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Song: Girls talk
Artist: Dave Edmunds
Composer: Elvis Costello
Album: Repeat when necessary

CAPO: 4th fret (Sounds in key of Db)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
 G  = 320033 or 355433     D     = xx0232      E     = 022100
 F  = 133211               D/F#  = 200232      F#m   = xx4222
 C  = x32010               A/C   = x32220      E/G#  = xx6454
 A  = x02220 or 577655     A7/G  = 302020

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[Intro]
   G              F       C    F     G              F       C    F     G 
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[Verse 1]
 F   C     F          A                             G           D            A      A/C   A 
    There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder,
             A                     G                 D           E 
Thought I heard you mention my name, can't you talk any louder?
                 F#m                      E/G# 
Don't come any closer, don't come any nearer,
               A    A7/G               D/F# 
My vision of you can't come any clearer,
     A          D           G            A              D        E 
Oh, I------     just wanna hear girls talk!  | /  /   /  /  |


[Verse 2]
           A                G             D          A            A/C    A 
I got a loaded imagi - nation been fired by girls talk,
         A                        G              D         E 
It's a more, or less, situ - ation, in - spired by girls talk,
             F#m                       E/G# 
But I can't say the words you wanna hear,
              A           A7/G      D/F# 
I suppose you're gonna have to play it by ear,
  G        D         A      A7 
Right here and now------!


[Chorus]
 D      G      D 
   Girls talk, 
           A                 D       G      D 
And they wanna know how-----  girls talk,
           A                     D        G      D 
And they say it's not allowed----  girls talk,
          D                                                   E     E7 
If they say that it's so, don't they think that I know by now-----...


[Verse 3]
              A                        G              D               A     A/C    A 
...That the word upon everyone's lipstick that you're dedi - cated,
          A                         G                   D           E 
You may not be an old fashioned girl, but you're gonna get dated,
                F#m                           E/G# 
Was it really murder? Were you just pre - tending?
                 A         A7/G              D/F#      G     D 
Lately I have heard you are the living...      end----!


[Chorus] 
   G      D                A                D        G      D 
Girls talk, and they wanna know how----   girls talk,
           A                    D        G      D 
And they say it's not aloud----   girls talk,
            A                    D        G      D 
And they think they know how-----  girls talk,
          D                                                   E     E7 
If they say that it's so, don't they think that I know by now------?


[Break]
   G              F       C    F     G                 F    C    D 
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   G              F       C    F     D 
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

 E                F#m                       E/G# 
   But I can't say the words you wanna hear,
              A           A7/G      D/F#               G    D 
I suppose you're gonna have to play it by ear,  I hear...


[Verse 4]
               A                            G            D             A     A/C    A 
...There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder,
             A                     G                 D           E 
Thought I heard you mention my name, can't you talk any louder?
                 F#m                      E/G# 
Don't come any closer, don't come any nearer,
               A    A7/G             D/F#      G       D 
My vision of you can't come any...    clear - er!


[Chorus]
   G      D                A                  D       G      D 
Girls talk, and they want to know how----  girls talk,
           A                     D        G      D 
And they say it's not allowed----  girls talk,
            A                    D       G      D 
And they think they know how----  girls talk!


[Coda]
 A                  D       G      D       A                 D       G      D 
   Girls talk!       Girls talk!     Girls talk!      Girls talk!
 A                  D       G      D 
   Girls talk!       Girls talk!
  A                         D        G      D 
Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!       Girls talk!
   A                        D        G      D 
Yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!       Girls talk!


[Live ending]
    G         A          G         A 
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