Title: Uptown Girl
Artist: Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Transcribed by: Alan Good
Anyone who'se Irish or British probably hates this song, due to the terrible Westlife
version of it that was played endlessly on the radio a few years back. However this version
by a little-known band called Me First And The Gimme Gimmes is actually pretty cool. It's done
in a sort of punk-ska style, so turn up the distortion on your guitar! You can find
song easily on the net, although a lot of the files are mis-named and
say that it is done by Weezer (gotta agree, his voice sounds very
similar to Rivers Cuomo) Anyway, here's how i play it, enjoy
Standard Tuning (EBGDAE)
Chords Used:
E5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5 Em
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------5----7----9-----------------------------------|
D----2----4----5----6----7----8----9----5----7----9-----------------------------------|
A----2----4----5----6----7----8----9----3----5----7-----------------------------------|
E----0----2----3----4----5----6----7--------------------------------------------------|
E5 F#5
Uptown girl
G#5
She's been living in her uptown world
A5 B5 E5 F#5
I bet she never had a back street guy
G#5
I bet her mama never told her why
A5 B5
I'm gonna try for an
E5 F#5
Uptown girl
G#m
She's been living in her white bread world
A5 B5 E5 F#5
As long as anyone with hot blood can
G#5
And now she's looking for a downtown man
A5 B5
That's what I am
C5 A5
And when she knows what
D5 G5
She wants from her time
C5 A5
And when she wakes up
D5 G5
And makes up her mind
C5 G5
She'll see I'm not so tough
A5
Just because
B5
I'm in love with an
E5 F#5
Uptown girl
G#m
You know I've seen her in her uptown world
A5 B5 E5 F#5
She's getting tired of her high class toys
G#m
And all her presents from her uptown boys
A5 B5
She's got a choice
G5 A5 Bb5 B5 A5
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
G5 A5 Bb5 B5
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
E5 F#5
Uptown girl
G#m
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
A5 B5 E F#5
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
G#m
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
A5 B5
And then I'll win
C5 A5
And when she's walking
D5 G5
She's looking so fine
C5 A5
And when she's talking
D5 G5
She'll say that she's mine
C5 G5
She'll say I'm not so tough
A5
Just because
B5
I'm in love with an
E5 F#5
Uptown girl
G#m
She's been living in her white bread world
A5 B5 E5 F#5
As long as anyone with hot blood can
G#5
And now she's looking for a downtown man
A5 B5
That's what I am
G5 A5 Bb5 B5 A5
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
G5 A5 Bb5 B5
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
E5 F#5
Uptown girl
G#5
my uptown girl
A5 B5
You know I'm in love
E5 F#5
With an uptown girl
G#5
My uptown girl
A5 B5
You know I'm in love
E5 F#5
With an uptown girl
G#5
My uptown girl
A5 B5
Yeah, yeah
Em B5
Uptown girl
A5 G#5 F#5 E5
My uptown girl
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