No Doubt – Just A Girl
216 bpm 4/4 Strumming [Tragic Kingdom 1995]
Intro
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Verse 1
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Take this pink ribbon off my eyes…
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I'm exposed… and it's no big surprise…
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Don't you think I know exactly where I-iii stand…
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This world is forcing me to hold your-rrr hand…
Chorus 1
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'cause I’m just a girl… Little ol' me…
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Well don't let me out of your-rrr sight…
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Oh… I'm just a girl… All pretty and petite…
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So don't let me have any-yyy rights…
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Oh-hhh-hhh… I've had it up-ppp to here…
Interlude
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Verse 2
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The moment… that I step out-ttt-side…
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So many reasons for me to run and hide…
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I can't do the little things…
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I hold so-ooo dear…
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'cause it's all those little things…
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that I-iii fear-rrr…
Chorus 2
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'cause I’m just a girl… I'd rather not be…
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'cause they won't let me drive late at-ttt night…
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Oh… I'm just a girl… Guess I'm some kind of freak…
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'cause they all sit and stare with their…
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eyes-sss-sss…
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Oh… I'm just a girl… Take a good look at me…
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Just your typical prototype-eee-eee…
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Oh-hhh-hhh… I've had it up-ppp to here…
Solo
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Bridge
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Oh-hhh-hhh… am I making my-yyy-self…
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clear…
Refrain
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I'm just a girl…
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I'm just a girl in the world…
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That's all that you'll let me-eee be-eee…
Chorus 3
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Oh… I'm just a girl… living in captivity…
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Your rule of thumb makes me worrisome-eee…
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Oh… I'm just a girl… What's-sss my destiny…
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What I've succumbed to is making me-eee numb-bbb…
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Oh… I'm just a girl… My… apologies…
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What I've become is so burdensome-eee…
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Oh… I'm just a girl… Lucky me-eee…
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Twiddle-dum there's no compari-iii-son-nnn…
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Oh-hhh-hhh… I've had it up-ppp to…
Outro
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Oh-hhh-hhh… I've had it up-ppp to…
(Slower Tempo)
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Oh-hhh-hhh… I've had it up-ppp to… here…
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