Shirley Jean chords by
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Key: E major
Intro 1
G
G

A
A

D
D

A
A

D
D

Verse 1
D
D

Well I was sittin' in a smokey room,
G
G

band playin' rock and roll,
Em
Em

G
G

Everybody burnin',
A
A

yearnin' for some alcohol.
D
D

Verse 2
I got up to buy the wine,
G
G

when I saw Shirley Jean,
Em
Em

G
G

Powdering her nose,
A
A

posin' like a movie queen.
G
G

Verse 3
Bb
Bb

D
D

Shirley Jean, sweet little seventeen,
Bb
Bb

Shirley Jean, she's a lovin' machine.
A
A

Verse 4
D
D

A
A

I tried to give her a sign,
D
D

G
G

but she was too high to see,
Em
Em

G
G

Sittin' and starin',
A
A

D
D

carin' not a thing for me.
Woo!
A
A

Sweet little Shirley Jean,
D
D

G
G

sure lookin' good to me,
Em
Em

G
G

Jet black stockings,
A
A

G
G

rockin' to the bebopbeat.
Verse 5
G
G

Tell by the way she was actin',
musta' had a whole lot to hide,
A
A

She's got a whole lotta lovin',
D
D

G
G

Em
Em

A
A

D
D

G
G

Bb
Bb

D
D

Bb
Bb

all bottled up inside.
A
A

Woo!
Verse 6
A
A

D
D

I ain't goin to say a word,
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G

can't find a word to say,
Em
Em

G
G

A
A

You ain't gonna get me,
let me tell you right away.
D
D

Verse 7
I gave up and wandered out,
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G

when I saw the reason why,
Em
Em

G
G

Hugging little Shirley,
A
A

D
D

A
A

G
G

a curly headed honey pie.
Verse 8
G
G

Bb
Bb

D
D

Shirley Jean, sweet little seventeen
Bb
Bb

Shirley Jean,
A
A

sweet little lovin' machine, well
Verse 9
Bb
Bb

D
D

Shirley Jean, sweet little seventeen,
Shirley Jean, she's a lovin' machine.
Bb
Bb

Well, Shirley Jean,
sweet little seventeen,
A
A

Shirley Jean, she's a lovin' machine.
C
C

Yeah, well, Shirley Jean!
G
G

Verse 10
G
G

A
A

Let me grease your machine!
G
G

Let me check your oil.
Woo!
Outro 1
Sure looks good to me!
G
G

A
A

A
A

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