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John Michael Montgomery - Little Girl, The

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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The Little Girl
John Michael Montgomery
Brand New Me

Tuning: 6=D, 5=A, 4=D, 3=G, 2=B, 1=E (Dropped D)

CAPO 1--very important (to match recording)

Intro: (can be played under the verses also)
 
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D---3h5--5--5----3--2---0h2---3--2---0h2---3--2---0-------0----
A------------------------------------------------------3-----3
D-----------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:  C      Csus2  C     Csus2 C    G  C

  C                           Csus2         C 
1 Her parents never took the young girl to church
2 Her daddy drank all day and momma did drugs
3 And like it always does the bad just got worse
4 The first day of sunday school the teacher walked in

          Dm         C              Am         G
  Never spoke of His name; never read her His word
  Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs
  With every slap and every curse
  And a small little girl stared at a picture of Him

  C                         Csus2             C
  Two non believers walkin lost through this world
  She'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch
  Until her daddy in a drunk rage one night
  She said I know that man up there on that cross
  
             Dm          C          Am          G
  Took their baby with them, what a sad little girl
  While mom fell asleep and her daddy went out.
  pulled a gun on her mom and then took his life
  I don't know His name but I know He got off


CHORUS

          G/A       Am           G/B       F
1 And the drink  -  ing and the fight  -  ing
2 Then   some   people from the  ci  -  ty 
3 He was there      in   my      old    house

   C                    G
  just got worse every night
  took the girl far away
  and held me close to His side

          G/A   Am            G/B    F
  Behind their couch she'd be hid - ing
  Too a  new   mom and a     new    dad
  AsI    hid   there         our   couch  

 C                     G
  Oh what a sad little life
  kisses and hugs everyday
  the night that my parents died

play intro again, and to end the song


CHORDS NEEDED:
    C  Csus2  Dm   Am   G   G/A   G/B  F   
E---0----1-----1----0----3---3-----3---1---------------------------------
B---1----1-----3----1----0---3-----3---1---------------------------------
G---0----0-----2----2----0---4-----0---2---------------------------------
D---2----0-----X----2----0---5-----0---3---------------------------------
A---3----3-----3----0----X---0-----2---3---------------------------------
E------------------------5-----------------------------------------------

Comments about this tab

- 2006-09-13

I play the intro this way and it sounds pretty accurate when played with the song.

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----s--------------------s*--------s*---------------------------------------
D----4/6-6-6----4-3---1-3-4/3---1-3-4/3---1-----------s---------------h--0----
A------------------------------------------------4---4/6-3-----------0-3---3--
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

*slide in from first fret quickly

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