Standard (EADGBE)

e|-0

b|-2

g|-2

D|-2

A|-x

E|-2

(just mute the A string by slightly touching it with your pointer finger)

First of all - the Intro picking

Verse 1

[It's picked only, but the chords would be as follows;

I'm not sure about the fourth chord though, but it's no A and no B either.

I put it as "A/F#" (see chord structure above), because in the intro the bass note is a F#.]

I met a girl named Tara

 and she lived in the heart of America.

 She liked black caddies,

listened to Puff Daddy

danced until her legs were sore.

She worked around a corner

 at a diner with a grouchy owner.

 And her boyfriend Shady dates another girl named Katie,

 he loves her definitely maybe.

Don't think I can take it,

wake me when it's over.

 She lives so far away,

 I wish that it was closer.

 I see you everyday,

 I'm too scared to go over.

 I wonder what she'd say,

 I barely even know her

Chorus

And how much longer

 Will this keep getting stronger?

 I wonder what she's doing

 When I'm singing myself to sleep

Cause he's a faker,

So see ya later.

 I wonder when you'll realize that she means

 A lot more to me

Verse 2

 I saw you in the hallway

 When my last class was just over

 It was Friday, school was out

 Tonight, everything seems to be alright

 I said,

 "Yo, are you going to the party at the cove?"

She said,

 "He's picking me up at 6 again,

 and I don't wanna disappoint my boyfriend."

Chorus

And how much longer

 Will this keep getting stronger?

 I wonder what she's doing

 When I'm singing myself to sleep

Cause he's a faker,

So see ya later.

 I wonder when you'll realize that she means

 A lot more to me

Bridge

And she's staring at his picture hanging in her locker,

she's telling all the girls about all the things that he bought her

I saw what really happened all those time he went for water,

when we were at the movie theatre

watching Harry Potter

He had his hands on

Every single girl he laid his eyes on

 Hate to break it to ya,

He's a pylon

And even when he kissed her,

He was looking over staring at her sister.

Chorus

And how much longer

 Will this keep getting stronger?

 I wonder what she's doing

 When I'm singing myself to sleep

Cause he's a faker,

So see ya later.

 I wonder when you'll realize that she means

 A lot more to me

VERSE 1 REPRISE (fast; played in the style of the chorus):

I met a girl named Tara

 And she lived in the heart of America

 She liked black caddies,

Listened to Puff Daddy

 And danced until her legs were sore.

She worked around a corner

 At a diner with a grouchy owner

 And her boyfriend Shady dates another girl named Katie,

 He loves her definitely maybe.

 END ON