http://www.godhelpthegirl.com/
stuart murdoch of belle and sebastian's new project.
ubi_rex@hotmail.com
The chords in parenthesis are relative to a capo at the 4th fret.
I did this quickly on request; let me know if I've made any mistakes.
Note: the recording appears on the sharp side--A444ish.
So, unless you tune accordingly, youll sound a little off-pitch.
[B(G)] [G#m(Em)] [B(G)] [G#m(Em)]
[B(G)] There is no way Im looking for a [G#m(Em)]boyfriend
[E(C)] There is no [F#(D)]way Im looking for a [B(G)]scene
[D#(B)] I need to [G#m(Em)]save some dough
[F#(D)] Im a working [B(G)]girl you know
[E(C)] Ill fend attention off I [F#(D)]keep to myself
[B(G)] I love my room Im getting used to [G#m(Em)]sleeping
[E(C)] Some nights I [F#(D)]really like to lie [B(G)]awake
[D#(B)] I hear the [G#m(Em)]midnight birds
[F#(D)] The message [B(G)]in their words
[E(C)] The dawn will touch me in a [F#(D)]way a boy could never touch
that promise never meant so much to me
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/god_help_the_girl/god_help_the_girl_crd.html )
[B(G)] You have been warned. Im known to be [G#m(Em)]contrary
[B(G)] Backward at school, I wrote from right to [G#m(Em)]left
[E(C)] Teacher never [F#(D)]cared for me
[B(G)] Preacher said a [G#(E)]prayer for me
[E(C)] God help the girl. She needs all the [F#(D)]help she can get
[B(G)] I see for hours just waiting for his [G#m(Em)]phone call
[E(C)] Ill eat the [F#(D)]chocolate hidden in the [B(G)]fridge
[D#(B)] Ill play his [G#m(Em)]messages
[F#(D)] Analyze his [B(G)]intonation
[E(C)] Please stop me there Im even [F#(D)]boring myself
[B(G)] I think of him when Im doing the [G#m(Em)]dishes
[E(C)] I think of [F#(D)]him while looking in the [B(G)]sink
[D#(B)] This aint no [G#m(Em)]play on words
[F#(D)] My love for [B(G)]hims absurd
[E(C)] If he gave me a sign Id [F#(D)]think about for a week
Id build it up and then Id tell him: no.
[B(G)] You have been warned. Im known to be [G#m(Em)]contrary
[B(G)] Backward at school, I wrote from right to [G#m(Em)]left
[E(C)] Teacher never [F#(D)]cared for me
[B(G)] Preacher said a [G#(E)]prayer for me
[E(C)] God help the girl. She needs all the [F#(D)]help she can get
B(G) G#m(Em) B(G) G#m(Em) repeat
stuart murdoch of belle and sebastian's new project.
ubi_rex@hotmail.com
The chords in parenthesis are relative to a capo at the 4th fret.
I did this quickly on request; let me know if I've made any mistakes.
Note: the recording appears on the sharp side--A444ish.
So, unless you tune accordingly, youll sound a little off-pitch.
[B(G)] [G#m(Em)] [B(G)] [G#m(Em)]
[B(G)] There is no way Im looking for a [G#m(Em)]boyfriend
[E(C)] There is no [F#(D)]way Im looking for a [B(G)]scene
[D#(B)] I need to [G#m(Em)]save some dough
[F#(D)] Im a working [B(G)]girl you know
[E(C)] Ill fend attention off I [F#(D)]keep to myself
[B(G)] I love my room Im getting used to [G#m(Em)]sleeping
[E(C)] Some nights I [F#(D)]really like to lie [B(G)]awake
[D#(B)] I hear the [G#m(Em)]midnight birds
[F#(D)] The message [B(G)]in their words
[E(C)] The dawn will touch me in a [F#(D)]way a boy could never touch
that promise never meant so much to me
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/god_help_the_girl/god_help_the_girl_crd.html )
[B(G)] You have been warned. Im known to be [G#m(Em)]contrary
[B(G)] Backward at school, I wrote from right to [G#m(Em)]left
[E(C)] Teacher never [F#(D)]cared for me
[B(G)] Preacher said a [G#(E)]prayer for me
[E(C)] God help the girl. She needs all the [F#(D)]help she can get
[B(G)] I see for hours just waiting for his [G#m(Em)]phone call
[E(C)] Ill eat the [F#(D)]chocolate hidden in the [B(G)]fridge
[D#(B)] Ill play his [G#m(Em)]messages
[F#(D)] Analyze his [B(G)]intonation
[E(C)] Please stop me there Im even [F#(D)]boring myself
[B(G)] I think of him when Im doing the [G#m(Em)]dishes
[E(C)] I think of [F#(D)]him while looking in the [B(G)]sink
[D#(B)] This aint no [G#m(Em)]play on words
[F#(D)] My love for [B(G)]hims absurd
[E(C)] If he gave me a sign Id [F#(D)]think about for a week
Id build it up and then Id tell him: no.
[B(G)] You have been warned. Im known to be [G#m(Em)]contrary
[B(G)] Backward at school, I wrote from right to [G#m(Em)]left
[E(C)] Teacher never [F#(D)]cared for me
[B(G)] Preacher said a [G#(E)]prayer for me
[E(C)] God help the girl. She needs all the [F#(D)]help she can get
B(G) G#m(Em) B(G) G#m(Em) repeat
