amaj7    D MajorD      E7sus4E7sus4
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^
 B minorBm            G+G      G7/F
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^

  A augmentedA        Amaj7Amaj7   D MajorD       E7sus4E7sus4
To do what I should do, to long for you to hear,
 B minorBm           G+G         G7/F
Open up my heart, and watch her name ap - pear,
  A augmentedA       Amaj7Amaj7  D MajorD       E7sus4E7sus4
A augmentedA word for you to use, a girl without a cause,
  B minorBm             G+G      G7/F
A augmentedA name for what you lose, when it was never yours,
    C majorC          G+G
Oh---, you! Doo'n, doo'n, doo!

   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The first time, baby, that I came to you,
  B minorBm           G+G
Oh, I'd do things that you want me to,
    D MajorD            A augmentedA
The second time, baby, that I came to you,
FF          G+G
Oh, you found... my love for you,
   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The third time, baby, that I came to you,
B minorBm      G+G
Oh--, hoh--, hoh---, ...I knew,
   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The last time, baby, that I came to you,
  Bb majorBb          C majorC        D MajorD
Oh, how your flesh and blood became the word!


   A augmentedA         Amaj7Amaj7   D MajorD       E7sus4E7sus4
The name the girl out - grew, the girl was never real,
   B minorBm             G+G       G7/F
She stands for your abuse, that girl is no i - deal,
    A augmentedA        Amaj7Amaj7    D MajorD       E7sus4E7sus4
It's a word for what you do, in a world of broken rules,
   B minorBm              G+G        G7/F
She found a place for you ...a - long her chain of fools,
    C majorC          G+G
Oh---, you! Doo'n, doo'n, doo!

   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The first time, baby, that I came to you,
  B minorBm           G+G
Oh, I'd do things that you want me to,
   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The second time, baby, that I came to you,
FF          G+G
Oh, you found... my love for you,
   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The third time, baby, that I came to you,
B minorBm      G+G
Oh--, hoh--, hoh---, ...I knew,
   D MajorD            A augmentedA
The last time, baby, that I came to you,
  Bb majorBb          C majorC        D MajorD
Oh, how your flesh and blood became the word!


 Dm7Dm7      G+G      Eb MajorEb      FF
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |


Dm7Dm7    G+G   Eb MajorEb      FF    Dm7Dm7
   Oh, how...   you're flesh and blood,
   G+G   Eb MajorEb      FF    Dm7Dm7
Oh, how...   you're flesh and blood,
   G+G   Eb MajorEb      FF    Dm7Dm7
Oh, how...   you're flesh and blood,
   G+G   Eb MajorEb      FF    Dm7Dm7
Oh, how...   you're flesh and blood!


[Suggestion for coda]
 Dm7Dm7     G+G      Eb MajorEb      FF       G+G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ||