I Want to Be Your Girlfriend chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter

N/A•1 views•

Key: B major•

Intro 1

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Verse 1

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

I want to be

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

your girlfriend; I want to be your new love

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

I want to be the one that

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

you can't get enough of

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

I want to be your girlfriend,

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

nobody else's but yours

Am

Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

I want to be the one who

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

you'll do anything for

Verse 2

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Never thought I'd ever wind

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

up in a daze like this

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Never thought I'd ever find my

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

self wondering how you kiss

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

I see you nearly everyday,

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

and everyday I lose my nerve

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

That I built up the night before,

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

rehearsing every single word

Verse 3

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

I want to be your girlfriend; I

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

want to be your new love

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

I want to be the one that you can't

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

get enough of

Interlude 1

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

Verse 4

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

You used to be just this guy I knew

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

from that same old scene

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

For all the time that I've known you,

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

just now I'm noticing

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

That everything there is to feel feels

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

worse than any teenage crush

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

And all the times that I've been near you,

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

now I can't get near enough

Verse 5

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Oh, I want to be your girlfriend,

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

nobody else's but yours

Am

Am

View detailed Am chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

I want to be the one who

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

you'll do anything for

Verse 6

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

Abdim

Abdim

View detailed Abdim chord diagram in our app.

I just keep on hoping that

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

C

C

View detailed C chord diagram in our app.

you're gonna see

If I could notice you,

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

F

F

View detailed F chord diagram in our app.

then you could notice me

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Then I'd be more to you; oh,

Interlude 2

I just want to be

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Bm

Bm

View detailed Bm chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

Bm

Bm

View detailed Bm chord diagram in our app.

Em

Em

View detailed Em chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

Verse 7

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

I want to be your girlfriend; I

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

want to be your new love

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

I want to be the one that you

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

can't get enough of

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

I'm gonna be your girlfriend,

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

nobody else's but yours

Bm

Bm

View detailed Bm chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

I want to be the one who you'll do anything for

Outro 1

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

Bm

Bm

View detailed Bm chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

A

A

View detailed A chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

G

G

View detailed G chord diagram in our app.

D

D

View detailed D chord diagram in our app.

How did you like the song?

You need to log in to leave a rating.

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
F
Em
Am
D
Abdim
A
Bm

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

More songs by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Discover chords for more songs to play

10,000 Miles

Passionate Kisses

Closer and Closer Apart

Note On A Windshield

Livingston

Why Shouldn't We

Dreamland

Related songs

Discover chords for more songs to play

10,000 Miles

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

Let It Be

The Beatles

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Queen

The House Of The Rising Sun

The Animals

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Popular chords globally

Most played chords & tabs across all users

1

Perfect

Ed Sheeran

2

Creep

Radiohead

3

Yellow

Coldplay

4

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Green Day

5

Zombie

The Cranberries

6

Wonderwall

Oasis

7

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan

Recently added

Recently added chords & tabs

Captivate Us

Watermark

Lonely Fight

Mk.gee

How Many Miles

Mk.gee

Candy

Mk.gee

Earrings

Malcolm Todd

Roommates

Malcolm Todd

4me 4me

Malcolm Todd

Frequently asked questions

The original key of I Want to Be Your Girlfriend by Mary Chapin Carpenter is B major.

The primary chords used in I Want to Be Your Girlfriend are B, E, A, G#m, C#m, F#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, A, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Want to Be Your Girlfriend is approximately 146 beats per minute.

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

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for I Want to Be Your Girlfriend. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add I Want to Be Your Girlfriend to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

You can view the full chord sheet and lyrics for I Want to Be Your Girlfriend by Mary Chapin Carpenter on this page for free. We provide high-quality, verified chords to help you start playing immediately.