Imelda May - The girl i used to be
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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[Intro]
C G Em
C G Em
[Verse]
COnce uGpon a Emtime
CA DublGin girEml ran free
Down the cCobblestGones
Round pDubs and Amhomes
As rCich as sGhe could Embe
Swimming Cin the GIrish SeaEm
CClimbing Gup Bray HeEmad
Her lCips were waGrmed
With pDots of Amtea
CChips and Gbuttered Embread
C (Fill 1) G
Fed love from Mam and Da
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
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B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Chorus]
They rDaised her up
They mEmade her fly
They gCave her roots and wiDngs
As timDe moves on
And yeEmars go by
She'llC miss those simple tDhings
C (Fill 1) G
She's the girl I used to be
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
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B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Verse]
The pClaygrounds Gall came Emdown
And we mCourned our GfactorEmies
CTimes were Gtough, but I hDad enoAmugh
I Chad my GfamilyEm
Life kicked Cin with aGll its Emmight
But my stronCg heart wGouldn'tEm break
I got kicCked aroGund and Dbroken Amdown
C (Fill 1) G
I took all that I could take
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
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G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Chorus]
But you Draise me up
You mEmade me fly
You gCave me roots and Dwings
As tiDme moves on
And yEmears go by
I mCiss those simple thDings
C (Fill 1) G
And the girl I used to be
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
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B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Instrumental]
D Em C D
D Em C D
C (Fill 1) G
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
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B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Verse]
Now I'm Cgrown with a Gchild of my Emown
And I Chope to GGod on Emhigh
That tChese are the Gdays she thDinks uAmpon
C (Fill 1) G
As the best days of her life
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
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B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|
[Chorus]
And I'll rDaise her up
I'll mEmake her fly
I'll gCive her roots and Dwings
As tDime moves on
And Emyears go by
She'll Cmiss those simple Dthings
C (Fill 1) G
And the girl she used to be
C (Fill 1) G
She's the girl I used to be
[Fill 1]
C Am7 G
e|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0--------|----2-2------|
B|----1-1----1-1-|----1-1--------|----2-2------|
G|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0----0-0-|----0-0------|
D|----2-2----0-0-|----2-2----0-0-|----0-0------|
A|-3--3-3-2--2-2-|-0--0-0----0-0-|----2-2------|
E|---------------|--------2--2-2-|-3--3-3------|