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This Years Girl

Elvis Costello
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
x 2 4 4 5 2
{section: Intro}
{sot}G|-6/7\6------| |-4/5\5-------|
D|-x-x-x-7-2--| |-x-x-x-5-4-2-|
A|-4/5\4-x-x--| |-2/3\2-x-x-x-|
E|-------5-0--| x5 |-------3-2-0-|{eot}
(riff 2)
Repeat intro, then the same chords as verse 1.
Still you're hoping that she's well spoken 'cause she's this year's girl.
You want her broken with her mouth wide open 'cause she's this year's girl.
Never knowing (if?) it's a real attraction, all these promises of satisfaction,
while she's being bored to distraction being this year's girl.
There'd be no doubt, only she's forgotten much more than she's lost.
(riff 2)
{section: Outro}
play intro riff then i do something like this:
{sot}e|-0--0~----------0-|
B|-0--0~----------0-|
G|-9--9--7~---/9--9-|
D|-9--9--7~---/9--9-|
A|-7--7--5~---/7--7-|
E|----------0~-0--0-| play a few times then end on the big E chord{eot}
{section: Riff 1}
G|-----2-----|
D|-2h4---4-2-|{eot}
{section: Riff 2}
play before the D at the start of each verse after intro riff)
{sot}A|-0-0-2-2-4-4-|{eot}

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Arrangement source for This Years Girl by Elvis Costello

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[Bmsus4]E A D G B e
x 2 4 4 5 2

{section: Intro}
[D] [C] [D] [C]

{sot}G|-6/7\6------|    |-4/5\5-------|
D|-x-x-x-7-2--|    |-x-x-x-5-4-2-|
A|-4/5\4-x-x--|    |-2/3\2-x-x-x-|
E|-------5-0--| x5 |-------3-2-0-|{eot}

(riff 2)
[D]  See her picture in a th[Bm]ousand places 'cause she's th[A]is year's girl.
[D]  You think you all own l[Bm]ittle pieces of t[F#m]his year's girl.
[G]  Forget your f[A]ancy manners,[G] forget your [A]English grammar,
[G]  'cause you don't really g[A]ive a damn about [Dsus4]this year's girl[D].   [Dsus2]         [D]

Repeat intro, then the same chords as verse 1.

Still you're hoping that she's well spoken 'cause she's this year's girl.
You want her broken with her mouth wide open 'cause she's this year's girl.
Never knowing (if?) it's a real attraction, all these promises of satisfaction,
while she's being bored to distraction being this year's girl.

T[Bm]ime's running out. She's not h[G]appy with the c[D]ost.
  [E7]                       intro riff                          [E]
There'd be no doubt, only she's forgotten much more than she's lost.

(riff 2)
[D]  A bright spark might c[Bm]orner the market in th[A]is year's girl.
[D]  You see yourself rolling [Bm]on the carpet with t[F#m]his year's girl.
[G]  Those disco s[A]ynthezisers,[G] those daily tr[A]anquilizers,
[G]  those body b[A]uilding prizes,[G] those bedroom [A]alibis;
[G]  all this, but n[A]o surprises for [Dsus4]this year's g[D]irl.  [Bmsus4]          [Bm]
[G]  All this, but n[A]o surprises for t[F#m]his year's girl. [Bmsus4]         [Bm]
[G]  All this, but n[A]o surprises for [Dsus4]this year's g[D]irl.

{section: Outro}
play intro riff then i do something like this:

{sot}e|-0--0~----------0-|
B|-0--0~----------0-|
G|-9--9--7~---/9--9-|
D|-9--9--7~---/9--9-|
A|-7--7--5~---/7--7-|
E|----------0~-0--0-| play a few times then end on the big E chord{eot}

{section: Riff 1}
{sot}between [F#m] and [G])
G|-----2-----|
D|-2h4---4-2-|{eot}

{section: Riff 2}
play before the D at the start of each verse after intro riff)
{sot}A|-0-0-2-2-4-4-|{eot}

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