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