Randy Newman – Only A Girl (Ukulele)

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Probably the easiest song to play off the Harps and Angels album, but no less great.
A
She's only a girl
And her voice is peculiar
         E              E7
And her eyes are strange

       E
She's prone to be willful

     E7
You try to cheer her up some

            A
But she's impervious to change

A
She dresses in black all of the time

         E               E7
Wears an orthopedic shoe

      E                  E7               A
It's some sort of uglification thing that she's into

        A
She's a hundred and ten

      A7
Maybe five foot five

    D
She don't eat meat

           Dm
But she'll eat you alive

       A
She's only a girl

           E
But she's big time
Instrumental: A / E E7 / E E7 / A
A 
She's only a girl
And I'll tell you about her
          E              E7
At least all that I know

            E
She's from South Carolina

        E7
And she came out here

   A
A few years ago
She waits on tables Works in a bank
       E             E7
Volunteers at the zoo

     E
She sure ain't lazy

           E7
But she's very young

           A
That's why I called you
She's only a girl Instrumental: A / E E7 / E E7 / A Spoken Word:
A                              
Well man, now you seen her, what do you think?

E      E7
   Uh-huh...

E         E7
  Yeah....

A
Thought you'd say that..
No? Alright, go ahead.
E             E7          E
'Course I know. No you're wrong there.

        E7
Now listen:

A
Love is blind

     A7
And deaf as well

       D
But I love this girl

Dm
Can't you tell?

        A
She's only a girl

         E
And she loves me
Key Change: Instrumental C / G G7 / G G7 / C
C
Why would someone

C7
Beautiful as she

F             Fm
Love someone old like me

C
Maybe it's the money

G
Jeez, I never thought of that