Be Your Own Girl chords by
The Wallflowers

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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I know

D

D

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you're tired

C

C

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G

G

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of waking up on the floor

D

D

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Pushed to the edge with

C

C

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nothing heavy to hold

G

G

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D

D

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Using your clothes as a

C

C

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G

G

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blanket and a bed

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Holding your hands just to lay your head

Verse 2

C

C

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I know you don't remember

G

G

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Am

Am

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ever falling down

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C

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D

D

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Who picked you up, who gathered around

But you don't have to be

C

C

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D

D

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his girl

C

C

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And you don't have to be my girl

G

G

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You can always be your own

C

C

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girl

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Verse 3

G

G

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D

D

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With the sound of your feet you follow

C

C

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G

G

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yourself to sleep

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D

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C

C

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Restless and ageless and looking

for somethin' to keep

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G

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D

D

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When you fi nally fall asleep

C

C

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G

G

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you're awake in dreams

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Hanging by the ankles in a skeleton ravine

Verse 4

C

C

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I know you've kicked the lights,

G

G

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Am

Am

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fell on your shoes

C

C

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Punched out the colors,

D

D

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leaving you the blues

But you don't have to be

C

C

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D

D

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his girl

C

C

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And you don't have to be my girl

G

G

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You can always be your own girl

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Verse 5

G

G

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D

D

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There's a soft melody that's

C

C

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G

G

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ringing in my ears

D

D

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Simple and slow and it

C

C

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G

G

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always brings you here

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D

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With broken crayons

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C

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G

G

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you've scribbled on the wall

D

D

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C

C

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Shapes of nothing and shad

G

G

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ow box them all

Verse 6

C

C

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Your fingertips are broke

G

G

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Am

Am

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and your knees don't bend

C

C

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Your imagination took the worst

D

D

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hit and cut it's skin

But you don't have to be

C

C

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D

D

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his girl

C

C

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You don't have to be my girl

G

G

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You can always be your own

girl

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Verse 7

G

G

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D

D

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There's a soft melody that's

C

C

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G

G

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ringing in my ears

D

D

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And it's the same one you

C

C

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G

G

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could never avoid in yours

D

D

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C

C

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And if you lay down you can hear

G

G

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from tongue to tails

D

D

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About a tattooed rhythm and

C

C

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G

G

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drumming by color wheel

Verse 8

C

C

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G

G

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Your rung is broken on the

Am

Am

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bottom of the rope

C

C

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And you can't tie another,

D

D

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another knot of hope

C

C

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And you don't have to be his girl

D

D

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C

C

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And you don't have to be my girl

G

G

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C

C

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You can always be your own girl

Outro 1

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Chords

D
C
G
Am

Capo: No capo

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Be Your Own Girl by The Wallflowers is G major.

The primary chords used in Be Your Own Girl are D, C, G, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, C, G, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Be Your Own Girl is approximately 74 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Be Your Own Girl using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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