Uptown Girl Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
UPTOWN GIRL - Me first and the Gimme Gimmes
By: Geoff Hansen
p=palm mute
e-|---------verse-x4----------------|-----------------chorus-x2-------------| B-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D-|-2-2-2--4-4-4--6-6-6--7--9-------|-------------------4-4-4-4-------------| A-|-2-2-2--4-4-4--6-6-6--7--9-------|-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----| E-|-0-0-0--2-2-2--4-4-4--5--7-------|-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0----| e-|-----------------------end chorus--x1----------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------| A-|-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------| E-|-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2----p-p-p---------------------------------|
p p p p p p
e-|-----------------Bridge-x2--------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------------| D-|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--7--------------| A-|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9--7--------------| E-|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--5--------------|
Then play
verse x2
chorus x2
end chorus x1
verse x2 (only strum each chord once)
Bridge x2
verse x4
Title: Uptown Girl
Artist: Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
Transcribed by: Alan Good
Anyone who'se Irish or British probably hates this song, due to the terrible Westlife
version of it that was played endlessly on the radio a few years back. However this version
by a little-known band called Me First And The Gimme Gimmes is actually pretty cool. It's done
in a sort of punk-ska style, so turn up the distortion on your guitar! You can find
song easily on the net, although a lot of the files are mis-named and
say that it is done by Weezer (gotta agree, his voice sounds very
similar to Rivers Cuomo) Anyway, here's how i play it, enjoy
Standard Tuning (EBGDAE)
Chords Used:
[E5] [F#5] [G5] [G#5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5] [C5] [D5] [Em]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------5----7----9-----------------------------------| D----2----4----5----6----7----8----9----5----7----9-----------------------------------| A----2----4----5----6----7----8----9----3----5----7-----------------------------------| E----0----2----3----4----5----6----7--------------------------------------------------|
[E5]Uptown girl[F#5]
She's been living in her [G#5]uptown world
[A5]I bet she [B5]never had a b[E5]ack street guy[F#5]
I bet her mama never [G#5]told her why
[A5]I'm gonna t[B5]ry for an
[E5]Uptown girl[F#5]
She's been living in her [G#m]white bread world
[A5]As long as an[B5]yone with hot[E5] blood can[F#5]
And now she's looking for a [G#5]downtown man
[A5]That's what I am[B5]
[C5]And when she [A5]knows what
She [D5]wants from her [G5]time
[C5]And when she [A5]wakes up
And [D5]makes up her [G5]mind
[C5]She'll see I'm n[G5]ot so tough
[A5]Just because
[B5]I'm in love with an
[E5]Uptown girl[F#5]
You know I've seen her in her [G#m]uptown world
[A5]She's getting [B5]tired of her h[E5]igh class toys[F#5]
And all her presents from her [G#m]uptown boys
[A5]She's got a ch[B5]oice
[G5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5] [A5]
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
[G5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5]
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
[E5]Uptown girl[F#5]
You know I can't afford to [G#m]buy her pearls
[A5]But maybe so[B5]meday when my shi[E]p comes in[F#5]
She'll understand what kind of [G#m]guy I've been
[A5]And then I'll wi[B5]n
[C5]And when she's [A5]walking
She's [D5]looking so [G5]fine
[C5]And when she's [A5]talking
She'll [D5]say that she's [G5]mine
[C5]She'll say I'm n[G5]ot so tough
[A5]Just because
[B5]I'm in love with an
[E5]Uptown girl[F#5]
She's been living in her [G#m]white bread world
[A5]As long as an[B5]yone with hot[E5] blood can[F#5]
And now she's looking for a [G#5]downtown man
[A5]That's what I am[B5]
[G5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5] [A5]
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
[G5] [A5] [Bb5] [B5]
Whoo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oah
[E5]Uptown girl[F#5]
my uptown g[G#5]irl
You k[A5]now I'm in l[B5]ove
With an [E5]uptown girl[F#5]
My uptown g[G#5]irl
You k[A5]now I'm in l[B5]ove
With an [E5]uptown girl[F#5]
My uptown g[G#5]irl
[A5]Yeah, [B5]yeah
[Em]Uptown girl[B5]
My uptown [A5]girl[G#5] [F#5] [E5]
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