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"My Girl" was recorded by the Temptations in the key of C [key change after instrumental part to D] Written by W. "Smokey" Robinson/R. White [1964] Bass Intro 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G --|----------------| D 5-|------5-------5-| A --|3-3-----3-3-----| E --|----------------| x4 Guitar lick: - first bar [C chord only] is repeated in Intro and Instrumental - the combination of C and F parts is used in the Verses easy [first position, no shifting] more like the original [no open strings] C F C F 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------| B|--------------1-|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------0-2---|----------------| G|--------------5-|----------------| D|------0-2-------|------------0-3-| D|----------5-7---|--------------3-| A|3---------------|--------0-3-----| A|3-----5-7-------|----------3-5---| E|----------------|1-----3---------| E|----------------|1-----3-5-------| [Intro] | C | % | % | % | [Bass] [+ Verse lick] [Verse]
I've got CsunshineF on a cloudy Cday F And when it's Ccold outside,F I've got the moCnth of May F
[Chorus]
CI Dm7guess Fyou Gsay, CWhat can Dm7make me Ffeel this Gway? C[maj7] My girl ... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Dm7 | G F F G G | Talkin' 'bout my girl [my girl]
[Verse]
I've got Cso much honey,F the bees envy Cme F I've got a sweCeter song [baby],F than the birds in the Ctrees F
[Chorus]
CI Dm7guess Fyou Gsay, CWhat can Dm7make me Ffeel this Gway? C[maj7] My girl ... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Dm7 | G F F G G | Talkin' 'bout my girl [my girl]
[Instrumental] = Intro | C | % | % | % | [Bass] [+ Verse lick] [Solo] | C | F | C Hey hey hey | C | F | Dm Hey hey hey | Dm7 | G | Em | A A A | [break] [Verse]
I don't Dneed no money,G fortune or Dfame G I've got Dall the riches, baby,G one man can Dclaim G
[Chorus]
DI Emguess Gyou Asay, DWhat can Emmake me Gfeel this Away? DMy girl ..D. [Walk down on the bass] Talkin' 'bout Emmy girl A G F#mTalking 'Embout Dmy girl
[Outro]
DI've got sunshine on a cloudy day with Emmy girl I've Aeven Ggot the F#mmonth of EmMay with Dmy girl Talking boutEm talking bout A G F#mtalking 'Embout myD girl
[fade out]