Belle and Sebastian - The Girl Doesn't Get It: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Girl Doesn't Get It" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Girl Doesn't Get It Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Belle and Sebastian

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Girl Doesn't Get It" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C
Well, the girl doesn't get it
Dm
And you can't ever tell her
A#                        Gm    F  Gm F
She will go with whoever wants her
C
It's a myth that they're selling
Dm
That there's one perfect fella
A#                             Gm   F Gm F
Take the pick of the cherries, go slow
C
There's a world through the front door
Dm
There are people who need more
A#                        Gm  F Gm F
There is love in the supermarket

C
I got hopes for the future
D
And it doesn't need money
Bm                              E
And it doesn't need two-faced liars

A
One face is smiling
Bm
Telling us to be afraid
C#m                  E
Painting a world of darkness
A
But the other face is hidden
Bm
And the eyes are looking back in time
C#m                    E
Gazing out on a fading empire

You're alone in the dark night
Sitting down with your worries
'Cause your glorious youth got fucked up
You're a train in the siding
You're a car in a pileup
You should dance till your heart is joyful

I don't want to be aloof
Wear the glasses of untruth
I just want to become immortal

They'll take profits over people
They will make the country great again
Just as long as it's white and ugly
Fear the immigrant workforce
Fear the kids raised on the internet
They are scared if they can't control you

Are you living or waiting
For the time to get better?
Between sorrow and nothing, choose pain
If compassion was honoured
All our dumb human problems
Would belong in a bin marked history
We will shake hands politely
Feel the pull of attraction
'Cause love is our consolation


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Girl Doesn't Get It" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Girl Doesn't Get It" by Belle and Sebastian.

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