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:
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cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long
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time. I can't tell it I
(What's her name? No!)
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can't re- veal her name un- til I
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got her. I can't tell it Well, I
(What's her name? No!)
Refrain:
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tried to make her time and time again,
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we just are e - nemies, and nothing but friends. And there's a
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cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long
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time. I can't tell it Well, there's a
(What's her name? No!)
Verse:
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cer - tain chick I've been sweet on since I
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met her. I can't tell it I
(What's her name? No!)
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can't re- veal her name un- til I
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got her. I can't tell it Well,
(What's her name? No!)
Refrain:
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one day, I'm gonna wake up and say: "I'd
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do a - ny- thing just to be your slave. And there's a
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cer - tain girl I've been in love with a long, long
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time. I can't tell it
(What's her name? No!)
Verse (solo):
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Refrain (solo):
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Well, I
Refrain:
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tried to make her time and time again,
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we just are e - nemies, and nothing but friends. And there's a
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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:
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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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D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
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can't re- veal her name un- til I
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D|------------5---------------5--|------------5---------------5--|
A|3------------------------------|3------------------------------|
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got her. I can't tell it Well,
(What's her name? No!)
Refrain:
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A|------------7---------------7--|------------7---------------7--|
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some 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------ 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:
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tell it I can't tell it I can't
(No!) (No!)
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tell it
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