One of the big music magazines ripped this song, saying the Dandys lifted
the rhythm from the Monkee's I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. Not exactly
accurate but you can play with the same energy.
intro/verse:
AACDDCCCAACCCDCCC
hey ay ay
AACCCDDCCC
nothing's in my heart
AACCCDDCCCAACCCC
I rather be cool than be scarred
AACCCCC
hey ay ay
AACCCDDCCC
what I'm thinking of
AACCCDDCCCAACCC
I'd rather be cool than be loved
AD
here's what I feel ba ba ba bah
AD
I just want a girl
AG
as cool as Kim Deal
verse:
uh huh
I though that you were a jock
but I had it too had it rough
hey ay ay
I don't care if I work
cause ride always takes too long
chorus:
here's what is real ba ba ba bah
I just want a girl
as cool as Kim Deal
here's what I feel ba ba ba bah
I just want a girl
AFG
as cool as Kim Deal hey
A
just as cool as Kim Deal.
* copyright 1997 Dandy Warhol Music (ASCAP)
* written by C.Taylor.
Lyrics courtesy of Michael Heuer .