• Song:

    A Certain Girl

  • Artist:

    Yardbirds

  • Album:

    Eric Clapton and The Ya...

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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:
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                                                      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!)

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D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--|
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  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:
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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,


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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!)

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:
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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


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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!)
Verse (solo):
G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|------- 3---5-- 3------ 5p3----|
D|--------5-------------------5--|----5---------------5-------5--|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



G|------- ------- 3---3-- 5p3----|5p3---- 5p3---- 5p3---- 5p3----|
D|--------5---5---------------5--|----5-------5-------5-------5--|
A|3---3--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



G|5------ ------- 3---5-- 3------|5------ 3---5-- 3------ 5p3----|
D|--------5---5---------------5--|----5---------------5-------5--|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|



G|------- ------- 3------ 5p3----|5p3---- 5p3---- 5p3---- 5p3----|
D|--------5---5---------------5--|----5-------5-------5-------5--|
A|3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Refrain (solo):
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D|--------5-------------------5--|----------------3-------5p3----|
A|3------------------------------|--------5-------------------5--|
E|-------------------------------|3------------------------------|



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D|--------5-------------------5--|-------------------------------|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                                                      Well, I

Refrain:
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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!)

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!)

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D|5---3--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------6---3------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  tell it

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