Detroit Girl Chords by Raphael Saadiq
Tempo:
104.25 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
A
C#
G#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[A] [B] Modest [C#m] City, Detroit [A] City,
[B] [A] [B] the
[A] one and only, [E] the infamous,
[A] Raphael [C#] Sadiq.
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] listen to me,
[C#] I'm from Oakland, [A] [G#m] California,
Lady [A] [C#] Dash, they say [A] that our cities [B] alike,
[A] but it's you that I like,
and I spend the night in [C#] your town,
[C#m] Lady [C#] Dash.
[F#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] you told me [A] your name,
[G#] and I've never [F#m] been the [G#m] same,
no [A] I have.
[C#] I love the [F#] way you carry [G#m] yourself,
you [G#m] kinda ghetto, but yet [F#m] sexy,
[C#] that's [A] just the [C#] way it works for me,
yeah.
[C#m] I need your concept,
I need to have you through [A] to me,
[B] [A] [C#] hey.
[G#] I wanna set you [E] up,
let [G#m] me make you [C#m] insane,
[C#m] Detroit [C#] girl.
Now Detroit [A] girl,
[B] I'm loving [E] your taste,
[B] and that chain [F#] around your waist,
[C#] you know [C#m] I do.
[C#] I love the way you're turning [G#m] it on,
that's [A] why I'm writing [G#] this song,
[A] because I'm loving [D#] your style,
[C#m] yeah.
[B] Now [C#m] Detroit girl,
can you come to my town,
I would love to show you off,
[B] to [A] my friends,
[B] I know [F#m] what they [G#m] might say,
[A] when they meet [C#] you,
they might [A] say something,
[B] like [E] wait, wait, [B] you're awful,
now [G#] Detroit girl,
can you come to [A] my town,
I would love to show you [B] off,
to [A] my [G#] friends,
I know what they might say,
when they meet you,
they might [F#m] say something,
[B] like [C#m] wait, wait, you're awful.
[F#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] I'm [A] Oakland, [C#] L.A., representing,
girl [B] can we [C#] hook up,
in Detroit,
[A] I [C#] wanna do the hook up, in [C#m] Chicago,
[C#] Oklahoma,
Memphis,
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
[B] Virginia,
[C#m] Houston, Texas,
I wanna [B] do the hook up,
[A] Dallas, Texas,
[C#]
Florida,
girl [B] can we [G#m] hook up,
Alabama,
[F#m] I [G#m] wanna do the hook up,
[E] [C#]
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
[G#m]
[C#m] everybody,
I [D#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
girl can we [G#] hook up,
South Carolina,
[C#m] North Carolina,
[B] [G#m] everybody,
[C#]
New York,
[C#] New York [C#m] City,
New York City y [F#m]'all,
Baltimore,
[C#] I love you too,
Washington, [G#m] D.C.,
I'll stay here,
[F#m] uh huh,
I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break your,
hook up,
[G#] girl can we [C#m] hook up,
New Jersey,
I [G#m] wanna do the [F#m] hook up,
[C#m]
girl [G#] can we hook up,
[C#m] I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break, [C#] break your,
hook up,
[G#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[G#m] I wanna [E] do the hook [G#m] up,
[C#m] break your,
[B] [D#] hook [C#] up,
[G#] [N]
[B] [A] [B] the
[A] one and only, [E] the infamous,
[A] Raphael [C#] Sadiq.
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] listen to me,
[C#] I'm from Oakland, [A] [G#m] California,
Lady [A] [C#] Dash, they say [A] that our cities [B] alike,
[A] but it's you that I like,
and I spend the night in [C#] your town,
[C#m] Lady [C#] Dash.
[F#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] you told me [A] your name,
[G#] and I've never [F#m] been the [G#m] same,
no [A] I have.
[C#] I love the [F#] way you carry [G#m] yourself,
you [G#m] kinda ghetto, but yet [F#m] sexy,
[C#] that's [A] just the [C#] way it works for me,
yeah.
[C#m] I need your concept,
I need to have you through [A] to me,
[B] [A] [C#] hey.
[G#] I wanna set you [E] up,
let [G#m] me make you [C#m] insane,
[C#m] Detroit [C#] girl.
Now Detroit [A] girl,
[B] I'm loving [E] your taste,
[B] and that chain [F#] around your waist,
[C#] you know [C#m] I do.
[C#] I love the way you're turning [G#m] it on,
that's [A] why I'm writing [G#] this song,
[A] because I'm loving [D#] your style,
[C#m] yeah.
[B] Now [C#m] Detroit girl,
can you come to my town,
I would love to show you off,
[B] to [A] my friends,
[B] I know [F#m] what they [G#m] might say,
[A] when they meet [C#] you,
they might [A] say something,
[B] like [E] wait, wait, [B] you're awful,
now [G#] Detroit girl,
can you come to [A] my town,
I would love to show you [B] off,
to [A] my [G#] friends,
I know what they might say,
when they meet you,
they might [F#m] say something,
[B] like [C#m] wait, wait, you're awful.
[F#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] I'm [A] Oakland, [C#] L.A., representing,
girl [B] can we [C#] hook up,
in Detroit,
[A] I [C#] wanna do the hook up, in [C#m] Chicago,
[C#] Oklahoma,
Memphis,
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
[B] Virginia,
[C#m] Houston, Texas,
I wanna [B] do the hook up,
[A] Dallas, Texas,
[C#]
Florida,
girl [B] can we [G#m] hook up,
Alabama,
[F#m] I [G#m] wanna do the hook up,
[E] [C#]
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
[G#m]
[C#m] everybody,
I [D#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
girl can we [G#] hook up,
South Carolina,
[C#m] North Carolina,
[B] [G#m] everybody,
[C#]
New York,
[C#] New York [C#m] City,
New York City y [F#m]'all,
Baltimore,
[C#] I love you too,
Washington, [G#m] D.C.,
I'll stay here,
[F#m] uh huh,
I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break your,
hook up,
[G#] girl can we [C#m] hook up,
New Jersey,
I [G#m] wanna do the [F#m] hook up,
[C#m]
girl [G#] can we hook up,
[C#m] I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break, [C#] break your,
hook up,
[G#m]
[C#] [C#m]
[G#m] I wanna [E] do the hook [G#m] up,
[C#m] break your,
[B] [D#] hook [C#] up,
[G#] [N]
Key:
C#m
A
C#
G#m
B
C#m
A
C#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Modest [C#m] City, _ Detroit [A] City,
[B] _ _ _ [A] [B] the _ _
[A] one and only, [E] the infamous, _ _
[A] Raphael [C#] _ Sadiq.
[C#m] _ [B] _ _
[C#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] listen to me,
[C#] I'm from Oakland, [A] [G#m] California,
Lady [A] [C#] Dash, they say [A] that our cities [B] alike,
[A] but it's you that I like,
and I spend the night in [C#] your town,
[C#m] Lady [C#] Dash.
[F#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] you told me [A] your name,
[G#] and I've never [F#m] been the [G#m] same,
no [A] I have.
[C#] I love the [F#] way you carry [G#m] yourself,
you [G#m] kinda ghetto, but yet [F#m] sexy,
_ [C#] that's [A] just the [C#] way it works for me,
yeah.
[C#m] I need your concept,
I need to have you through [A] to me,
[B] _ _ [A] _ [C#] _ hey.
[G#] I wanna set you [E] up,
let [G#m] me make you [C#m] insane,
_ _ _ [C#m] Detroit [C#] girl.
Now Detroit [A] girl,
[B] I'm loving [E] your taste,
[B] and that chain [F#] around your waist,
[C#] you know [C#m] I do.
[C#] I love the way you're turning [G#m] it on,
that's [A] why I'm writing [G#] this song,
[A] because I'm loving [D#] your style,
[C#m] yeah.
_ [B] Now [C#m] Detroit girl,
can you come to my town,
I would love to show you off,
[B] to [A] my friends,
[B] I know [F#m] what they [G#m] might say,
[A] when they meet [C#] you,
they might [A] say something,
[B] like [E] wait, wait, [B] you're awful,
now [G#] Detroit girl,
can you come to [A] my town,
I would love to show you [B] off,
to [A] my [G#] friends,
I know what they might say,
when they meet you,
they might [F#m] say something,
[B] like [C#m] wait, wait, you're awful.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] I'm [A] Oakland, [C#] L.A., representing,
girl [B] can we [C#] hook up,
in Detroit, _
[A] I [C#] wanna do the hook up, in [C#m] Chicago,
[C#] _ Oklahoma,
Memphis,
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
[B] Virginia,
[C#m] Houston, Texas,
I wanna [B] do the hook up,
[A] Dallas, Texas,
_ [C#] _
Florida,
girl [B] can we [G#m] hook up,
_ Alabama,
[F#m] I [G#m] wanna do the hook up,
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
_ [G#m] _
[C#m] everybody,
I [D#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
girl can we [G#] hook up,
_ South Carolina,
[C#m] _ North Carolina,
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] everybody,
[C#] _
New York,
[C#] New York [C#m] City,
New York City y [F#m]'all,
_ Baltimore,
_ [C#] _ I love you too,
_ Washington, [G#m] D.C.,
I'll stay here,
[F#m] uh huh,
I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break your,
hook up,
[G#] girl can we [C#m] hook up,
New Jersey,
I [G#m] wanna do the [F#m] hook up,
[C#m] _ _ _
girl [G#] can we hook up, _ _
[C#m] I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break, [C#] break your,
hook up,
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [G#m] I wanna [E] do the hook [G#m] up, _
[C#m] break your,
[B] _ [D#] hook [C#] up, _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Modest [C#m] City, _ Detroit [A] City,
[B] _ _ _ [A] [B] the _ _
[A] one and only, [E] the infamous, _ _
[A] Raphael [C#] _ Sadiq.
[C#m] _ [B] _ _
[C#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] listen to me,
[C#] I'm from Oakland, [A] [G#m] California,
Lady [A] [C#] Dash, they say [A] that our cities [B] alike,
[A] but it's you that I like,
and I spend the night in [C#] your town,
[C#m] Lady [C#] Dash.
[F#m] Detroit girl, [G#m] you told me [A] your name,
[G#] and I've never [F#m] been the [G#m] same,
no [A] I have.
[C#] I love the [F#] way you carry [G#m] yourself,
you [G#m] kinda ghetto, but yet [F#m] sexy,
_ [C#] that's [A] just the [C#] way it works for me,
yeah.
[C#m] I need your concept,
I need to have you through [A] to me,
[B] _ _ [A] _ [C#] _ hey.
[G#] I wanna set you [E] up,
let [G#m] me make you [C#m] insane,
_ _ _ [C#m] Detroit [C#] girl.
Now Detroit [A] girl,
[B] I'm loving [E] your taste,
[B] and that chain [F#] around your waist,
[C#] you know [C#m] I do.
[C#] I love the way you're turning [G#m] it on,
that's [A] why I'm writing [G#] this song,
[A] because I'm loving [D#] your style,
[C#m] yeah.
_ [B] Now [C#m] Detroit girl,
can you come to my town,
I would love to show you off,
[B] to [A] my friends,
[B] I know [F#m] what they [G#m] might say,
[A] when they meet [C#] you,
they might [A] say something,
[B] like [E] wait, wait, [B] you're awful,
now [G#] Detroit girl,
can you come to [A] my town,
I would love to show you [B] off,
to [A] my [G#] friends,
I know what they might say,
when they meet you,
they might [F#m] say something,
[B] like [C#m] wait, wait, you're awful.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] I'm [A] Oakland, [C#] L.A., representing,
girl [B] can we [C#] hook up,
in Detroit, _
[A] I [C#] wanna do the hook up, in [C#m] Chicago,
[C#] _ Oklahoma,
Memphis,
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
[B] Virginia,
[C#m] Houston, Texas,
I wanna [B] do the hook up,
[A] Dallas, Texas,
_ [C#] _
Florida,
girl [B] can we [G#m] hook up,
_ Alabama,
[F#m] I [G#m] wanna do the hook up,
[E] _ _ [C#] _ _
girl [G#m] can we [C#m] hook up,
_ [G#m] _
[C#m] everybody,
I [D#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
girl can we [G#] hook up,
_ South Carolina,
[C#m] _ North Carolina,
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] everybody,
[C#] _
New York,
[C#] New York [C#m] City,
New York City y [F#m]'all,
_ Baltimore,
_ [C#] _ I love you too,
_ Washington, [G#m] D.C.,
I'll stay here,
[F#m] uh huh,
I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break your,
hook up,
[G#] girl can we [C#m] hook up,
New Jersey,
I [G#m] wanna do the [F#m] hook up,
[C#m] _ _ _
girl [G#] can we hook up, _ _
[C#m] I [G#m] wanna do the [C#m] hook up,
break, [C#] break your,
hook up,
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [G#m] I wanna [E] do the hook [G#m] up, _
[C#m] break your,
[B] _ [D#] hook [C#] up, _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _