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Is She Really Going Out With Him?
Joe Jackson
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Chorus Strum: D X U D X U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Bridge Strum: < < D U D U 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
Capo 5 (originally recorded capo 3)
Intro: / Bm7 - - - / C - - - / D7sus4 - - - / - - - - /
/ G - D - / F - C - / x2
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street.
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
From my window I'm staring while my coffee grows cold.
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
Look over there! (Where?) There, there's a lady that I used to know.
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
She's married now, or engaged, or something, so I am told.
Chorus:
C D/G (½) G (½)
Is she really going out with him?
C / Bm - - Em D /
Is she really gonna take him home tonight?
C D (½) Em (½)
Is she really going out with him?
C
'Cause if my eyes don't deceive me,
D
There's something going wrong around here.
/ G - D - / F - C - / x2
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
Tonight's the night when I go to all the parties down my street.
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
I wash my hair and I kid myself I look real smooth.
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
Look over there! (Where?) There, here comes Jeanie with her new boyfriend.
G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½) G (½) D (½) F (½) C (½)
They say that looks don't count for much, if so, there goes your proof.
Chorus
/ G - D - / F - C - / x2
Bm7 C D7sus4 E7sus4
But if looks could kill, there's a man there who's more down as
Bm7 C D7sus4 E7sus4
dead. 'Cause I've had my fill, "Listen you, take your hands off her
Bm7 C D7sus4 E7sus4
head!" I get so mean around this scene! Hey, hey,
/ D7sus4 - - - / E7sus4 - - - / D7sus4 - - - / - - - - /
hey
/ G - D - / F - C - / x2
Chorus
/ G - D - / F - C - / x4
End on G
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.