Originally in Em, I play Em capo 4
Highest note is the 5
Intro
| Em |
| Em | |
| I | had me a boy, turned him into a man |
| Em | |
| I | showed him all the things that he didn’t understand |
| B | Em | |
| Who | a, then I let him | go |
| Em | |
| Now, there’s | one in California who’s been cursin’ my name |
| Em | |
| ‘Cause | I found me a better lover in the UK |
| B | Em | |
| Hey | hey, until I make my geta | way |
Instruments out, percussion only
| Em |
| 1-2-3 they gonna run back to me |
| Em | |
| ‘Cause | I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep |
| Em |
| 1-2-3 they gonna run back to me |
| Em | |
| They | always wanna come, but they never wanna leave |
| G | D |
| Ex’s and o | h’s |
| Em | |
| They h | aunt me |
| B | G | |
| Like g | ho-o-sts, they | want me |
| D | |
| To make them | all |
Vox on 5 of the minor key, which is the 2 and
the 7 of these chords
| Am | C | |
| They won | ’t let | go |
| Em | |
| Ex’s & | oh’s |
| Em |
| Em | |
| I | had a summer lover down in New Orleans |
| Em | |
| Kept him | warm in the winter, left him frozen in the spring |
| B | Em | |
| My | my, how the seasons go b | y |
| Em |
| I get high and I love to get low |
| Em | |
| So the | hearts keep breaking and the heads just roll |
| B | Em | |
| You kn | ow, that’s how the story goe | s |
Instruments out, percussion only
| Em |
| 1-2-3 they gonna run back to me |
| Em | |
| ‘Cause | I’m the best baby that they never gotta keep |
| Em |
| 1-2-3 they gonna run back to me |
| Em | |
| They | always wanna come, but they never wanna leave |
| G | D |
| Ex’s and o | h’s |
| Em | |
| They h | aunt me |
| B | G | |
| Like g | ho-o-sts, they | want me |
| D | |
| To make them | all |
| Am | C | |
| They won | ’t let | go |
| G | D | |
| My | ex’s and o | h’s |
| Em | |
| They h | aunt me |
| B | G | |
| Like g | ho-o-sts, they | want me |
| D | |
| To make them | all |
| Am | C | |
| They won | ’t let | go |
| Em | |
| Ex’s and | oh’s |
| Em | Em | B | Em |
| Em |
| 1-2-3 they gonna run back to me |
| Em |
| Climbing over mountains and a-sailing over seas |
| Em |
| 1-2-3 they gonna run back to me |
| Em |
| They always wanna come, but they never wanna leave |
| G | D | |
| My | ex’s and o | h’s |
| Em | |
| They h | aunt me |
| B | G | |
| Like g | ho-o-sts, they | want me |
| D | |
| To make them | all |
| Am | C | |
| They won | ’t let | go |
| G | D |
| Ex’s and o | h’s |
| Em | |
| They h | aunt me |
| B | G | |
| Like g | ho-o-sts, they | want me |
| D | |
| To make them | all |
| Am | C | |
| They won | ’t let | go |
| Em | |
| Ex’s and | oh’s |
Hard stop after four measures
| Em |