Emily chords by Bowling For Soup (Official Version)

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Verse 1
A5 
C#5 
 (A5) It wasn't supposed to be like  (C sharp5) this
F#5 
Another dose of unhapiness  (F sharp5) 
D5 
I gave it all and  (D5) managed
to get shot down yet again
A5 
 (A5) So I got drunk,
C#5 
 (C sharp5) had sex with all your friends
F#5 
D5 
 (F sharp5) You told me that I should  (D5) never

Chorus 1
call your house again
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (A major) Emily  (E major) (Emily),  (B minor) ah  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (A major) You  (E major) saved the day  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
Emily  (A major) (Emily),  (E major) ah  (B minor)  (D major) 
F#5 
A5 
B5 
 (F sharp5) When you  (A5) threw me away  (B5) 
A 
E 
She was  (A major) always such a  (E major) pretty girl
Bm 
D 
No (B minor) body like her  (D major) in the world
A 
E 
A  (A major) little piece of  (E major) heavenly
Bm 
That  (B minor) no  one else could stand
A 
E 
I  (A major) see her in my  (E major) dreams at night
Bm 
D 
I  (B minor) see her when I  (D major) close my eyes
A 
E 
Bm 
I  (A major) just can't  (E major) seem to shake  (B minor) 
D 
D 
Emily  (D major)  (D major) 

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Verse 2

You got your money and I got cast

Outside thrown out on my ass

In the city with no one else

Nowhere else to go

So then I hooked up

With a model from Singapore

Emily, I sure am glad that

Chorus 2
You didn't want me anymore
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (A major) Emily  (E major) (Emily),  (B minor) ah  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (A major) You  (E major) saved the day  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
Emily  (A major) (Emily),  (E major) ah  (B minor)  (D major) 
F#5 
A5 
B5 
 (F sharp5) When you  (A5) threw me away  (B5) 
A 
E 
She was  (A major) always such a  (E major) pretty girl
Bm 
D 
No (B minor) body like her  (D major) in the world
A 
E 
A  (A major) little piece of  (E major) heavenly
Bm 
That  (B minor) no  one else could stand
A 
E 
I  (A major) see her in my  (E major) dreams at night
Bm 
D 
I  (B minor) see her when I  (D major) close my eyes
A 
E 
Bm 
I  (A major) just can't  (E major) seem to shake  (B minor) 
D 
D 
D 
D 
Emily,  (D major)  (D major) Emily  (D major)  (D major) 

Solo 1

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

Outro 1
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
Emily  (A major) (Emily),  (E major) ah  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (A major) You  (E major) saved the day  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
Emily  (A major) (Emily),  (E major) ah  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
 (A major) You  (E major) saved the day  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
Emily  (A major) (Emil (E major) y), ah  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
E 
Bm 
D 
Emily  (A major) (Emil (E major) y), ah  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
Emily  (A major) 
You saved my ass

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A majorBPM: 163

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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

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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.