Chords for USED TO BE MY GIRL - Hall & Oates

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USED TO BE MY GIRL - Hall & Oates chords
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Alright, here's a real Philly song man, [A] you know, this [Dbm] is [A] a Gamble & Huff song, [Abm] John and I [C] both started with Gamble & Huff, so if you know about Philly you know about that.
And OJ's originally cut this song.
[Ab] You can [C] just go right to it.
Yeah, you can go right [D] to it.
Yeah, first chorus.
1, 2, [Am] 3, 4.
[G] [Am]
I'm high, can't lie baby, [A] so [F] high.
[C]
Ooh, [F] [C]
good [Am] lovin', [D] [Am] girl's got plenty [E] [Am] lovin', that's how [C] I know.
And I'll [F] tell you so, just to be [Fm] my girl.
[Dm] [G] [Am] I respect her, [G] [F] but when she was [Am] mine, I used to neglect her.
[G] [Dm] Oh, [C] she wanted more than I could give, [F] but as long as I live, [Fm] she'll be my [D] girl.
[C] She used to be my girl.
[F] Used to [Am] be my girl.
Oh, she used to be [F] my girl.
Oh, [Am] her personality, [C] [F] the girl was [Am] so right for [Fm] me.
She was my girl.
[C] I had no [F] chance [Ab] once more.
[Am] I take a back, yeah.
[Eb] [E] [F] As a matter of fact, [Ab] girl, [C] I take a back.
Alright, now this is right [E] down.
[F] [G] Not [Am] only good looking, she was looking smart.
Got everything looking at her.
They all ask me how I know.
And I'll tell you so, used [Fm] to be my girl.
[C] She used to be my girl.
[Am] She used to be [C] my girl.
Oh, [F] my, oh, my, [C] oh, her personality, [F] the girl was so right [Am] for [Fm] me.
She was my girl.
[Dm] I had no chance [Am] once more.
I take a back, yeah.
[C] As [Fm] a matter of fact, [Ab] girl, I [Am] take a back.
One more time, [Dm] yeah.
[C] Shoo-doo-doo.
[F] Hey-hey.
[C]
[F] [C] Can you sing now?
Shoo-shoo-shoo-doo-doo.
Shoo-shoo-shoo-doo-doo.
Shoo-shoo-shoo -doo-doo.
Shoo-shoo-shoo-doo-doo.
Oh, don't you know, [Am] now I'm way back?
[G] [F] [C] Oh, don't you know, man?
[F] I'm way way way way [Am] way all the way down.
That's what she like.
Ooo Good lovin' [E] girl
[C] Gotten [Am] plenty of lovin'
Ask me how I know
[F] And I'll tell you so
[Am] She be [Fm] my girl
[C] She be my girl
[F] She be [C] my girl
Oh, her [F] personality
She [C] used to be my girl
She was so [F] right for me
[C] She [Am] used to be my girl
[D] Long enough [Am] to lay down
She [C] used to be my girl
My girl, [F] my girl, [Am] my girl, my girl
She used to be my girl Oh, oh
[C] She used to be my girl
She used to be
Used to be, used to be
She used to be [Am] my girl
If I had the chance, I'd take a dive with her
[C] cause you know
[F] [G] [Am] she was too hot to handle
[C]
[E] [F] [C] Oh, that girl too hot to handle
[F] [Em] [E] [Am] Too hot to handle
[E] [F] Can [Am] they say shooby-dooby
Shoob, shoob, [F] shooby doobly
[C] Shoob, shoob, shooby doob
Shoob, shoob, [Am] shooby dooby
Shoob, [Fm] [C]
shoob, shooby dooby
Shoob, shoob, shooby dooby
Shoob, shoob, [F] shooby [G] doob
Shoob, shoob, shooby dooby
[D] Oh [C] yeah, here we go.
Can you sing it?
Sing it [Cm] out, sing it out, sing it out.
[Am]
Yeah.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] Can [G] [Cm] I [C] tell you now?
Sometimes you don't know
what you got till you're lost.
[F] [C] That's a fact of life.
[Bb] [Am]
[C] And you know, sitting around all alone going, why did I do what [A] I did, [C] and when I did what
I did, and what I did what I did, when I did it, and when I did it, and who I did it with.
Sometimes there ain't no going back.
All you can do is sit around and say, [F] what [G] the fuck is [C] going on man?
[F] [C] [E]
[F] [C] [D] [Am] [C] [Em]
[F] [C]
[N]
[E]
Even though she's too [N] hot to handle.
[Em] [E]
[N] Thank you.
[A] Thank you, thank you,
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_ _ _ _ _ Alright, _ here's a real Philly song man, [A] you know, this [Dbm] _ is [A] a _ _ Gamble & Huff song, [Abm] John and I [C] both started with Gamble & Huff, so if you know about Philly you know about that.
And OJ's originally cut this song.
_ [Ab] _ You can [C] just go right to it.
Yeah, you can go right [D] to it.
Yeah, first chorus.
1, 2, [Am] 3, 4. _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm high, _ _ can't lie baby, [A] so [F] high.
[C] _ _ _
Ooh, _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
good _ [Am] lovin', [D] _ [Am] girl's got plenty [E] _ _ [Am] lovin', that's how [C] I know.
And I'll [F] tell you so, just to be [Fm] my _ girl.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Am] I respect her, [G] [F] but when she was [Am] mine, I used to neglect her.
[G] _ [Dm] Oh, [C] she wanted more than I could give, [F] but as long as I live, [Fm] she'll be my [D] girl.
[C] She used to be my girl.
_ _ [F] _ Used to [Am] be my girl.
Oh, she used to be [F] my girl.
Oh, [Am] her _ personality, [C] [F] the girl was [Am] so right for [Fm] me.
She was my girl.
[C] I had no [F] chance [Ab] once more.
[Am] I take a back, yeah.
[Eb] _ [E] [F] As a matter of fact, [Ab] girl, [C] I take a back.
Alright, now this is right [E] down.
[F] _ [G] _ Not [Am] only good looking, _ she was looking smart.
Got everything looking at her.
They all ask me how I know.
And I'll tell you so, used [Fm] to be my girl.
_ [C] She used to be my girl.
_ [Am] _ _ She used to be [C] my girl.
Oh, [F] my, oh, my, [C] oh, her personality, [F] the girl was so right [Am] for [Fm] me.
She was my girl.
[Dm] I had no chance [Am] once more.
I take a back, yeah.
[C] As [Fm] a matter of fact, [Ab] girl, I [Am] take a back.
One more time, [Dm] yeah.
_ [C] Shoo-doo-doo.
[F] Hey-hey.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] Can you sing now?
Shoo-shoo-shoo-doo-doo.
Shoo-shoo-shoo-doo-doo.
Shoo-shoo-shoo _ _ -doo-doo.
Shoo-shoo-shoo-doo-doo.
Oh, don't you know, _ [Am] _ _ now I'm way back? _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [C] Oh, don't you know, man?
_ [F] I'm way way way way [Am] way all the way down.
That's what she like.
_ Ooo Good lovin' _ _ [E] girl
[C] Gotten [Am] plenty of lovin'
_ Ask me how I know
[F] And I'll tell you so
[Am] She be [Fm] my _ girl
[C] _ She be my _ girl
[F] She be [C] my girl
Oh, her [F] personality
She [C] used to be my girl
She was so [F] right for me
[C] She [Am] used to be my girl
[D] Long enough [Am] to lay down
She [C] used to be my girl
My girl, [F] my girl, [Am] my girl, my girl
She used to be my girl Oh, oh
[C] She used to be my girl
She used to be
Used to be, used to be
She used to be [Am] my girl
If I had the chance, I'd take a dive with her
[C] cause you know
_ [F] _ [G] _ [Am] she was too hot to handle
[C] _
[E] _ [F] [C] Oh, _ that girl too hot to handle
[F] _ [Em] _ _ [E] [Am] Too hot to handle _
[E] [F] Can [Am] they say shooby-dooby
Shoob, shoob, [F] shooby doobly
[C] Shoob, shoob, shooby doob
Shoob, shoob, [Am] shooby dooby
Shoob, [Fm] _ [C] _ _
shoob, shooby dooby
Shoob, shoob, shooby dooby
Shoob, shoob, [F] shooby [G] doob
Shoob, shoob, shooby dooby
[D] Oh [C] yeah, here we go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Can you sing it?
_ Sing it [Cm] out, sing it out, sing it out.
[Am]
Yeah.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] [C] Can [G] _ [Cm] I [C] tell you now? _
Sometimes you don't know
_ what you got till you're lost.
_ [F] _ [C] That's a fact of life.
[Bb] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ And you know, sitting around all alone going, why did I do what [A] I did, [C] and when I did what
I did, and what I did what I did, when I did it, and when I did it, and who I did it with. _ _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes there ain't no going back.
_ All you can do is sit around and say, [F] what [G] the fuck is [C] going on man? _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Even though she's too [N] hot to handle. _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[N] _ _ Thank you.
[A] _ Thank you, thank you,

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