One of Squeeze's finest. A wonderful lyric (original English version below) An unusually simple song to play by their standards. Standard tuning Verse 1 ======= D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) I met her in a bar-room D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Her name I didn't catch D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) She looked like something special D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) The kind who'd under-stand D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) The room was almost spinning D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) She pulled a-nother smile D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) She had the grace like pleasure D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) She had a certain style Chorus 1 ======== G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Sunlight on the lino G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Woke me with A sha-A-A-ake E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) I looked around to find her but she'd gone D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Goodbye girl Verse 2 ======= D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) She took me to her hotel D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) To a room on the second floor D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) A kettle and two coffees D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Her number on the door D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) She said I hardly know you D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Agreed we kissed good-night D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) I knew that in the morning D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Somehow I'd wake to find Chorus 2 ======== G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Sunlight on the lino G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Woke me with A sha-A-A-ake E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) I looked around to find her but she'd gone D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Goodbye girl Verse 2 ======= D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) I lost my blue ad-dress book D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) My clubroom locker keys D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) The money in my waistcoat D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) It doesn't bother me D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) My wife has moved to Guernsey D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) So mug is not the word D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) If you should ever see her D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Say hello goodbye girl Chorus 3 ======== G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Sunlight on the lino G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Woke me with A sha-A-A-ake E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) I looked around to find her but she'd gone D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Goodbye girl Out === D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Goodbye girl D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) Goodbye girl ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2012 watfordkev@gmail.com
