The Cars – My Best Friends Girl (Guitar Live)
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Song: My best friends girl
Artist: The Cars
Composer: Ric Ocasek
Album: The Cars
Tabbed by DJ 20th Feb 2022
TWO TABBED VERSIONS
Firstly Version 1 -
as the studio single and album in the key of F
Followed by Version 2 -
In the lower key of E that they played the song live in.
To hear the original album track in the key of F,
copy and paste this link:
Palm mute the bridge to give it that driving rhythm feel.
F5 = 133xxx
Bb5 = x133xx or 688xxx
C5 = x355xx or 8-10-10xxx
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VERSION 1:
[Intro]
F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
F5 Bb5 You're always dancing down the street, C5 F5 Bb5 C5 With your suede blue eyes, F5 Bb5 And every new boy that you meet, C5 F5 Bb5 He doesn't know the real surprise
[Pre -Chorus]
C5 F5 (Here she comes again!) Bb5 C5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Oo, ...she'll make you flip,
(Here she comes again!)
Bb5 C5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, F5 Bb5 C5 I kinda like the way she dips
[Chorus]
Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5 She's my best friend's girl, Bb5 She's my best friend's girl - irl, C5 F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5 But she used to be mine
[Verse 2]
F5 Bb5 You got your nuclear boots, C5 F5 Bb5 C5 And your drip-dry glove, F5 Bb5 Oo, when you bite your lip, C5 F5 Bb5 It's some re - action to love - a - ove, a - ove,
[Pre - Chorus]
C5 F5 (Here she comes again!) Bb5 C5 F5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, yeah, Bb5 C5 F5 I'll bet you'll flip,
(Here she comes again!)
Bb5 C5 F5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky,
(Here she comes again!)
Bb5 C5 Bb5 I kinda like the way ...like the way she dips
[Chorus]
C5 Bb5 'Cause she's my best friend's girl, C5 Bb5 She's my best friend's girl - irl, C5 F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5 But she used to be mine, she's so ...fine!
[Guitar Solo break]
Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Bb5 C5 | / / / / | / / / / | F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Bb5 C5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
F5 Bb5 Always da - dancing down the street, C5 F5 Bb5 C5 With your suede blue eye - eyes, F5 Bb5 And every new ...boy ...that you meet, C5 F5 Bb5 Doesn't know the real surprise
[Chorus]
C5 F5 (Here she comes again!) Bb5 C5 F5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky,
(Here she comes again!)
Bb5 C5 F5 Oo, ...she'll make you flip,
(Here she comes again!)
Bb5 C5 F5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky,
(Here she comes again!)
Bb5 C5 Bb5 I kinda like the way ...I like the way she dips
[Chorus]
C5 Bb5 'Cause she's my best friend's girl, C5 Bb5 C5 She's my best friend's girl - irl - a - irl, F5 Bb5 C5 She used to be mine, F5 Bb5 C5 She's so ...fine!
[Coda]
F5 Bb5 C5 (My best friend's girl - friend!) F5 Bb5 C5 F5 Huh! She used to be mine!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
Bb5 C5 F5 (My best friend's girl - friend!) Yeah, yeah! Bb5 C5 F5 She used to be ...mine!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
Bb5 C5 F5 Yeah, yeah, yeah!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
Bb5 C5 F5 She used to be ...mine!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
Bb5 C5 F5 (My best friend's girl - friend!) Bb5 C5 F5 (My best friend's girl - friend!)
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VERSION 2:
Live version in the key of E:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyFo6p6LGkA
E5 = 022xxx or 079900
A5 = x022xx or 577xxx
B5 = x244xx or 799xxx
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[Intro]
E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
E5 A5 You're always dancing down the street, B5 E5 A5 B5 With your suede blue eyes, E5 A5 And every new boy that you meet, B5 E5 A5 He doesn't know the real surprise
[Pre -Chorus]
B5 E5 (Here she comes again!) A5 B5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, E5 A5 B5 E5 Oo, ...she'll make you flip,
(Here she comes again!)
A5 B5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, E5 A5 B5 I kinda like the way she dips
[Chorus]
A5 B5 A5 B5 She's my best friend's girl, A5 She's my best friend's girl - irl, B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 But she used to be mine
[Verse 2]
E5 A5 You got your nuclear boots, B5 E5 A5 B5 And your drip-dried glove, E5 A5 Oo, when you bite your lip, B5 E5 A5 It's some re - action to love - a - ove, a - ove,
[Pre - Chorus]
B5 E5 (Here she comes again!) A5 B5 E5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky, yeah, A5 B5 E5 I'll bet you'll flip,
(Here she comes again!)
A5 B5 E5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky,
(Here she comes again!)
A5 B5 A5 I kinda like the way ...like the way she dips
[Chorus]
B5 A5 'Cause she's my best friend's girl, B5 A5 She's my best friend's girl - irl, B5 E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 But she used to be mine, she's so ...fine!
[Guitar Solo break]
A5 B5 A5 B5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | A5 B5 | / / / / | / / / / | E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 3]
E5 A5 Always da - dancing down the street, B5 E5 A5 B5 With your suede blue eye - eyes, E5 A5 And every new ...boy ...that you meet, B5 E5 A5 Doesn't know the real surprise
[Chorus]
B5 E5 (Here she comes again!) A5 B5 E5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky,
(Here she comes again!)
A5 B5 E5 Oo, ...she'll make you flip,
(Here she comes again!)
A5 B5 E5 When she's dancing 'neath the starry sky,
(Here she comes again!)
A5 B5 A5 I kinda like the way ...I like the way she dips
[Chorus]
B5 A5 'Cause she's my best friend's girl, B5 A5 B5 She's my best friend's girl - irl - a - irl, E5 A5 B5 E5 A5 B5 She used to be mine, She's so ...fine!
[Coda]
E5 A5 B5 (My best friend's girl - friend!) E5 A5 B5 E5 Huh! She used to be mine!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
A5 B5 E5 (My best friend's girl - friend!) Yeah, yeah! A5 B5 E5 She used to be ...mine!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
A5 B5 E5 Yeah, yeah, yeah!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
A5 B5 E5 She used to be ...mine!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)
A5 B5 E5 (My best friend's girl - friend!) A5 B5 E5 (My best friend's girl - friend!)