My Girl - The Temptations Chords
Chords: Bass, G, D, A, E, C, F, Dm7, Em, Dmaj7
More chords by The Temptations
Genre: motown, soul, r&b
"My Girl" was recorded by the Temptations in the key of C (key change after instrumental part to D)
Written by W. "Smokey" Robinson/R. White (1964)
Bass Intro
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G --|----------------|
D 5-|------5-------5-|
A --|3-3-----3-3-----|
E --|----------------| x4
Guitar lick: - first bar (C chord only) is repeated in Intro and Instrumental
- the combination of C and F parts is used in the Verses
easy (first position, no shifting) more like the original (no open strings)
C F C F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------1-|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------0-2---|----------------| G|--------------5-|----------------|
D|------0-2-------|------------0-3-| D|----------5-7---|--------------3-|
A|3---------------|--------0-3-----| A|3-----5-7-------|----------3-5---|
E|----------------|1-----3---------| E|----------------|1-----3-5-------|
[Intro]
| C | % | % | % |
(Bass) (+ Verse lick)
[Verse 1]
C F C F
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
C F C F
And when it's cold outside, I've got the month of May
[Chorus]
C Dm7 F G
I guess you say,
C Dm7 F G
What can make me feel this way?
C(maj7)
My girl ... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dm7 | G N.C. F F G G |
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)
[Verse 2]
(F) (G) C F C F
I've got so much honey, the bees envy me
C F C F
I've got a sweeter song, than the birds in the trees
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