Originally in B, I play in G, as barre chords
| G | G | C | D |
| G | G | Am7 | D |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, but I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
| G | C | D | G |
| I’m not the kinda girl | who gives up | just like | that |
| C | D | |
| Oh | no |
| G | C | D | |
| It’s | not the things you do that tease and | hurt me | bad |
| G | C | D |
| But it’s the way you do the things you | do to | me |
| G | C | D | G |
| I’m not the kinda girl | who gives up | just like | that |
| C | D | |
| Oh | no |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, but I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
| C | D |
| Number | one |
| C | D | D7 |
| Number | one |
| G | C | D |
| Every girl wants you to b | e her | man |
| G | C | D |
| But I’ll wait, my dear, ‘til it’s | my | turn |
| G | C | D | G |
| I’m not the kinda girl | who gives up | just like | that |
| C | D | |
| Oh | no |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, but I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
| C | D |
| Number | one |
| C | D | D7 |
| Number | one |
| G | G | C | D |
| G | G | Am7 | D |
| G | C | D |
| Every girl wants you to b | e her | man |
| G | C | D |
| But I’ll wait, my dear, ‘til it’s | my | turn |
| G | C | D | G |
| I’m not the kinda girl | who gives up | just like | that |
| C | D | |
| Oh | no |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, but I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
| C | D |
| Number | one |
| C | D |
| Number | one |
| C | D | D7 |
| Number | one |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, but I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, but I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
Slight rhythmic variation here
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D |
| I’m gonna be your | number | one |
| G | C | D | |
| The | tide is high, I’m | holding | on |
| G | C | D | |
| I’m | gonna be your number one, your | number | one |
| G | G | C | D |
| G | G | Am7 | D |
| G |