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Album:The Civil Wars

Year:2013

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I Had Me A Girl


Tuning: DADGAD 
3 
capo 3 -- all tabs relative to capo 

The song revolves around these A couple chord-based riffs 

I've tabbed out the strum pattern as best as I could, but listen for the exact one 
Chords 

D|-0-0-0-0-0-| 
A|-0-0-0-0-0-| 
D|-2-7-9-5-4-| 
G|-0-5-7-3-2-| 
A|-0-5-7-3-2-| 
D|-0-5-7-3-2-| 
   D G A F E 


Intro 

D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
D|-------------2p0----------| 
G|-5p3-----3h5-----3p0--3s5-| 
A|-----3-3------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 


Riff 1 
D|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
A|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
D|-2--222--2--2--2--2--222--2--2--2--2--222--2--2--2--2--2--2--| 
G|-0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
A|-0--000--0--0--3--0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--| 
D|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--5--0--000--5--3--3--5--3--0--| 

Riff 2 
D|--0-0-0--0--| 
A|--0-0-0--0--| 
D|--2-2-2--2--| 
G|--0-0-0--0--| 
A|--3-3-3--0--| 
D|--3-3-3--0--| 

Riff 3 
D|-0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--| 
A|-0--000--0--0--3--0--000--3--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--| 
D|-2--222--2--2--2--2--222--2--2--0--2--222--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2--| repeat 
G|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--5--3--3--5--3--0--0-0-0-0--| 
A|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-3-3-0--| 
D|-0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0--| 
Lyrics Intro Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 1 I had me a girl who taught me those things a young man should know Riff 2 Riff 1 Down, down on my knees I'd be and I'd plead to learn a little bit more G D Oh that woman she taught me to pray G A I saw heaven everyday Lord, she could Riff 1 Ooooooooooh Riff 2 Riff 1 Ooooooooooh Riff 1 I had me a boy Who buttoned me down and drew me a line Riff 2 Riff 1 He, he washed me as clean as a sinner could be showed me the light G D Oh that boy he taught me to pray G A But for all of his spit-shinin' ways Lord he could Riff 1 Ooooooooooooh Riff 2 Riff 1 Ooooooooooooh Bridge F E D D D D repeat Riff 3 I had me a girl like cigarette smoke she came and she went Riff 2 Riff 3 I slipped through his hands to my back door man under his chin G D Oh that woman she taught me to pray G A But for all of her wandering' waaaaaaaaaaaays She could Riff 1 Oooooooooooooooooooooooh Riff 2 Play until you feel like stopping.
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