wild girl chords and lyrics - RICKIE LEE JONES

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[Intro 1]
[D][Gsus2][G][D][G][Gsus2][G][D]

[Verse 1]
Wild [D]girl,
you must have [G]been a terror when you were [D]young
Or your mamma must have let you run,
[Gsus2]let you r[G]un free[Asus4][A][D]
But it wasn't very nice [Gsus2]eating,
eat[G]ing all that sugar and [D]spice
What they want [G]a girl to b[D]e

[Verse 2]
[D]
And all the things a child [Gsus2]learns on their
[G]way from hope to [D]here
The innocence, the fury,
[G]the [Gsus2]racism, the rage and [G]fear[Gsus2][G][D]
I don't re[G]mem[Gsus2]ber tell me ag[G]ain[D]
the part no [G]one wants to [D]hear

[Verse 3]
[Bm]
Well, that's [A]so many people's story,
[G]a lot of heartache but[A] not much glo[Bm]ry
But glory, [A]the truth be told to[G]morrow
[Asus4]you are twenty one years[D] old
I say happy [G]birthday tomorrow to [D]you
The [G]only game in [D]town

[Verse 4]
[D]
You can live your life with [Gsus2]re gret about[G]
the things you [Gsus2]think you did[G] wro[D]ng
Or over what someone
[G]would not giv[D]e
Or you can be [G]grateful
when you open your eyes
[D]The story you[G] write, you liv[D]e

[Verse 5]
[Bm]Well, it's hard to be ol[A]der and poor,
[G]I don't dig it that muc[A]h any[Bm]more
But every[A]day of my life [G]I'm so proud,
so proud [A]I became his w[D]ife
Because I got [G]to raise Charlotte
and [Gsus2]Char lott[G]e's lear[Asus4]ning
[D]The onl[G]y gam[D]e in town

[Verse 6]
[D]
Wild girl in a red [G]dress, come on,
speak up, say [D]yes
This thing that makes you beautiful nev[G]er
comes out of [Asus4]a jar, ye[A]ah[D]
You are a beautiful girl,
you're [Gsus2]reach ing[G] out from your beautiful wor[D]ld
That is [G]the daughter [D]you [Bm]are
Walk [A]right and

[Verse 7]
[G]the real [A]world knows it
[Bm]'Cause you b[A]ring it back down[G]
into the real [A]world[Bm]
Walk [A]right up [G]the real world [A]knows it
[Bm]You'll bring[A] it back down
[G]into the real [A]world

[Verse 8]
[Bm]Say [A]take me back, [D]baby
[Bm]I just wanna[A] make a drea[G]m come true[A]
[Bm]I came[A] here to love [G]somebody[A][Bm]
I just [A]wanna make [G]my dreams
[Asus4]come true
[D]

[Verse 9]
And I'm [G]trying because trying
[D]is the [G]only [C]game
The [Bm]only [G]game, the [Asus4]only game[A]
[D]in town

[Outro 1]
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