Local Girls - Graham Parker
Intro D Bm G (three times) then G A B E Sit by my window and look outside A G#m E Wonder why a sun don't shine on me B E What's wrong with you, you stupid child A G#m C# Don't you think that I'm the one you're waiting to see F# B Don't talk too much cause she falls for the soft touch D E Makes her feel everything is secure G A D Don't ever leave a footprint on the floor Chorus D Bm G Don't bother with the local girls D Bm G Don't bother with the local girls D Bm G G A Don't bother with the local girls B E She's probably halfwit she must be straight A G#m E Bound to have a mother who knows nothing but hate B E Don't want to laugh I'd rather knock her down A G#m C# Standing at the bus stop where she waits each morning F# B So isolated that she thinks that the army D E Is the place where a man oughta be G A D Don't bother with them they don't bother me Repeat chorus (plus) D G Don't bother with the.... Local girls Bridge A G A G They got the walk they got the talk Right down without a flaw A G G A D At six oclock I got to stop My dreaming at the counter of the store D Bm G D Bm G Don't bother with them D Bm G G A B E Without a doubt I gotta intercept A G#m E Must be time someone went shouted in their ear B E You look all right in that cheap green dress A G#m C# But every time you swish it round you make me disappear F# B Yes I'm aware of exactly what I'm doing D E Making everything a mystery, G A D Don't bother with it, it don't bother me Chorus (3 times) and fade Here's the story of this transcription: Someone (off list) emailed me for the lyrics so I wrote them out and At the same time I wrote down a couple of the chords. Then John (jhayman@k12s. Phast. Umass. Edu) saw it and made the necessary Additions and corrections. For a while we were playing Emaj7 instead of E in the first line, (B) Sit by my window and (Emaj7) look outside, but the current Thought is that the E is correct. John wrote: "In hind sight and sound, Emaj7 is wrong and E is right. Although he's singing a Db, the rhythm guitar is clearly playing a Dave Edmund's "monkey beat" E. " (I play that E at fret 4 (476454))
Artist: Graham Parker
Title: Local Girls