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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 23:35:19 -0400
From: Sam & Carla
Subject: Not a Preatty Girl by Ani Difranco
Not A Pretty Girl
ani difranco
Not A Pretty Girl
tabbed by sam stewart
F#m: 244222 My version probably isn’t any better than
A: 5776xx the one already on the internet, but mine
D: 5577xx is in a standard tuning (which is easier).
E: 7799xx It’s pretty close just listen to the cd to
get
B: 22444x the rthym down. (note: slide between barre
chords)
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intro: F#m A D E 2x
F#m
I am not a pretty girl
A D E
that is not what I do
F#m A
I ain’t no damsel in distess
D E
and I don’t need to be rescued
F#m A
so put me down punk
D E
wouldn’t you prefer a maiden fair
B D
isn’t there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
I am not an angry girl
but it seems like I’ve got everyone fooled
every time I say something they find hard to hear
they chalk it up to my anger
and never to their own fear
and imagine you’re a girl
just trying to finally come clean
knowing full well they’d prefer you
were dirty and smiling
and I am sorry
I am not a maiden fair
and I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
solo: F#m A D E (2x)
and generally my generation
wouldn’t be caught dead working for the man
and generally I agree with them
trouble is you gotta have youself an alternate plan
and I have earned my disillusionment
I have been working all of my life
and I am a patriot
I have been fighting the good fight
and what if there are no damsels in distress
what if I knew that and I called your bluff?
don’t you think every kitten figures out how to get down
whether or not you ever show up
I am not a pretty girl
I don’t want to be a pretty girl
no I want to be more than a pretty girl
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