The Civil Wars – I Had Me A Girl (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
• Capo 3
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Chords
Transcribed by: Tyler Anderson
The song revolves around these A couple chord-based riffs
I've tabbed out the strum pattern as best as I could, but listen for the exact one
Chords
D|-0-0-0-0-0-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-2-7-9-5-4-| G|-0-5-7-3-2-| A|-0-5-7-3-2-| D|-0-5-7-3-2-| D G A F E [Intro] D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| D|-------------2p0----------| G|-5p3-----3h5-----3p0--3s5-| A|-----3-3------------------| D|--------------------------| Riff 1 D|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| A|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| D|-2--222--2--2--2--2--222--2--2--2--2--222--2--2--2--2--2--2--| G|-0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| A|-0--000--0--0--3--0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| D|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--5--0--000--5--3--3--5--3--0--| Riff 2 D|--0-0-0--0--| A|--0-0-0--0--| D|--2-2-2--2--| G|--0-0-0--0--| A|--3-3-3--0--| D|--3-3-3--0--| Riff 3 D|-0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--| A|-0--000--0--0--3--0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--| D|-2--222--2--2--2--2--222--2--2--0--2--222--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--| repeat G|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--5--3--3--5--3--0--0-0-0-0--| A|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-3-3-0--| D|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--|
Lyrics
[Intro]
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 1
[Verse 1]
Riff 1
I had me a girl
who taught me those things
a young man should know
Riff 2
Riff 1
Down, down on my knees
I'd be and I'd plead
to learn a little bit more
G D
Oh that woman she taught me to pray
G A
I saw heaven everyday
Lord, she could
[Chorus]
Riff 1
Ooooooooooh
Riff 2
Riff 1
Ooooooooooh
[Verse 2]
Riff 1
I had me a boy
Who buttoned me down
and drew me a line
Riff 2
Riff 1
He, he washed me as clean
as a sinner could be
showed me the light
G D
Oh that boy he taught me to pray
G A
But for all of his spit-shinin' ways
Lord he could
[Chorus]
Riff 1
Ooooooooooooh
Riff 2
Riff 1
Ooooooooooooh
[Bridge]
F E D D D D repeat
[Verse 3]
Riff 3
I had me a girl
like cigarette smoke
she came and she went
Riff 2
Riff 3
I slipped through his hands
to my back door man
under his chin
G D
Oh that woman she taught me to pray
G A
But for all of her wandering' waaaaaaaaaaaays
She could
[Chorus]
Riff 1
Oooooooooooooooooooooooh
Riff 2
Play until you feel like stopping.
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| s Slide
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