...MY GUY... by Mary Wells
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(Written by Smokey Robinson)

*from 'Mary Wells Sings My Guy' (1964)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Bb)


Intro:

G, Am  D

Verse 1:

G (320003@1)              G6 (320000@1)Nothing you can say,
    Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)   G6Can (320000@1)take me away,
     G (320003@1)     G6 (320000@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)G6From (320000@1)my guy.
G (320003@1)                G6 (320000@1)Nothing you could do,
            Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)   G6'Cause (320000@1)I'm stuck like glue,
   B7To (x21202@1)my guy.

Chorus 1:

    Am (x02210@1)           DI'm (xx0232@1)sticking to my guy,
       Am (x02210@1)       DLike (xx0232@1)a stamp to a letter,
     Am (x02210@1)       DLike (xx0232@1)birds of a feather;
    Am(n.c) (x02210@1)We, stick together.
      GI (320003@1)can tell you,
         Gmaj7From (xx5432@1)the start,
  Am (x02210@1)            D7I (xx0212@1)can't be torn a-part,
     G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)DFrom (xx0232@1)my guy.

Verse 2:

G (320003@1)                G6 (320000@1)Nothing you could do,
      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)       G6Could (320000@1)make me be un-true,
   G (320003@1)     G6 (320000@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)G6To (320000@1)my guy.
G (320003@1)                G6 (320000@1)Nothing you could buy,
      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)        G6Could (320000@1)make me tell a lie,
   B7To (x21202@1)my guy.

Chorus 2:

  Am (x02210@1)    DI (xx0232@1)gave my guy,
   Am (x02210@1)    DMy (xx0232@1)word of honour,
Am (x02210@1)   D (xx0232@1)To be faithful;
Am (n.c)
 And I'm gonna,
      GYou'd (320003@1)better be,
   Gmaj7
Be-lieving,
  Am (x02210@1)        D7I (xx0212@1)won't be de-ceiving,
G (320003@1)      Am (x02210@1)D (xx0232@1)My guy.

Bridge 1:

     Am (x02210@1)      DAs (xx0232@1)a matter of opinion,
  Am (x02210@1)       DI (xx0232@1)think he's tops,
Am (x02210@1)        D (xx0232@1)My opinion is;
         GHe's (320003@1)the cream,
       Gmaj7Of (xx5432@1)the crop,
     Em (022000@1)      BmAs (x24432@1)a matter of taste,
   Em (022000@1)  BmTo (x24432@1)be ex-act;
A7 (x02020@1)He's my ideal,
     D7As (xx0212@1)a matter of fact.

Verse 2:

   G (320003@1)          G6No (320000@1)muscle bound man,
      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) G6Could (320000@1)take my hand,
     G (320003@1)     G6 (320000@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)G6From (320000@1)my guy.
   G (320003@1)      G6No (320000@1)handsome face,
           Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)  G6Could (320000@1)ever take the place,
   B7Of (x21202@1)my guy.

Chorus 3:

   Am (x02210@1)    DHe (xx0232@1)may not be,
  Am (x02210@1)  DA (xx0232@1)movie star,
            AmBut (x02210@1)when it comes,
         DTo (xx0232@1)being happy,
Am (n.c)
 We are,
            G (320003@1)There's not a man,
   Gmaj7
To-day,
        Am (x02210@1)      D7Who (xx0212@1)can take me a-way,
     G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)DFrom (xx0232@1)my guy.

Interlude:

G, Am  D

Verse 3:

   G (320003@1)          G6No (320000@1)muscle bound man,
      Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) G6Could (320000@1)take my hand,
     G (320003@1)     G6 (320000@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)G6From (320000@1)my guy.
   G (320003@1)      G6No (320000@1)handsome face,
           Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)  G6Could (320000@1)ever take the place,
   B7Of (x21202@1)my guy.

Chorus 4:

   Am (x02210@1)    DHe (xx0232@1)may not be,
  Am (x02210@1)  DA (xx0232@1)movie star,
            AmBut (x02210@1)when it comes,
         DTo (xx0232@1)being happy,
Am (n.c)
 We are;

Coda:

(Bass):

(n.c)
 There's not a man today,
Who can take me away,
From my guy.
Am (x02210@1)       D (xx0232@1)(what'cha say?)

(n.c)
 There's not a man today,
Who can take me away,
From my guy.
Am (x02210@1)     D(Tell (xx0232@1)me more!)

(n.c)
 There's not a man today,
Who can take me away,
             Am (x02210@1)DFrom (xx0232@1)my guy.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)    D (xx0232@1)     G6 (320000@1)   Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)  B7 (x21202@1)    Am (x02210@1)    D7 (xx0212@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  x02210  xx0232  322000  3x443x  021200  x02210  xx0212

   Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)    A7 (x02020@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  x24432  x02223


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)