Emily chords by
Bowling For Soup (Official Version)
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1
A5 A5 
 
C#5 C#5 
 
It wasn't supposed to be like this
F#5 F#5 
 
Another dose of unhapiness
D5 D5 
 
I gave it all and managed
to get shot down yet again
A5 A5 
 
So I got drunk,
C#5 C#5 
 
had sex with all your friends
F#5 F#5 
 
D5 D5 
 
You told me that I should never

Chorus 1
call your house again
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
You saved the day
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
F#5 F#5 
 
A5 A5 
 
B5 B5 
 
When you threw me away
A A 
 
E E 
 
She was always such a pretty girl
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Nobody like her in the world
A A 
 
E E 
 
A little piece of heavenly
Bm Bm 
 
That no  one else could stand
A A 
 
E E 
 
I see her in my dreams at night
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
I see her when I close my eyes
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I just can't seem to shake
D D 
 
D D 
 
Emily

Verse 2
A5 A5 
 
C#5 C#5 
 
You got your money and I got cast
F#5 F#5 
 
Outside thrown out on my ass
D5 D5 
 
In the city with no  one else
Nowhere else to go
A A 
 
So then I hooked up
C#m C#m 
 
With a model from Singapore
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
Emily, I sure am glad that

Chorus 2
You didn't want me anymore
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
You saved the day
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
F#5 F#5 
 
A5 A5 
 
B5 B5 
 
When you threw me away
A A 
 
E E 
 
She was always such a pretty girl
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Nobody like her in the world
A A 
 
E E 
 
A little piece of heavenly
Bm Bm 
 
That no  one else could stand
A A 
 
E E 
 
I see her in my dreams at night
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
I see her when I close my eyes
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
I just can't seem to shake
D D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
Emily, Emily

Solo 1

C#5

F#5

C#5

F#5

C#5

F#5

Bridge 1
A A 
 
She was always such a pretty girl
Nobody like her in the world
A little piece of heavenly
no one else could stand
A A 
 
I see her in my dreams at night
I see her when I close my eyes
D D 
 
I just can't seem to shake Emily, yeah

Outro 1
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
You saved the day
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
You saved the day
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
A A 
 
E E 
 
Bm Bm 
 
D D 
 
Emily  (Emily), ah
A A 
 
Emily
You saved my ass

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA5 C#5 F#5 D5 A...

Chords

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

A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
C#5: x-4-6-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Emily by Bowling For Soup, 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 A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bowling For Soup's performance.

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