Just A Girl

Just a Girl - written by No Doubt

transcribed by - Joe Lupo (jlupo@eden.rutgers.edu)

Verse music:

|--------mute----------|

e|------|--------------------------|------------|-

b|------|--------------------------|------------|-

g|----2-|.----------------------2-.|------------|-

d|--0---|.-----0------0-----2-0---.|---0---0----|-

a|------|--2-2----1-1----0---------|-2---1---0--|-

e|------|--------------------------|------------|-

(chords listed over lyrics)

(repeat once)

e|----7-10-9-7---------------7-10-9-7---------------|-

b|--7----------7--------7--7----------7--------7----|-

g|.--------------9--7-9-----------------9--7-9-----.|-

d|.----------------------------------------------9-.|-

a|--------------------------------------------------|-

e|--------------------------------------------------|-

Lyrics:

<verse music with muted part 11 times>

<vocals come in on 5th time>

Take this pink ribbon off my eyes

I'm exposed

And it's no big surprise

Don't you think I know

Exactly where I stand

This world is forcing me

To hold your hand

'Cause I am just a girl, little ol' me

Don't let me out of your sight

I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite

So don't let me have any rights

G C (the G and C are palm muted)

Oh...I've had it up to here!

<verse music with muted part 9 times>

<vocals come in on 3rd time>

The moment that I step outside

So many reasons

For me to run and hide

I can't do the little things

I hold so dear

'Cause it's all those little things

That I fear

'Cause I am just a girl

I'd rather not be

'Cause they won't let me drive

Late at night

I'm just a girl

Guess I'm some kind of freak

'Cause they all sit and stare

With their eyes

I'm just a girl

Take a good look at me

Just your typical prototype

G C (the G and C are palm muted)

Oh...I've had it up to here!

<solo over chorus music>

<do the Bm-A-G-A thing 4 times>

G C (G and C muted)

Oh...I am making myself clear?

<verse music with muted part 7 times>

<vocals come in on 3rd time>

I'm just a girl

I'm just a girl in the world...

That's all that you'll let me be!

I'm just a girl, living in captivity

Your rule of thumb

Makes me worry some

I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?

What I've succumbed to

Is making me numb

I'm just a girl, my apologies

What I've become is so burdensome

I'm just a girl, lucky me

Twiddle-dum there's no comparison

G C (G's and C's muted throughout)

Oh...I've had it up to!

Oh...I've had it up to!

Oh...I've had it up to here!

(slow down on the last G and let the final Bm ring out)

I don't have the album with me right now, so the timing for the

chorus may be a little off. If there are any corrections or comments

send them to: jlupo@eden.rutgers.edu

thank you