Intro:
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VERSE 1:
E A
I met a girl named Tara
E A/F#
and she lived in the heart of America.
E
She liked black caddies,
A
listened to Puff Daddy
E A/F#
danced until her legs were sore.
E A
She worked around a corner
E A/F#
at a diner with a grouchy owner.
E A E
And her boyfriend Shady dates another girl named Katie,
A/F#
he loves her definitely maybe.
E
Don't think I can take it,
B
wake me when it's over.
C#m
She lives so far away,
A
I wish that it was closer.
E
I see you everyday,
B
I'm too scared to go over.
C#m
I wonder what she'd say,
A
I barely even know her
CHORUS:
E - E
And how much longer
B - B
Will this keep getting stronger?
C#m
I wonder what she's doing
A
When I'm singing myself to sleep
E
Cause he's a faker,
B
So see ya later.
C#m
I wonder when you'll realize that she means
A
А lot more to me
VERSE 2:
E B
I saw you in the hallway
E A
When my last class was just over
E B
It was Friday, school was out
F# B
Tonight, everything seems to be alright
E
I said,
A E B
"Yo, are you going to the party at the cove?"
She said,
E A
"He's picking me up at 6 again,
F# B
and I don't wanna disappoint my boyfriend."
CHORUS:
E
And how much longer
B
Will this keep getting stronger?
C#m
I wonder what she's doing
A
When I'm singing myself to sleep
E
Cause he's a faker,
B
So see ya later.
C#m
I wonder when you'll realize that she means
A
А lot more to me
BRIDGE:
E A
And she's staring at his picture hanging in her locker,
C#m B
she's telling all the girls about all the things that he bought her
E A
I saw what really happened all those time he went for water,
C#m B
when we were at the movie theatre
watching Harry Potter
E
He had his hands on
A C#m
Every single girl he laid his eyes on
B
Hate to break it to ya,
He's a pylon
E A
And even when he kissed her,
C#m B
He was looking over staring at her sister.
CHORUS:
E - E
And how much longer
B - B
Will this keep getting stronger?
C#m
I wonder what she's doing
A
When I'm singing myself to sleep
E - E
Cause he's a faker,
B - B
So see ya later.
C#m
I wonder when you'll realize that she means
A
А lot more to me
VERSE 1 REPRISE (fast; played in the style of the chorus):
E B
I met a girl named Tara
C#m A
And she lived in the heart of America
E
She liked black caddies,
B
Listened to Puff Daddy
C#m A
And danced until her legs were sore.
E B
She worked around a corner
C#m A
At a diner with a grouchy owner
E B C#m
And her boyfriend Shady dates another girl named Katie,
A
He loves her definitely maybe.
Outro: E
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