The Cars - My best friends girl
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: My best friends girl
Artist: The Cars
Composer: Ric Ocasek
Album: The Cars
Tabbed by DJ 20th Feb 2022
TWO TABBED VERSIONS
Firstly Version 1 -
as the studio single and album in the key of F
Followed by Version 2 -
In the lower key of E that they played the song live in.
To hear the original album track in the key of F,
copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkSmLh2Hbi0
Palm mute the bridge to give it that driving rhythm feel.
F5 = 133xxx
Bb5 = x133xx or 688xxx
C5 = x355xx or 8-10-10xxx
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VERSION 1:
[Intro]
F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5
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F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5
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[Verse 1]
You're always F5dancing down the street, Bb5
With your C5suede blue F5eyes, Bb5 C5
And every F5new boy that you meet, Bb5
He C5doesn't know the F5real surprise Bb5
[Pre -Chorus]
[C5Here she F5comes again!]
When she's Bb5dancing 'neath the C5starry sky,
F5 Oo, Bb5...she'll make you C5flip, F5
[Here she comes again!]
When she's Bb5dancing 'neath the C5starry sky,
F5 I kinda Bb5like the way she C5dips
[Chorus]
Bb5 C5 She's my best friend's Bb5girl, C5
She's my best friend's Bb5girl - irl,
C5 But she used to be F5mine Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5
[Verse 2]
You got your F5nuclear boots, Bb5
And your C5drip-dry F5glove, Bb5 C5
Oo, when you F5bite your lip, Bb5
It's some re - C5action to F5love - a - ove, a - Bb5ove,
[Pre - Chorus]
[C5Here she F5comes again!]
When she's Bb5dancing 'neath the C5starry F5sky, yeah,
Bb5 I'll bet you'll C5flip, F5
[Here she comes again!]
When she's Bb5dancing 'neath the C5starry sky,F5
[Here she comes again!]
I kinda Bb5like the way ...C5like the way she Bb5dips
[Chorus]
C5 'Cause she's my best friend's Bb5girl,
C5 She's my best friend's Bb5girl - irl,
C5 But she used to be F5mine, Bb5 C5 she's soF5 ...fine! Bb5 C5
[Guitar Solo break]
Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5
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Bb5 C5
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F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5
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[Verse 3]
Always da - F5dancing down the street, Bb5
With your C5suede blue F5eye - eyes, Bb5 C5
And every F5new ...boy ...that you Bb5meet,
C5Doesn't know the F5real surprise Bb5
[Chorus]
[C5Here she F5comes again!]
When she's Bb5dancing 'neath the C5starry sky,F5
[Here she comes again!]
Oo, Bb5 ...she'll make you C5flip, F5
[Here she comes again!]
When she's Bb5dancing 'neath the C5starry sky,F5
[Here she comes again!]
I kinda Bb5like the way ...I lC5ike the way she Bb5dips
[Chorus]
C5 'Cause she's my best friend's Bb5girl,
C5 She's my best friend's Bb5girl - irl - a - C5irl,
She used to be F5mine, Bb5 C5
She's so F5...fine! Bb5 C5
[Coda]
F5 [My best friend's Bb5girl - C5friend!]
F5Huh! Bb5 She C5used to be F5mine!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
[My best friend's Bb5girl - C5friend!] Yeah, F5yeah!
Bb5 She C5used to be F5 ...mine!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
Bb5 C5Yeah, yeah, F5yeah!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
Bb5 She C5used to be F5 ...mine!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
[My best friend's Bb5girl - C5friend!] F5
[My best friend's Bb5girl - C5friend!] F5
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VERSION 2:
Live version in the key of E:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyFo6p6LGkA
E5 = 022xxx or 079900
A5 = x022xx or 577xxx
B5 = x244xx or 799xxx
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[Intro]
E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5
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E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5
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[Verse 1]
You're always E5dancing down the street, A5
With your B5suede blue E5eyes, A5 B5
And every E5new boy that you meet, A5
He B5doesn't know the E5real surprise A5
[Pre -Chorus]
[B5Here she E5comes again!]
When she's A5dancing 'neath the sB5tarry sky,
E5 Oo, A5...she'll make you B5flip, E5
[Here she comes again!]
When she's A5dancing 'neath the B5starry sky,
E5 I kinda A5like the way she B5dips
[Chorus]
A5 B5 She's my best friend's A5girl, B5
She's my best friend's A5girl - irl,
B5 But she used to be E5mine A5 B5 E5 A5 B5
[Verse 2]
You got your E5nuclear boots, A5
And your B5drip-dried E5glove, A5 B5
Oo, when you E5bite your lip, A5
It's some re - B5action to E5love - a - ove, a - A5ove,
[Pre - Chorus]
[B5Here she E5comes again!]
When she's A5dancing 'neath the B5starry E5sky, yeah,
A5 I'll bet you'll B5flip, E5
[Here she comes again!]
When she's A5dancing 'neath the B5starry sky,E5
[Here she comes again!]
I kinda A5like the way ...B5like the way she A5dips
[Chorus]
B5 'Cause she's my best friend's A5girl,
B5 She's my best friend's A5girl - irl,
B5 But she used to be E5mine, A5 B5 she's so E5...fine! A5 B5
[Guitar Solo break]
A5 B5 A5 B5
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A5 B5
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E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
Always da - E5dancing down the street, A5
With your B5suede blue E5eye - eyes, A5 B5
And every E5new ...boy ...that you A5meet,
B5Doesn't know the E5real surprise A5
[Chorus]
[B5Here she E5comes again!]
When she's A5dancing 'neath the B5starry sky,E5
[Here she comes again!]
Oo, A5 ...she'll make you B5flip, E5
[Here she comes again!]
When she's A5dancing 'neath the B5starry sky,E5
[Here she comes again!]
I kinda A5like the way ...I B5like the way she A5dips
[Chorus]
B5 'Cause she's my best friend's A5girl,
B5 She's my best friend's A5girl - irl - a - B5irl,
She used to be E5mine, A5 B5 She's so E5 ...fine! A5 B5
[Coda]
E5 [My best friend's A5girl - B5friend!]
E5Huh! A5 She B5used to be E5mine!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
[My best friend's A5girl - B5friend!] Yeah, E5yeah!
A5 She B5used to be E5 ...mine!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
A5 B5Yeah, yeah, E5yeah!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
A5 She B5used to be E5 ...mine!
[My best friend's girl - friend!]
[My best friend's A5girl - B5friend!] E5
[My best friend's A5girl - B5friend!] E5