Girl You're Taking Home chords by Ella Langley (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
G
Cmaj7
Am7
Dadd4
D/F#
Em7
Bm/F#
C
D
Em/D

Intro 1

Cmaj7

Verse 1
Em 
G 
I got the whiskey
Cmaj7 
She gets the good year bottle of wine
Em 
G 
I got the neon
Cmaj7 
She gets the back porch strung- up lights
Em 
G 
I got the white lies, she gets the truth
Cmaj7 
Am7 
She gets the version I wanted of you

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Chorus 1
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
If I was good enough to be       your last call
G 
D/F# 
Why is she the one
Em 
you call your mama about?
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
After seein' all the BS       I saw
G 
D/F# 
Why is she the one
Em 
who sees your best side now?
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
If I'm      the first thing on your mind
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
The second she lets go
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
Then why ain't I the girl you're taking home?
Em 
G 
Cmaj7 

Verse 2
Em 
G 
I saw the pictures
Cmaj7 
And she gets to cross that county line
Em 
G 
I bet she's riding shotgun
Cmaj7 
In your dad's old '85
Em 
Bet she met your grandma
G 
you took her to church
Cmaj7 
Am7 
She gets cleaned up and I got the dirt

Chorus 2
And it hurts 'cause
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
If I was good enough to be       your last call
G 
D/F# 
Why is she the one
Em 
you call your mama about?
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
After seein' all the BS       I saw
G 
D/F# 
Why is she the one
Em 
who sees your best side now?
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
If I'm the first thing that's on your mind
G 
D/F# 
Em7 
The second she lets go
Cmaj7 
Then why ain't I
Dadd4 
the girl you're taking home?

Solo 1

Cmaj7

Bridge 1

Yeah, take her home

Where you grew up

Cmaj7

Am7

Baby, why ain't I the one you love?

Chorus 3
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
If I was good enough to be       your last call
G 
D/F# 
Why is she the one
Em 
you call your mama about?
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
After seein' all the BS       I saw
G 
D/F# 
Why is she the one
Em 
who sees your best side now?
Cmaj7 
Dadd4 
If I'm the first thing on your mind
G 
Bm/F# 
Em7 
The second she lets go
C 
Dadd4 
Then why ain't I the girl you're taking home?
Em 
C 
D 
Then why ain't I the girl
G 
D/F# 
Em 
Em/D 
you're taking home?
C 
Dadd4 
Then why ain't I the girl     you're taking home?

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Em
G
Cmaj7
Am7
Dadd4
D/F#
Em7
Bm/F#
C
D
Em/D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F# minorBPM: 68

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

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Dadd4: x-5-4-0-3-5
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Bm/F#: 2-x-4-4-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em/D: x-x-0-0-0-0

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This is the original studio version of Girl You're Taking Home by Ella Langley, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F# minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Ella Langley's performance.