My Girl - The Temptations

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My Girl 
First single release in the UK for Motown legends The Temptations in 1965.
And I can’t believe that it only reached number 43 in UK Charts. (#1 U.S.A)
Bass performance James Jamerson. Tab by bass50611. Wish I had a £1 for
Every time I played this with my band and this is what I played including
How we used to end the song.

Intro:
G|------------
D|-5-------5--
A|---3--3----3
E|------------

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-----5-------5
--3----3--3---
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-------5------
-3--3----3--3-
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-5-------5----
---3--3----3--
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---5-------5-|
3----3--3----|
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Verse 1:
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3---3------
E|----------1-

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------3---3---
--1-----------

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--------3---3-
1---1---------

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----------3---
--1---1-------

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3---------|
----1---1-|

G|------------
D|--------3--4
A|-3---5------
E|------------

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--5-----------
------3---5---
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------|
3---5-|
------|
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Chorus 1:     
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3---3---3--
E|------------

              
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--3--5---5----
-3------------

(Break)
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5------5-5----
-----------3-3

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Verse 2:
G|------------
D|------------
A|-3----------
E|----3--1---1

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---2-3--------
--------3--1--

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-----2-3------
-1--------3--1

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------3--3----
---1-------3-1

----|
----|
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--1-|

G|------------
D|-------2-3--
A|-3---5------
E|------------

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-5------------
-----3--3---5-
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2--3-3--5-|
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Chorus 2:     
G|------------
D|------------
A|-2-3-----2-3
E|------3-----

              
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-----3--5-----
--3---------5-

 (Break)
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--5--------5-5
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-----|
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-3-3-|

Interlude Into
G|------------
D|-------5----
A|-3--3----3--
E|------------

 Key Change:
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---5-------5--
3----3--3----3
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-----5-------5
--3----3--3---
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-------5------
-3--3----3--3-
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-5-------5-|
---3--3----|
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G|------------
D|------------
A|-3----------
E|-----3---1--

              
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------------3-
----3--3------
-1--------1---

 (Key Change) 
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0--5--5-------
---------3---3

              
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-1-0---0----5-

 (Break)
----|
----|
----|
5-5-|

Verse 3:
G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|----5---3---

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------5----5--
3--5-----5----

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--------5---5-
3---3---------

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----------5---
-3---3--5----5

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-5--------|
----3---3-|

G|------------
D|------------
A|-5----------
E|-----0--2-3-

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------5-------
--5-------0--2

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-------|
-3---5-|

Outro:
G|------------
D|------------
A|-4-5-----5--
E|-----5-5----

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------------7-
--5--7---7----
5-------------

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7--5-5--4-4---
------------7-
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7---5--------5
------5-5--5--

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-----5-6-7---7
---5----------

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G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-5-5--3-3--2

              
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---------5----
-2--0-0----5-5

              
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----5-----5-6-
--5-----5-----

              
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-------7-7--5-
7---7---------
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           (En
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5--4-4--------
-------7-7---5
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