Richard Thompson – Valerie (Guitar Acoustic)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
• Capo 3
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Guitar Acoustic
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Chords
"Valerie"(Richard Thompson)
As performed acoustically in concert.
Most of the magic is in the right hand, constantly
smacking the bass strings in a rock n roll rhythm.
[intro]
D
[verse]
D Oh, Valerie, you give me heart attack, oh Valerie, you put me on the rack, D You say that I'm history, you say I'm no good, then you wanna be two babes in the wood. Bm A G Bm that's what I call playing to the gallery. Bm A G D Well, I'm-a wait, wait, waiting for Valerie.
D
[verse]
D Oh Valerie, she got a scar down here, Valerie she got gold in her ear, D a figure like this, lips like that, red fingernails, teeth like a cat, Bm A G Bm she never gets home til five or four or three... Bm A G D Well I'm-a wait, wait, waiting for Valerie.
[bridge]
Bm D Well, I'm soft in the head I give her hard cash, she spends all my money on junk and trash. Bm E7 Nylon fur, plastic shoes, fifty-seven things she's never gonna use, E7 D never-never-never gonna use, oh Valerie, oh Valerie, oh Valerie
[solo]
D Bm A G Bm A G D
[verse]
D Well Valerie, you're gonna choke or drown, oh Valerie, why don't you put that down? D If you don't get over this eating jag, they're going to take you home in a body bag, Bm A G Bm I can't stand to see one more calorie... Bm A G D Well, I'm wait, wait, waiting for Valerie.
[bridge]
Bm D Now everytime I turn my back, she's round the corner looking for a crack, Bm E7 it's gonna be the ruin of me, I'm running on nervous energy, running on nervous energy.
[verse]
D Oh Valerie, she wants to move out of town, oh Valerie, she put the money down. D she want Leopard-skin this, tiger-skin that, matching luggage, lipstick, hat. Bm A G Bm I can't afford her on my salary... Bm A G D Well I'm-a wait, wait, waiting for Valerie. Bm A G D Well I'm-a wait wait waiting for valerie.
[outro solo]
D Bm A G Bm A G D
D Bm A G Bm A G D