My Best Friends Girl - The Cars

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Song: My best friends girl
Artist: The Cars
Composer: Ric Ocasek
Album: The Cars
Tabbed by DJ   20th Feb 2022

TWO TABBED VERSIONS
Firstly Version 1 -
as the studio single and album in the key of F
Followed by Version 2 -
In the lower key of E that they played the song live in.

To hear the original album track in the key of F,
copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkSmLh2Hbi0

Palm mute the bridge to give it that driving rhythm feel.

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VERSION 1:

[Intro]
            
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[Verse 1]
              
You're always 

            
dancing down t

           
he street,
            
With your sued

               
e blue eyes,
            
And every new 

              
boy that you m

     
eet,
            
He doesn't kno

            
w the real sur

       
prise

[Pre -Chorus]
        
(Here she come

s again!)
           
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

  
e starry sky,
         
    Oo, ...she

             
'll make you f

       
lip,
                          (Here she comes again!)

           
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

  
e starry sky,
          
    I kinda li

             
ke the way she

 
 dips

[Chorus]
         
          She'

              
s my best frie

         
nd's girl,
              
She's my best 

         
friend's girl 

- irl,
            
    But she us

                          
ed to be mine

[Verse 2]
             
You got your n

             
uclear boots,
            
And your drip-

           
dry glove,
             
Oo, when you b

             
ite your lip,
              
It's some re -

          
 action to lov

              
e - a - ove, a

   
 - ove,

[Pre - Chorus]
        
(Here she come

s again!)
           
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

       
e starry sky, 

yeah,
           
    I'll bet y

              
ou'll flip,
                   (Here she comes again!)

           
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

           
e starry sky,
                             (Here  she  comes again!)

           
I kinda like t

            
he way ...like

             
 the way she d


ips

[Chorus]
            
    'Cause she

              
's my best fri

      
end's girl,
            
     She's my 

              
best friend's 


girl - irl,
            
    But she us

            
ed to be mine,

         
        she's 

            
so ...fine!

[Guitar Solo break]
           
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/  |  /  /  / 

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[Verse 3]
            
Always da - da

              
ncing down the

         
 street,
            
With your sued

            
e blue eye - e

        
yes,
            
And every new 

              
...boy ...that

     
 you meet,
            
Doesn't know t

            
he real surpri

     
se

[Chorus]
        
(Here she come

s again!)
           
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

           
e starry sky,
                             (Here  she  comes again!)

           
Oo,  ...she'll

            
 make you flip

     
,
                       (Here she comes again!)

           
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

           
e starry sky,
                             (Here  she  comes again!)

           
I kinda like t

             
he way ...I li

             
ke the way she

 
 dips

[Chorus]
            
    'Cause she

              
's my best fri

      
end's girl,
            
     She's my 

              
best friend's 

           
girl - irl - a

   
 - irl,
              
She used to be

        
 mine,
            
She's so  ...f

          
ine!

[Coda]
            
     (My best 

           
friend's girl 

  
- friend!)

            
Huh!          

           
             S

            
he used to be 


mine!
     (My best friend's girl  - friend!)

              
(My best frien

         
d's girl - fri

             
end!)  Yeah, y


eah!

              
              

         
        She us

         
ed to be  ...m

ine!
(My best friend's girl  - friend!)

              
              

         
           Yea

          
h,  yeah, yeah

!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)

              
              

         
        She us

         
ed to be  ...m

ine!
(My best friend's girl  - friend!)

              
(My best frien

         
d's girl - fri

       
end!)

              
(My best frien

         
d's girl - fri

       
end!)

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VERSION 2:

Live version in the key of E:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyFo6p6LGkA

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[Intro]
            
|  /  /  /  / 

          
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  |  /  /  /  

          
/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |

            
|  /  /  /  / 

          
 |  /  /  /  /

            
  |  /  /  /  

          
/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |

[Verse 1]
              
You're always 

            
dancing down t

           
he street,
            
With your sued

               
e blue eyes,
            
And every new 

              
boy that you m

     
eet,
            
He doesn't kno

            
w the real sur

        
prise

[Pre -Chorus]
        
(Here she come

s again!)
            
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

   
e starry sky,
          
    Oo, ...she

             
'll make you f

       
lip,
                          (Here she comes again!)

            
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

  
e starry sky,
          
    I kinda li

              
ke the way she

 
 dips

[Chorus]
          
          She'

              
s my best frie

         
nd's girl,
              
She's my best 

         
friend's girl 

- irl,
            
    But she us

                          
ed to be mine

[Verse 2]
             
You got your n

             
uclear boots,
            
And your drip-

               
dried glove,
             
Oo, when you b

             
ite your lip,
              
It's some re -

          
 action to lov

              
e - a - ove, a

   
 - ove,

[Pre - Chorus]
        
(Here she come

s again!)
            
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

       
e starry sky, 

yeah,
            
    I'll bet y

              
ou'll flip,
                   (Here she comes again!)

            
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

           
e starry sky,
                             (Here  she  comes again!)

            
I kinda like t

            
he way ...like

             
 the way she d


ips

[Chorus]
            
   'Cause she'

              
s my best frie

     
nd's girl,
            
    She's my b

             
est friend's g


irl - irl,
            
    But she us

            
ed to be mine,

          
        she's 

            
so ...fine!

[Guitar Solo break]
            
|  /  /  /  / 

            
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  |  /  /  /  

      
/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |

            
|  /  /  /  / 

    
 |  /  /  /  /

  |

            
|  /  /  /  / 

          
 |  /  /  /  /

            
  |  /  /  /  

          
/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |

[Verse 3]
            
Always da - da

              
ncing down the

         
 street,
            
With your sued

            
e blue eye - e

        
yes,
            
And every new 

              
...boy ...that

     
 you meet,
            
Doesn't know t

            
he real surpri

     
se

[Chorus]
        
(Here she come

s again!)
            
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

           
e starry sky,
                             (Here  she  comes again!)

            
Oo,  ...she'll

            
 make you flip

     
,
                       (Here she comes again!)

            
When she's dan

              
cing 'neath th

           
e starry sky,
                             (Here  she  comes again!)

            
I kinda like t

            
he way ...I li

              
ke the way she

 
 dips

[Chorus]
            
    'Cause she

              
's my best fri

      
end's girl,
            
     She's my 

              
best friend's 

            
girl - irl - a

   
 - irl,
              
She used to be

         
 mine,        

            
    She's so  

           
...fine!

[Coda]
            
     (My best 

            
friend's girl 

  
- friend!)

            
Huh!          

            
             S

            
he used to be 


mine!
     (My best friend's girl  - friend!)

              
(My best frien

          
d's girl - fri

             
end!)  Yeah, y


eah!

              
              

          
        She us

         
ed to be  ...m

ine!
(My best friend's girl  - friend!)

              
              

          
           Yea

          
h,  yeah, yeah

!
(My best friend's girl - friend!)

              
              

          
        She us

         
ed to be  ...m

ine!
(My best friend's girl  - friend!)

              
(My best frien

          
d's girl - fri

        
end!)

              
(My best frien

          
d's girl - fri

        
end!)

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