I Wish I Had A Girl Chords

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I Wish I Had A Girl by Stonewall Jackson is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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G 
I wish I had a girl 
          C                    G 
Someone to love me true 
                                                   D7 
I wish I had a sweetheart just like you 
          G 
Someone to hold me close 
         C                  G 
And never break a vow 
                                       D7                   G 
And I know that we could get along somehow 
 
         C                                                       G 
We may not have these great big things or money 
                                                          D7 
But please I need someone to love me now 
     G 
A pretty little thing like you 
       C                         G 
A sweetheart just like you 
                                        D7           G 
And I know that we could really get along 
 
                                     C                    G 
I've never had a love and life's no good alone 
                                                   D7 
I've never had someone to call my own 
         G                                     C                            
     G 
And when I'm close to you the whole world seems brand new 
                                     D7             G 
So I know that we could really get along       We may...... 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante