The Civil Wars – I Had Me A Girl (Ukulele)
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Chords
[Verse]
Em [tab] B Who taught me those things Em A young man should know Em Down down on my knees B I’d beg and I’d plead Em To learn a little bit more
[PreChorus]
A Em Oh that woman taught me to pray A B I saw Heaven every day
Lord she could
[Chorus]
Em
Ooooooooh oooh oooh oohooooooooh oooh oooh ooh
B ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh Em ooooooooh
[Verse]
Em I had me a boy B who buttoned me down Em Drew me a line Em He he washed me as clean B As a sinner could be Em Showed me the light A Em Oh that boy he taught me to pray A B But for all of his spit-shinin’ ways
Lord he could
[Chorus]
Em
Ooooooooh oooh oooh oohooooooooh oooh oooh ooh
B ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh Em ooooooooh
[Instrumental part]
G G/F# Em x3
G A B
Em B Em x2 in the original song this part is almost a capella but I'm adding chords anyway for convenience Em I had me a girl B Like cigarette smoke Em She came and she went Em I slipped through his hands B To my back door man Em Under his chin A Em Oh that woman taught me to pray A B But for all her wandering ways
She could
[Chorus] x2
Em
Ooooooooh oooh oooh oohooooooooh oooh oooh ooh
B ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh Em ooooooooh
B Em