A Certain Girl


A Certain Girl The Yardbirds Written by Allen Toussaint under the pseudonym Naomi Neville; released as the B-side of "I Wish You Would" Intro: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----3---3---3---3---3---3---3--| Well, there's a Verse: G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| time. I can't tell it I (What's her name? No!) G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| can't re- veal her name un- til I G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3---5-- 3------| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| got her. I can't tell it Well, I (What's her name? No!) Refrain: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|----------------5---7---5------|----------------5---7---5------| A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--| E|5-------8----------------------|5-------8----------------------| tried to make her time and time again, G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|----------------5---7---5------|----------------5---7---5------| A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--| E|5-------8----------------------|5-------8----------------------| we just are e - nemies, and nothing but friends. And there's a G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- ------- -------| D|------------5---------------5--|----------------3-------5p3----| A|3------------------------------|------------5---------------5--| E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| time. I can't tell it Well, there's a (What's her name? No!) Verse: G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| cer - tain chick I've been sweet on since I G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| met her. I can't tell it I (What's her name? No!) 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Refrain: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|----------------5---7---5------|----------------5---7---5------| A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--| E|5-------8----------------------|5-------8----------------------| one day, I'm gonna wake up and say: "I'd G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|----------------5---7---5------|----------------5---7---5------| A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--| E|5-------8----------------------|5-------8----------------------| do a - ny- thing just to be your slave. And there's a G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- ------- -------| D|------------5---------------5--|----------------3-------5p3----| A|3------------------------------|------------5---------------5--| E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3---5-- 3------| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| time. I can't tell it (What's her name? No!) 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And there's a G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- ------- -------| D|------------5---------------5--|----------------3-------5p3----| A|3------------------------------|------------5---------------5--| E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| time. I can't tell it Well, there's a (What's her name? No!) Verse: G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| cer - tain chick I've been sweet on since I G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| met her. I can't tell it I (What's her name? No!) G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| can't re- veal her name un- til I G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3---5-- 3------| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| got her. I can't tell it Well, (What's her name? No!) Refrain: G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|----------------5---7---5------|----------------5---7---5------| A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--| E|5-------8----------------------|5-------8----------------------| some day, I'm gonna wake up and say: "I'd G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|----------------5---7---5------|----------------5---7---5------| A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--| E|5-------8----------------------|5-------8----------------------| do a - ny- thing just to be your slave. And there's a G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- ------- -------| D|------------5---------------5--|----------------3-------5p3----| A|3------------------------------|------------5---------------5--| E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------| cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| time. I can't tell it I can't (What's her name? No!) Outro: G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----| D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--| A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| tell it I can't tell it I can't (No!) (No!) G|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| D|5---3--------------------------|-------------------------------| A|--------6---3------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| tell it Please e-mail me for any corrections, or write a comment.