I Had Me a Girl

Em Em B Em x2 Verse Em I had me a girl B Who taught me those things Em A young man should know Em Down, down on my knees B I'd beg and I'd plead Em To learn a little bit more PreChorus Am Em Oh that woman taught me to pray Am B I saw Heaven every day Lord, she could, Chorus Em Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh B ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh Em ooooooooh Verse Em I had me a boy B who buttoned me down Em Drew me a line Em He, he washed me as clean B As a sinner could be Em Showed me the light Am Em Oh that boy, he taught me to pray Am B But for all of his spit-shinin' ways Lord, he could, Chorus Em Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh B ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh Em ooooooooh Instrumental part G G/F# Em x3 GAB Em B Em x2 (in the original song this part is (almost) a capella, but I'm adding chords anyway for convenience) Em I had me a girl B Like cigarette smoke Em She came and she went Em I slipped through his hands B To my back door man Em Under his chin Am Em Oh that woman taught me to pray Am B But for all her wandering ways She could, Chorus x2 Em Ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh B ooooooooh oooh oooh ooh Em ooooooooh BEm