E                                                F#m 
Well Sometimes I Go Out, By Myself, And I Look Across The Water. 
             E  
And I Think Of All The Things, Of What You're Doing, 
And in my head I Paint  
  F#m 
A Picture. 
       A                             G#m              A 
'Cause since I've Come Home, Well My Body's Been a Mess, 
And I Miss Your  
                 G#m                    A 
ginger Hair, And The Way You Like To Dress. 
A                  G#m                        B  
Won't You Come On Over, Stop Making A Fool Out Of Me, 
Why Dont You Come On  
  E 
Over,  
   E  
Valerie. 
   F#m 
Valerie 
   E 
Valerie 
   F#m 
Valerie 
        E                                                         
Did You Have To Go To Jail, 
Put Your House Out Up For Sale, Did You Get a  
     F#m 
Good Lawyer. 
           E                                                                
I Hope You Didnt Catch a Tan, 
I Hope You Find The Right Man, Who'll Fix It  
F#m 
For You. 
        E             F#m 
Are You Shopping Anywhere, 
Change The Color Of Your Hair, And Are You Busy. 
        E                                                                  
Did You Have To Pay That Fine, 
That You Were Dodging All The Time, Are You  
     F#m 
Still Dizzy. 
     A                          G#m             A 
Well Since I Come Home, Well My Body's Been a Mess, 
And I Miss Your Tender  
              G#m                    A 
Hair, And The Way You Like To Dress. 
A                     G#m                        B 
Wont You Come On Over, Stop Making a Fool Out Of Me, 
Oh Why Don't You Come  
             E 
On Over, Valerie. 
   F#m 
Valerie 
   E 
Valerie 
   F#m 
Valerie 
         E                                                F#m 
Well Sometimes I Go Out, By Myself, And I Look Across The Water. 
       E                              
And I Think Of All The Things, of What You're Doing, 
And In My Head I Paint  
  F#m 
A Picture. 
       A                            G#m             A 
´cause since I've Come Home, Well My Body's Been a Mess, 
And I Miss Your  
                    G#m                 A 
Tender Hair, And The Way You Like To Dress. 
 
A                      G#m                        B 
Won't You Come On Over, Stop Making a Fool Out Of Me, 
Why Dont You Come On  
Over,  
    E 
Valerie. 
    F#m 
Valerie 
    E 
Valerie 
    F#m 
Valerie 
    E 
Valerie 
    F#m 
Valerie 
    E 
Valerie 
    F#m 
Valerie 
 
B                     F#m       E 
Why Don't You Come On Over Valerie... 

 Capo 3

      C                                                  Dm 
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water 
      C                                          
And I think of all the things, what you're doing 
                          Dm 
and in my head I paint a picture 
 
Chorus: 
      F                                Em 
'Cos since I've come on home, well my body's been a mess 
         F                               Em 
And I've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress 
F                       C                         G 
Won't you come on over, stop making a fool out of me 
                                   C         Dm           C      
Why don't you come on over Va-a-lerie, Valerie-e-ee, Va-a-alerie,
       Dm     
Valerie-e-ee 
 
        C                                                  
Did you have to go to jail, put your house on up for sale, 
                    Dm 
did you get a good lawyer 
           C                                      
I hope you didn't catch a tan, I hope you found the right man 
                Dm 
who'll fix it for ya 
        C                                                Dm 
Are you shoppin' anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, 
are you busy? 
            C                                     
And did you have to pay that fine you was dodging 
                           Dm 
all the time are you still dizzy 
      Dm 
still dizzy? 
 
Chorus 
 
          C (N/C)                             Dm ( N/C)  Dm (N/C) 
Well sometimes I go out by myself and I look across the water 
        C                                        
And I think of all the things, what you're doing 
                          Dm 
and in my head I paint a picture 
 
Chorus 
 
     C           Dm 
mmm Valerie     Valerie-e-ee 
     C                 Dm 
Valerie-e-ee, Va-a-le-rieee 
                               C 
Why dont you come on over Valerie... 

 Intro: Bb5/F ~ C5/G F5/C

F5/C      Ebmaj
Well, sometimes I go out by myself
                      Fm7
And I look across the water.
      Ebmaj
And I think of all the things, what you’re doing,
                         Fm7
And in my head I paint a picture.

   Ab
   Since I’ve come home,
            Gm7
   Well, my body’s been a mess.
            Ab
   And I’ve missed your ginger hair
           Gm7
   And the way you like to dress.

 Ab
   Won’t you come on over?
 Gm7                         Bb
   Stop making a fool out of me.
                                   Ebmaj
   Why don’t you come on over, Valerie,
       Fm7      Ebmaj    Fm7
   Valerie, Valerie, Valerie.

        Ebmaj
Did you have to go to jail,
Put your house on up for sale,
                   Fm7
Did you get a good lawyer?
         Ebmaj
Hope you didn’t catch a tan,
I hope you find the right man
                Fm7
Who will fix it for you.

        Ebmaj
Are you shopping anywhere,
Change the colour of your hair,
        Fm7
Are you busy?
            Ebmaj
And did you have to pay that fine
You were dodging all the time?
              Fm7
Are you still dizzy?

   Ab
   Since I’ve come home,
            Gm7
   Well, my body’s been a mess.
            Ab
   And I’ve missed your tender hair
           Gm7
   And the way you like to dress.

 Ab
   Won’t you come on over?
 Gm7                         Bb
   Stop making a fool out of me.
                                   Ebmaj
   Why don’t you come on over, Valerie,
       Fm7      Ebmaj    Fm7
   Valerie, Valerie, Valerie.

          Ebmaj
Well, sometimes I go out by myself
                      Fm7
And I look across the water.
      Ebmaj
And I think of all the things, what you’re doing,
                     Fm7
In my head I paint a picture.

          Ab
   ‘Cause since I’ve come home,
            Gm7
   Well, my body’s been a mess.
            Ab
   And I’ve missed your tender hair
           Gm7
   And the way you like to dress.

 Ab
   Won’t you come on over?
 Gm7                         Bb
   Stop making a fool out of me.
                                   Ebmaj
   Why don’t you come on over, Valerie,
       Fm7      Ebmaj    Fm7
   Valerie, Valerie, Valerie.

            Ebmaj    Fm7      Ebmaj    Fm7
   Hey, Valerie, Valerie, Valerie, Valerie,
       Ebmaj    Fm7      Ebmaj
   Valerie, Valerie, Valerie.
         Fm7
   Oh, Vali, Vali, Vali, Vali, Vali…
         Ebmaj
   Oh, Valerie. 

 Intro: D D#  
  
Verse 1: 
         D                                          D#  
Well sometimes i go out by myself and i look across the water 
         D                                          D#  
And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head 
i make a picture  
 
Chorus: 
      G#maj7                          Gm  
'cos since i've come on home , well my body's been a mess 
           G#maj7                      Gm  
And i've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress 
 G#maj7            Gm                          A#  
Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me 
                            D#     D     D#  
Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie? 
 
Verse 2: 
         D                                     D#  
Did you have to go to jail, put your house up for sale, 
         D                                     D#  
did you get a good lawyer?   I hope you didnt catch a tan 
         D                                     D#  
I hope you find the right man who'll fix it up for ya 
         D                                     D#  
Are you shoppin' anywhere, changed the colour of your hair, 
are you busy? 
         D                                     D#  
And did you have to pay the fine you were dodging all the time 
are you still dizzy  
 
Chorus: 
      G#maj7                          Gm  
'cos since i've come on home , well my body's been a mess 
           G#maj7                      Gm  
And i've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress 
 G#maj7            Gm                          A#  
Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me 
                            D#   D   D#  
Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie? 
 
Verse 3: 
         D                                           D#  
Well sometimes i go out by myself and i look across the water 
         D                                           D#  
And I think of all the things, what you're doing and in my head 
i make a picture 
 
Chorus: 
      G#maj7                          Gm  
'cos since i've come on home , well my body's been a mess 
           G#maj7                      Gm  
And i've missed your ginger hair and the way you like to dress 
 G#maj7            Gm                          A#  
Won't you come on over stop making a fool out of me 
                            D#maj7   D   D#  
Why won't you come on over Valerie? Valerie?