The Girl I left Behind Me - The Avett Brothers (with Asleep at the Wheel) Chords
Tempo:
114.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] Where's that girl [D] I left behind?
[G]
Wrote her a letter [Am] when I'd known [G] better, and I asked her to be [D] my wife.
[G] Along came a [C] feller, and he hit me on the [D] smeller, and it almost looked [G] like my life.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [G] hair, the girl I left behind me.
Little [C] [G] Jack, [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
oh, let that angel go.
Roll [C] [G]
ahead [C] to the place she [G] said, and it's always [D] there, you'll see.
[G] She said, I'm true, [C] when you get through, [G] ride back, and you will find me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
[C] [G] Sing when you're [Am] tall.
[G] [Em] [D] [G]
Oh, [Em] yeah.
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
The monkey and the frog, [C] the turtle and the dog, [G] the chick, the weasel, [D] and the flea,
the [G] fuzzy raccoon [C] and the ugly baboon, [D] they all got a wife [G] but me.
Oh, that girl, [C] that pretty little girl, [Em] the girl I left [D]
behind me,
[G] the rosy cheeks [C] and the curly hair, [D] the girl I left [G]
behind me.
[Em] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [D] Little Oh!
[C] [E] [G]
Last night I slept in a sycamore tree with the wind and the rain [D] all around me.
[G] Tonight I'll sleep in a warm feather bed with the girl I left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [Bm] hair, the girl [G] I left behind me.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
Little Oh!
Go!
[G]
Wrote her a letter [Am] when I'd known [G] better, and I asked her to be [D] my wife.
[G] Along came a [C] feller, and he hit me on the [D] smeller, and it almost looked [G] like my life.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [G] hair, the girl I left behind me.
Little [C] [G] Jack, [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
oh, let that angel go.
Roll [C] [G]
ahead [C] to the place she [G] said, and it's always [D] there, you'll see.
[G] She said, I'm true, [C] when you get through, [G] ride back, and you will find me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
[C] [G] Sing when you're [Am] tall.
[G] [Em] [D] [G]
Oh, [Em] yeah.
[G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] [G]
The monkey and the frog, [C] the turtle and the dog, [G] the chick, the weasel, [D] and the flea,
the [G] fuzzy raccoon [C] and the ugly baboon, [D] they all got a wife [G] but me.
Oh, that girl, [C] that pretty little girl, [Em] the girl I left [D]
behind me,
[G] the rosy cheeks [C] and the curly hair, [D] the girl I left [G]
behind me.
[Em] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[C] [G] [D] Little Oh!
[C] [E] [G]
Last night I slept in a sycamore tree with the wind and the rain [D] all around me.
[G] Tonight I'll sleep in a warm feather bed with the girl I left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [Bm] hair, the girl [G] I left behind me.
[C] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
Little Oh!
Go!
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] Where's that girl [D] I left behind?
[G] _
_ Wrote her a letter [Am] when I'd known [G] better, and I asked her to be [D] my wife.
[G] Along came a [C] feller, and he hit me on the [D] smeller, and it almost looked [G] like my life.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [G] hair, the girl I left behind me.
Little [C] _ [G] Jack, _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ oh, let that angel go.
Roll _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ ahead [C] to the place she [G] said, and it's always [D] there, you'll see.
[G] She said, I'm true, [C] when you get through, [G] ride back, and you will find me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Sing when you're [Am] tall.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ Oh, [Em] yeah.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
The monkey and the frog, [C] the turtle and the dog, [G] the chick, the weasel, [D] and the flea,
the [G] fuzzy raccoon [C] and the ugly baboon, [D] they all got a wife [G] but me.
Oh, that girl, [C] that pretty little girl, [Em] the girl I left [D]
behind me,
[G] the rosy cheeks [C] and the curly hair, [D] the girl I left [G]
behind me.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] Little_ Oh!
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
Last night I slept in a sycamore tree with the wind and the rain [D] all around me.
[G] Tonight I'll sleep in a warm feather bed with the girl I left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [Bm] hair, the girl [G] I left behind me.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Little_ Oh!
_ Go!
_ _ [Em] Where's that girl [D] I left behind?
[G] _
_ Wrote her a letter [Am] when I'd known [G] better, and I asked her to be [D] my wife.
[G] Along came a [C] feller, and he hit me on the [D] smeller, and it almost looked [G] like my life.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [G] hair, the girl I left behind me.
Little [C] _ [G] Jack, _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ oh, let that angel go.
Roll _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ ahead [C] to the place she [G] said, and it's always [D] there, you'll see.
[G] She said, I'm true, [C] when you get through, [G] ride back, and you will find me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
_ [C] _ _ [G] Sing when you're [Am] tall.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ Oh, [Em] yeah.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
The monkey and the frog, [C] the turtle and the dog, [G] the chick, the weasel, [D] and the flea,
the [G] fuzzy raccoon [C] and the ugly baboon, [D] they all got a wife [G] but me.
Oh, that girl, [C] that pretty little girl, [Em] the girl I left [D]
behind me,
[G] the rosy cheeks [C] and the curly hair, [D] the girl I left [G]
behind me.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] Little_ Oh!
_ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
Last night I slept in a sycamore tree with the wind and the rain [D] all around me.
[G] Tonight I'll sleep in a warm feather bed with the girl I left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little [G] girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [D] hair, the girl I [G] left behind me.
Oh, that [C] girl, that pretty little girl, the girl I [D] left behind [G] me,
the rosy [C] cheeks and the curly [Bm] hair, the girl [G] I left behind me.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ Little_ Oh!
_ Go!
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