Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Temporary Secretary" 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 Temporary Secretary Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paul McCartney

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 "Temporary Secretary" smoothly on your guitar.

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 F#m    C#                 F#m C#
Mister Marks, can you find for me
               F#m  C#               F#m C#
Someone strong and sweet, fitting on my knee
             F#m  C#             F#m  C#
She can keep her job if she gets it wrong
           F#m  C#                 F#m  C#
Ah, but Mister Marks, I won't need her long
           F#m C#           F#m   C#
All I need is help for a little while
            F#m C#             F#m  C#
We can take dictation and learn to smile
         F#m C#     F#m C#        F#m C#
And a tempor-ary secret-ary's what I need for
      F#m  C#
to do the job

Chorus:
          D    C#  D     C#    D    C#  D/A C#/G# C#
I need a temporary secretary, temporary secretaire
  D   C#   D    C#    D    C#  D/A  C#/G# C#
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary

Mister Marks, could you send her quick
'Cause my regular has been getting sick

Chorus:
I need a temporary secretary, temporary secretary

Mister Marks, I can pay her well
If she comes along and can stay a spell
I will promise now that I'll treat her right
And will rarely keep her 'til late at night

Chorus:
        D C# D C#
I need a

D
She can be a belly dancer,
I don't need a true romancer
D#
She can be a diplomat, but
I don't need a girl like that
E
She can be a neurosurgeon if
she's doing nothing urgent
F
What I need's a temporary, temporary secretary

Chorus:
I need a, I need a temporary secretary,
temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretaire

Now, Mister Marks, when I send her back
Will you please make sure she stays on
the right track

C
"Well, I know how hard it is for young
girls these days
       C#
In the face of everything to stay on
the right track"

She can be a belly dancer,
I don't need a true romancer
She can be a diplomat, but
I don't need a girl like that
She can be a neurosurgeon if
she's doing nothing urgent
What I need's a temporary,
temporary secretary

Chorus:
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary
Temporary secretary, temporary secretary


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Temporary Secretary" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Temporary Secretary" by Paul McCartney.

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