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The Beatles - Girl Chords

Chord reference Am, E7, Am7, Dm, C, Em, G7, A, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Is [Am]there anybody [E7]going to listen [Am]to my [Am7]story [Dm]All about the girl who came to [C]stay? [E7] She’s the [Am]kind of girl you [E7]want so much it [Am]makes you [Am7]sorry [Dm]Still you don’t regret a single [Am]day

Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7] Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]

When I [Am]think of all the [E7] Times I’ve tried so [Am]hard to [Am7]leave her [Dm]She will come to me and start [C]to [E7]cry And she [Am]promises the [E7]earth to me and [Am]I bel-[Am7]ieve her [Dm]After all this time I don’t know [Am]why

Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7] Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]

[Dm]She’s the kind of girl who puts you [A]down When friends are there, you feel a [Dm]fool [A] [Dm]When you say she’s looking good She [A]acts as if it’s understood, She’s [Dm]cool, ooh, [F]ooh, ooh, ooh

Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7] Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]

Was she [Am]told when she was [E7]young That pain would [Am]lead to [Am7]pleasure? [Dm]Did she understand it when they [C] [E7]said That a [Am]man must break his [E7]back to earn his [Am]day of [Am7]leisure, [Dm]Will she still believe it when he’s [Am]dead?

Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7] Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]

Artist The Beatles
Album Rubber Soul
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1965
Key Am

How to Play Girl on Guitar?

The Beatles - Girl can be played in the key of Am using the Am, E7, Am7, Dm, C, Em, G7, A, F chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Girl with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.