The Girl I Left Behind Me The Avett Brothers, Live At The House of Blues VERSE 1 G C G D WROTE HER A LETTER WHEN I’D KNOWN BETTER AND ASKED HER TO BE MY WIFE G C D G ALONG CAME A FELLER AND HIT ME ON THE SMELLER AND IT ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE CHORUS G C OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL G D THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME G C THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR D G THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME VERSE2 G C G D RODE AHEAD TO THE PLACE SHE SAID AND ALWAYS THERE YOU'LL SEE G C D G SHE SAID "I'M TRUE, WHEN YOU GET THROUGH, RIDE BACK AND YOU WILL FIND ME." CHORUS G C OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL G D THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME G C THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR D G THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME VERSE 3 G C G D THE MONKEY AND THE FROG, THE TURTLE AND THE DOG, THE CHICK, THE WEASEL, AND THE FLEA G C D G THE FUZZY RACCOON AND THE UGLY BABOON, THEY ALL GOT A WIFE BUT ME CHORUS G C OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL G D THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME G C THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR D G THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME VERSE 4 G C G D LAST NIGHT I SLEPT IN A SYCAMORE TREE WITH THE WIND AND THE RAIN ALL AROUND ME G C D G TONIGHT I'LL SLEEP IN A WARM FEATHER BED WITH THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME CHORUS G C OH THAT GIRL, THAT PRETTY LITTLE GIRL G D THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME G C THE ROSY CHEEKS AND THE CURLY HAIR D G THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
