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Song title:      Thank You, Girl
Original Album:	 Bring The Family

Words and Music by John Hiatt
Copyright © 1987 A&M Records
Published by BMG Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Notes:
To play this figure at this speed, fret the A with just the index-finger.
It doesn't matter if you find you're holding down the 1st string because
you're not going to play the 1st string.

Then, keeping you're index finger where it is, fret the remaining strings
for the D/A with your second finger on the D (2nd str; 3rd fret) and 
your third finger on the F# (4th str; 4th fret).

To toggle between the A and D, you just lift off (and replace) those middle
two fingers. Admittedly, this might be easier on an electric guitar but
everything is just practice.

The E is the D voicing moved up 2 frets.

Chords:
(acoustic)                 (electric)
A      x02220 or 577655    A  x0222x
D      xx0232 or x57775    D  xx423x
E      022100              E  xx645x
Dsus4  xx0233
Gsus4  xx0788
G      xx0787


[play: INTRO Figure]  [x2]


INTRO Figure

Distorted Guitar1:
  A       D           E             D   A   D   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------3-------3---5-----------|-3---2---3---5-------------------|
|---------2-------2---4-----------|-2---2---2---4-------------------|
|---------4-------4---6-----------|-4---2---4---6-------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Distorted Guitar1:
  D       Dsus4       D             Dsus4       D
|---------3-------3---2-----------|-3---2---3---2-------------------|
|---------3-------3---3-----------|-3---3---3---3-------------------|
|---------2-------2---2-----------|-2---2---2---2-------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0-----------|-0---0---0---0-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Distorted Guitar1:
  A       D           E             D   A   D   E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------3-------3---5-----------|-3---2---3---5-------------------|
|---------2-------2---4-----------|-2---2---2---4-------------------|
|---------4-------4---6-----------|-4---2---4---6-------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Distorted Guitar1:
  Dsus4   D       Gsus4   G         D
|-3---3---2-------8-8-----7-------|---------------------------------|
|-3---3---3-------8-8-----8-------|---------------------------------|
|-2---2---2-------7-7-----7-------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0-------0-0-----0-------|-7b------4-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----5-------5-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[Then slide guitar plays over 4/4| A | D |]  [x4]


VERSE1:
Notes:
The INTRO Figure continues into the verses over A and D.

Chords:
A5 x022xx or 577xxx or xxx9 10 x
D5 xx023x or x577xx or xx77xx


       | A5
You're a little on the thin side but that's alright

                                                        | D5
You stood by me baby when I didn't think we'd ever see daylight



VERSE2:
Chords:
A5 x022xx or 577xxx or xxx9 10 x
D5 xx023x or x577xx or xx77xx


     | A5
Rolled out of California like a couple of thieves

Now we're rolling in clover, babe,

                          D5
We didn't read this in no tea leaves



PRE-CHORUS1:
Chords:
E    022100    D/A  x00232 or 55777x
F#m  244222    A    x02220 or x5777x


| E                           | F#m
    My fate was sealed before I met you, darling

| E                    | D/A          | A
    I was halfway down a shallow grave


| E                         | F#m
    So little room for you to catch me falling

| E                          | D/A         | D
    Still, you took the little love I saved



CHORUS:
Chords:
A  x02220 or 577655
D  xx0232 or x57775


        | A
I want to thank you, girl

        | D
I want to thank you, girl

        | A
I want to thank you, girl

        | D
I want to thank you, girl



[Slide Guitar SOLO over verse chords]



VERSE4:
Notes:
Chords:
(acoustic)                 (electric)
A      x02220 or 577655    A  x0222x
D      xx0232 or x57775    D  xx423x
E      022100              E  xx645x


It's a...

  D               A                 D   A   E   D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------2---------------|-3---2---5---3-------------------|
|-2---------------2---------------|-2---2---4---2-------------------|
|-4---------------2---------------|-4---2---6---4-------------------|
|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| D               A                 D     A      E  D
  matter  of o  - pinion  but I     think you're    fine.       As a


  D               A                 D               A     
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------2---------------|-3---------------2-----------3---|
|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2-----------2---|
|-4---------------2---------------|-4---------------2-----------4---|
|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
| D               A                 D               A           D
  matter  of      fact, babe, they couldn't hold a  candle to   your kind



VERSE5:
Chords:
A5 x022xx or 577xxx
D5 xx023x or x577xx


 | A5
If all men are equal, this must be against the law
                                                            | D5
'Cause I can't help but feeling I'm one up on my brother when night falls



PRE-CHORUS2:
Chords:
E    022100    D/A  x00232 or 55777x
F#m  244222    A    x02220 or x5777x


| E                            | F#m
   'Cause in you arms, I get the real love story

| E                            | D/A
    No fairy tale from somewhere back in time

| E                     | F#m
    In the dawn, you're a morning glory,

| E                       | D/A
    Opening up for my sweet light to shine



[repeat CHORUS]


INSTRUMENTAL:

[play out over 4/4| A5 | % | D5 | % | to fade and ad lib lyrics]