Tuning: E A D G B E

(see notes at the end) Intro: A G

Ath^Aena^E, ^DI had no id^Eea how much I'd n^Aeed her^E In pe^Daceful times I h^Eold her close and I f^Aeed her^E My he^Dart starts palpit^Eating when I think my gu^Aess was wrong^E, but I think I'll g^Det along^E She's just a g^Girl - she's a bomb

Ath^Aena^E, ^Dall I ever w^Eant to do is pl^Aease her^E My l^Dife has been so s^Eettled and she's the r^Aeason ^E J^Dust one word from h^Eer and my troubles are l^Aong gone^E, but I think I'll g^Det along ^E She's just a g^Girl - she's a b^Gomb,^G she's a b^Gomb ^E ^D Just a ^A/C#girl, just a g^Dirl,^E ^D just a ^A/C#girl just a gi^Drl ^E ^D Just a ^A/C#girl, just a g^Dirl,^E s^Dhe's just a^A/C# girl ^D

Ath^Aena^E, my h^Deart felt like a sh^Eattered glass in an ^Aacid bath^E I felt like o^Dne of those flattened a^Ents you find on a cr^Aazy path^E I'd of t^Dopped myself to g^Eive her time she didn't n^Aeed to ask^E, was I a su^Dicidal ps^Eychopath? She's just a g^Girl - she's a b^Gomb, she's just a g^Girl, she's a b^Gomb

Cons^Aumed^E, there was a b^Deautiful white h^Eorse I saw on a dr^Aeam stage^E He had a s^Dnake the size of a s^Eewer pipe living in his r^Aib cage ^E I f^Delt like a pickled pr^Eiest who was being fl^Aam-bed^E, you were r^Dequisitioned bl^Eondie She's just a g^Girl, she's a bo^Gmb, I'm h^Gappy, she's a ^Gbomb,I'm ecstatic ^E ^D Just a ^A/C#girl, just a g^Dirl,^E ^D just a ^A/C#girl just a gi^Drl ^E ^D Just a ^A/C#girl, just a g^Dirl,^E s^Dhe's just a^A/C# girl ^D

Bridge: A G/D D/A E/A ( A/D E/D D E/D ) x2

L^A/Dook into the ^E/Dface of a chil^F#/Ad, measure h^Dow long you s^E/Dmiled, before the ^A/Dmemory claimed^E/D ^D ^E/DHow long would ch^Dildren rema^E/Ain? ^D ^E/Dhow long would c^Dhildren remain?^E/D ^D

Ath^Aena^E, you picked me u^Dp by my l^Eapels and screamed "le^Aave her" ^E It felt like w^Daking up in h^Eeaven on an empty m^Aeter ^E And n^Dow you're stuck with a c^Eastrated l^Aeader^E, and I h^Date the creep^E ^GI didn't mean that, she's a b^Gomb, I just s^Gaid it, she's a b^Gomb Forget it, pl^Gease, she's a b^Gomb

Ath^Aena^E, ^DI had no id^Eea how much I n^Aeed her^E My l^Dife has been so s^Eettled and she's the r^Aeason^E J^Dust one word from h^Eer and my troubles are lo^Ang gone^E, but I g^Det along ^E She's just a g^Girl, she's a b^Gomb, she's just a g^Girl, she's a b^Gomb ^A

Notes: G (she's a bomb...) A G/A D/A E/A A/D D E/D F#/A* A/C# e--3-3-3--------------|----------------5--2--4----6---------------- B--3-3-3--------------|-2--3--3--5-----5--3--5----7------2--------- G--0-0-0--------------|-2--4--2--4-----6--2--4----6------2--------- D--0-0-0--------------|-2--5--4--6-----0--0--0----0------2--------- A---------------------|-0--0--0--0-----------------------4--------- G--3-2-3-etc----------|-------------------------------------------- * oops during recording??

The Who - Athena