3 Chords used in the song: E, A, B

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E
A
Bite your face to spite your nose
E
A
17 and a half years old
E
A
I'm worrying about my brother finding out
E
A
Where's the fun in doing what you're told?
E
I said "No!B
A
Oh give it a rest, I could persuade you
E
B
I'm not your typical, stoned 18 year old
A
Give me a night I'll make you.
E
B
I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age,
A
But girl I'm not your saviour"E
B
Wrestle to the ground
A
God help me now
[Chorus]B,
F#,
E (in between the
F# and
E, you can slide from the fourth fret to
the sixth, on theD-string, like they do in the song)- repeat throughout
E
B
A
Cause they're just girls breaking heartsE
B
A
Eyes bright, uptight, just girlsE
B
A
But she can't be what you need if she's 17E
B
A
They're just girlsE
B
A
They're just girls
[Verse]
E
A
A pair of frozen hands to hold,
E
A
Oh she's so southern so she feels the cold,
E
One moment I was tearing off your blouse,
A
Now you're living in my house.
E
A
What happened to just messing around?
E
B
A
I said "Yo, I think I better go; I can't take you.
E
B
A
You just sit and get stoned with 30 year olds and you think you've made it.
E
B
A
Well, shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age instead of making changes?"E
B
Wrestle to the groundA
God help me now
[Chorus]E
B
A
Cause they're just girls breaking heartsE
B
A
Eyes bright, uptight, just girlsE
B
A
But she can't be what you need if she's 17E
B
A
They're just girlsE
B
A
They're just girls
[Verse]
A (x2)
E
B
I told her from the start
A (x2)
E
B
Destined to be hard
A (x2)
I told her from the start
E
B
I'll break your heart
A (x2)
Destined to be hard
E
B
Break your heart
E
B
A
I said "Yo, I think you'd better go; I can't take you.
E
B
I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age,
A
But girl I'm not your saviour.
E
B
A
Well, shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age instead of making changes?"E
B
Wrestle to the ground
A
God help me now
[Chorus]
(Chorus progression as before:B,
F#,
E, with the slide)
E
B
A
Cause they're just girls breaking heartsE
B
A
Eyes bright, uptight, just girlsE
B
A
But she can't be what you need if she's 17E
B
A
They're just girlsE
B
A
They're just girlsE
B
A
Cause they're just girls breaking heartsE
B
A
Eyes bright, uptight, just girlsE
B
A
But she can't be what you need if she's 17E
B
A
They're just girlsE
B
A
They're just girlsE
B
A
Cause they're just girls...E
B
A
Just girls, they're just girls...
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About this song: Girls
“Girls” was released as the fourth single off The 1975, November 11th 2013.Matty tells us about squiring and being squired by younger girls to the bounce of Off the Wall era MJ. Read more on Last.fm.