A Girl Like You chords by Edwyn Collins (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cm
Ab/C
Bb/C

Intro 1

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Verse 1
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
I've never known a girl like you    before
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
Now just like in a song from days   of yore
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
Here you come a-knockin',
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
knockin' on     my door
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
And I've never met a girl like you    before
Ab/C 
Cm 

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Interlude 1

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Verse 2
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
You give me just a taste, so I      want more
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
Now my hands are bleeding
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
and my knees  are raw
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
'Cause now you've got me crawlin',
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Bb/C 
crawlin' on     the floor
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
And I've never known a girl like you    before
Ab/C 
Cm 

Interlude 2

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Bridge 1
Cm 
You've made me acknowledge the
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
devil  in me
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
Hope that I'm talkin' allegorically
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
Know that I'm talkin' about the way    I feel
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
And I've never known a girl like you    before
Ab/C 
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
Never, never, never, never
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
Never known a girl like you    before

Interlude 3

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Bb/C

Ab/C

Bridge 2
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
This old town's changed so much
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
Don't feel that I      belong
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
Too many protest singers,
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
not enough protest songs
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
And now you've come along,
Cm 
Ab/C 
Bb/C 
yes, you've come along
Cm 
Ab/C 
Cm 
And I never met a girl like you    before
Ab/C 
Cm 
Yeah, it's all

Outro 1
Cm 
(right)
Ab/C 
Yeah, it's all right
Bb/C 
Cm 
Yeah, it's all right
Ab/C 
Yeah, it's all right
Cm 
Cm 
Yeah, it's all right
Ab/C 
Yeah, it's all right
Bb/C 
Cm 
Yeah, it's all right
Ab/C 
Yeah, it's all right
Cm 
[Repeat and fade]

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Cm
Ab/C
Bb/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C minorBPM: 126

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1

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This is the definitive original version of A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C minor. It suits players who want to learn A Girl Like You the way Edwyn Collins intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.