Fountains of Wayne – The Girl I Cant Forget (Guitar)

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Written by Adam Schelsinger (1967-2020) [Intro] G Bm Am Dsus4 D [Verse 1]
          G
Well, she picked me up in a German car

        Bm
And she took me out to an Irish bar

        Am
Where I drank some beer in a plastic cup

       D                C
'Til I had some trouble standing up

             G
And then she drove downtown to a strobe-lit space

              Bm
Where all the guys wore chains and the thumping bass

         Am
Was so intense I could barely feel my face

       D
Then I think I asked her back to my place
[Chorus 1]
    Em              Am7
But that's all I recall

           D               G
And when I woke up in the hall

  G/F# Em               Am7
I was alone and softly groaning

      D                   B7
And I lost my keys, and I lost my phone

      Em              Am7
And I wondered what I did or said

     D               G
That I might soon regret

   G/F#    Em              Am7
It was the night I can't remember

         D                G
With the girl I can't forget
(G) Bm Am Dsus4 D [Verse 2]
            G
Well, I was reeling, watching the ceiling spin

         Bm
The next evening when my friends walked in

           Am
And when I asked them if they knew where I'd been

            D                    C
They didn't speak at first, they only grinned

             G
You see, I'm not the type to get in fights

         Bm
But that might not have been the case last night

             Am
Because they heard that I had a word or two

         D                  B7
With the man who asked, "Is she with you?"
[Chorus 2]
         Em                Am7
And if I took it the wrong way

               D             G
I guess that's not for me to say

G/F#      Em               Am7
Though it seems I may have slipped up

       D                B7
When I offered him some grooming tips

       Em                 Am7
But at least that helps explain

             D             G
The cuts and bruises on my head

G/F#     Em              Am7
From the night I can't remember

         D                G
With the girl I can't forget
[Interlude] (G) Bm Em Am D [Bridge]
Bm                             
   And it's all coming back now

Em                             
   Don't know how to react now

Am
   Guess I'll let it go

    D
I'm not so sure I want to know
[Verse 3]
            G
Well, I was back at work at 9:15

       Bm
When a message popped up on my screen

          Am
It said, "Pick me up at 8:45

    D
And we can give it one more try"
[Chorus 3]
    Em                Am7
And now that I'm with her

                D             G
The whole thing seems a bit absurd

G/F#       Em             Am7
Though she never fails to tell the tale

       D               B7/D#
Of the time she had to post my bail

        Em          Am7
And for giving me a second chance

       D           G
I'm forever in her debt

G/F#      Em              Am7
Since the night I can't remember

          D                    C  G/B  C  G/B  C G/B Am G  G6
She's the girl I will never forget