Chords for The Knack - "Good Girls Don't" - Carnegie Hall, 1979
Tempo:
92.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
C
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This next song is a song of true love.
Let's hear it for Lust!
[Cm] Call [D] this one a hoax.
[A] [B] [A] [G]
[A] [D]
[G] She's a little [A] less so free.
[G]
She's the most [A] up to [D] say this little man.
[G] And she thinks she [A] won us free.
[G] But we should get [A] crooked [D] inside her head.
[G] [A] Wait, [G] why you squeezing [E] her?
You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D] But I do.
[G] So you call her [A] up home.
[G] To talk about [A] the future's [D] future.
[G] She [A] said she's all alone.
[G] And her parents [A] didn't have a [D] word to her plea.
[G] And they're reading [A] your face.
[G]
[E] You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do.
[A] And it's a [F#m] teenage sadness.
[C] That's what a woman's got [G] to face.
[A] But in between that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G]
She'll use it [A] on your face.
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] You look [A] through her eyepatch.
[G] And you're waiting till [A] you make the time.
[D]
As you heard she's [A] pretty fast.
And you're hoping that she'll give you a song [D] tonight.
[G] So you thought you heard [A] her [G] [E] [A] [D] say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D]
But I do.
And [A] it's a [C#m] teenage [F#m] sadness.
That's [C] what a [G] woman's got to face.
[A] But in between [C#m] that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G] She'll use it on [A] your face.
And you're waiting [D] till you make the time.
Good [A] girls [D] don't.
[A] Good girls don't.
Why should you tell them [G] you're good girls [A] don't?
[C] But I do.
[G]
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
[D]
Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do.
[A] [D] But I do.
[A] [D] But I do.
[A]
[D] But I do.
[G]
Let's hear it for Lust!
[Cm] Call [D] this one a hoax.
[A] [B] [A] [G]
[A] [D]
[G] She's a little [A] less so free.
[G]
She's the most [A] up to [D] say this little man.
[G] And she thinks she [A] won us free.
[G] But we should get [A] crooked [D] inside her head.
[G] [A] Wait, [G] why you squeezing [E] her?
You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D] But I do.
[G] So you call her [A] up home.
[G] To talk about [A] the future's [D] future.
[G] She [A] said she's all alone.
[G] And her parents [A] didn't have a [D] word to her plea.
[G] And they're reading [A] your face.
[G]
[E] You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do.
[A] And it's a [F#m] teenage sadness.
[C] That's what a woman's got [G] to face.
[A] But in between that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G]
She'll use it [A] on your face.
[D]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] You look [A] through her eyepatch.
[G] And you're waiting till [A] you make the time.
[D]
As you heard she's [A] pretty fast.
And you're hoping that she'll give you a song [D] tonight.
[G] So you thought you heard [A] her [G] [E] [A] [D] say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D]
But I do.
And [A] it's a [C#m] teenage [F#m] sadness.
That's [C] what a [G] woman's got to face.
[A] But in between [C#m] that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G] She'll use it on [A] your face.
And you're waiting [D] till you make the time.
Good [A] girls [D] don't.
[A] Good girls don't.
Why should you tell them [G] you're good girls [A] don't?
[C] But I do.
[G]
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
[D]
Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do.
[A] [D] But I do.
[A] [D] But I do.
[A]
[D] But I do.
[G]
Key:
A
D
G
C
F#m
A
D
G
_ _ _ This next song is a song of true love.
_ _ _ Let's hear it for Lust! _ _ _ _
[Cm] Call [D] this one a hoax. _
[A] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] She's a little [A] less so free.
[G]
She's the most [A] up to [D] say this little man. _
[G] And she thinks she [A] won us free.
[G] But we should get [A] crooked [D] inside her head. _
_ [G] _ _ [A] Wait, [G] why you squeezing [E] her?
You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D] But I do. _
[G] So you call her [A] up home.
[G] To talk about [A] the future's [D] future. _ _
[G] She [A] said she's all alone.
[G] And her parents [A] didn't have a [D] word to her plea. _
[G] And they're reading [A] your face.
[G] _
[E] You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do. _
[A] And it's a [F#m] teenage sadness.
[C] That's what a woman's got [G] to face.
[A] But in between that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G]
She'll use it [A] on your face.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] You look [A] through her eyepatch.
[G] And you're waiting till [A] you make the time.
[D] _
_ _ As you heard she's [A] pretty fast.
And you're hoping that she'll give you a song [D] tonight.
_ _ [G] So you thought you heard [A] her _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [A] [D] say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D] _
But I do.
And [A] it's a [C#m] teenage [F#m] sadness.
That's [C] what a [G] woman's got to face.
[A] But in between [C#m] that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G] She'll use it on [A] your face.
And you're waiting [D] till you make the time.
Good [A] girls [D] don't.
[A] Good girls don't.
Why should you tell them [G] you're good girls [A] don't?
[C] But I do.
_ _ [G] _
_ [D] Good [A] girls don't.
[D]
Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do.
_ [A] [D] But I do.
_ [A] [D] But I do.
[A] _
[D] But I do. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ Let's hear it for Lust! _ _ _ _
[Cm] Call [D] this one a hoax. _
[A] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] She's a little [A] less so free.
[G]
She's the most [A] up to [D] say this little man. _
[G] And she thinks she [A] won us free.
[G] But we should get [A] crooked [D] inside her head. _
_ [G] _ _ [A] Wait, [G] why you squeezing [E] her?
You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D] But I do. _
[G] So you call her [A] up home.
[G] To talk about [A] the future's [D] future. _ _
[G] She [A] said she's all alone.
[G] And her parents [A] didn't have a [D] word to her plea. _
[G] And they're reading [A] your face.
[G] _
[E] You [A] thought you [D] heard her say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you [G] tell them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do. _
[A] And it's a [F#m] teenage sadness.
[C] That's what a woman's got [G] to face.
[A] But in between that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G]
She'll use it [A] on your face.
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] You look [A] through her eyepatch.
[G] And you're waiting till [A] you make the time.
[D] _
_ _ As you heard she's [A] pretty fast.
And you're hoping that she'll give you a song [D] tonight.
_ _ [G] So you thought you heard [A] her _ [G] _ _ [E] _ [A] [D] say good [A] girls don't.
[D] Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls don't?
[D] _
But I do.
And [A] it's a [C#m] teenage [F#m] sadness.
That's [C] what a [G] woman's got to face.
[A] But in between [C#m] that [F#m] madness.
[D] She'll know you [C] can't erase.
[G] She'll use it on [A] your face.
And you're waiting [D] till you make the time.
Good [A] girls [D] don't.
[A] Good girls don't.
Why should you tell them [G] you're good girls [A] don't?
[C] But I do.
_ _ [G] _
_ [D] Good [A] girls don't.
[D]
Good [A] girls don't.
Why should you tell [G] them you're good [A] girls [D] don't?
But I do.
_ [A] [D] But I do.
_ [A] [D] But I do.
[A] _
[D] But I do. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _