The Rolling Stones - Indian Girl: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Indian Girl" 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 Indian Girl Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Rolling Stones

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 "Indian Girl" smoothly on your guitar.

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

C                                  F
Little Indian girl, where is your mama?
C                                  F
Little Indian girl, where is your papa?
C                                             F
He's fighting in the war in the streets of Masaya
G                      F
All the children were dead
G                        F
Except for the girl who said
   C                                   F
"Please Mister Gringo, please find my father"
G             F  G                             F
Lesson number one   better learn while you're young
 C                                           F
Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
C                                   F  C  F
Little Indian girl, from Nueva, Granada

 C                                                     F
 Ma says there's no food, there's nothing left in the larder
  C                                                 F
 Last piece of meat was eaten by the soldiers that raped her
G               F  G                            F
 Lesson number one  that you learn when you're young
  C                                           F
 Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
  C                                           F
 Life just goes on and on getting harder and harder
C                                    F
 Little Indian girls from Nueva, Granada
C                                    F
 Little Indian girls from Nueva, Granada
G                   F
 Yes, I saw them today
G                      F
 It's a sight I would say
           C
 They're shooting down planes
                           F
 With their M-16 and with laughter

C                F
 Mr. Gringo, my father he ain't no Che Guevara
C                                            F
 And he's fighting a war on the streets of Masaya
C                                  F
 Little Indian girl where is your father?
C                           F
 Indian girl where is your momma?
C                                                     F
 They're fighting for Mr. Castro in the streets of Angola
C                F C
 La la la la la la


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

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 "Indian Girl" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Indian Girl" by The Rolling Stones.

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