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The Lumineers - Classy Girls Chords

Chord reference C, F, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [F] [G] [F] [C] [C] [C] [F] [F] [G] [F] [C] [C] Well [C]she was standing [C]in the bar I [F]said, “Hello, how [F]do you do?” She [G]handed me a [F]beer with a kangaroo [C]

She [C]spoke of places [C]I had never [F]been That she had [F]traveled to And [G]we slowed danced [F]along to faster [C]tunes [C]

I [C]made her laugh, I made a pass, I [C]showed her my half dollar [F]ring She said, “That’s pretty [F]cool, But [G]classy girls don’t [F]kiss in bars, you [C]fool” [C]

[C] [C] [F] [F] [G] [F] [C] [C] So [C]later on the [C]crowd calmed down And [F]I believe it [F]was as if [G]Something drew me c[F]loser to her li[C]ps [C]

So [C]picture my [C]surprise When I had [F]tried to lean in [F]for a kiss And [G]she just smiled and [F]turned her head down [C]

I [C]asked her, “Why?” and she replied, [C]”It was nothing I was doing [F]wrong, its just what it [F]is” No, [G]classy girls don’t [F]kiss in bars like [C]this [C]

No, [F]classy girls don’t [G]kiss in bars [F]Boys will break their [G]backs and hearts But [F]its alright, the [G]hardest part is [C]through [F] [G]

Oh it’s [C]through [F] [G] [G] Oh it’s [C]through [F] [G] [G] Oh it’s [C]through [F] [G] [G] The hardest part is [C]through

Artist The Lumineers
Album The Lumineers
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2012
Key C

How to Play Classy Girls on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Classy Girls can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Classy Girls with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.