Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper


Lyrics & Chords

	
	
	Girls Just Want to Have Fun  -  Song by Robert Hazard
	
	
	(the "#s" in the parentheses indicate number of measures)
	(the "lyrics" in parentheses indicate back up vocals)
	
	
	
	(8) INTRO
	|: F#  / / /  | F#  /  /A# /C#  | 
	| D#m  / / /  | D#m /   B   C# :|  (x2)
	   1    2 3 4    1   2   3    4
	
	
	(6) VERSE
	F#
	I come home in the morning light
	   D#m
	My mother says 'when you gonna live your life right?'
	B
	Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones,
	
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 1
	    D#m          C#             B
	And girls, they want to have fun,
	   D#m         C#          F#
	Oh girls just want to have fun
	
	
	(4) INTRO


	(6) VERSE 2
	The phone rings in the middle of the night
	My father yells 'what you gonna do with your life?'
	Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one,
	
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 2
	But girls, they want to have fun,
	Oh girls just want to have 
	
	
	(6) CHORUS 1
	| F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  | 
	That's all they really want... 
	| D#m /   /   /  | D#m  /  B    C#  |
	some fun...
	| F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  |
	When the working day is done      Oh
	
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 3
	D#m             C             B 
	girls...  they want to have fun
	   D#m         C            F#
	Oh girls just want to have fun
	
	
	(4) BRIDGE
	| F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  |           
	 (Girls wanna,            wanna have 
	| D#m /   /   /  | D#m  /  B    C#  |
	  fun,   girls,           wanna have)
	
	
	(8) INSTRUMENTAL
	|: F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  |
	|  D#m /   /   /  | D#m  /  (B)  C# :|
	
	
	(6) VERSE 3
	Some boys take a beautiful girl
	And hide her away from the rest of the world
	I want to be the one to walk in the sun
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 4
	Oh girls they want to have fun
	Oh girls just want to have 
	
	(6) CHORUS 2
	That's all they really want...
	some fun...
	When the working day is done
	
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 5
	Oh girls they want to have fun
	Oh girls just want to have 
	
	
	(4) BRIDGE
	| F#  /      /    /  | F#   /   /    /  |           
	(Girls they wanna,            wanna have) 
	| D#m  /     /    /  | D#m  /  B    C#  |
	 (fun,    girls,              wanna have)
	
	
	(16) OUTRO 
	(sung as a vocal round between lead singer and back up singers)
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	 They just wanna, they just wanna...     
	(they just wanna, they just wanna  ...    girls)
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	They just wanna, they just wanna...        oh
	(...                  girls just wanna have ...
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	Girls,                girls just want to have fun
   fun...)
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	.....                    Hoo!
	(they just wanna, they just wanna...)
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	 They just wanna, they just wanna...     
	(they just wanna, they just wanna  ...    girls)

	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	They just wanna, they just wanna...        oh
	(...                  girls just wanna have ...
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	Girls,                girls just want to have fun
   fun...)

	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	                       When the working, 
	                       
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	When the working    day    is     done  oh
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	When the working    day    is     done  oh
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	  Girls               Girls just wanna have fun...
	  
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	......                              Huh!  Huh!
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	 They just wanna, they just wanna...     
	(they just wanna, they just wanna  ...    girls)

	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	They just wanna, they just wanna...        oh
	(...                  girls just wanna have ...
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	Girls,          Ya!    girls just want to have fun
   fun...)
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	.....                  When the working, 
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	  When the working    day    is     done  oh
	  
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   |
	  When the working    day    is     done  oh
	
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   | 
	 Girls                Girls just wanna have fun
	
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   | 
	
	| F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#   | #F

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Song Form

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	(8) INTRO
	|: F#  / / /  | F#  /  /A# /C#  | 
	| D#m  / / /  | D#m /   B   C# :|  (x2)
	   1    2 3 4    1   2   3    4

	(6) VERSE
	|  F#  / / /  | F#  / / /   |
	| D#m  / /    | D#m / / C#  |
	|  B   / / /  |  B  / / C#  |
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 1
	| D#m  / C#  / | B  / / C#  |
	| D#m  / C#  / |
	
	(4) INTRO
	(6) VERSE 2	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 2

	(6) CHORUS 1
	| F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  | 
	That's all they really want... 
	| D#m /   /   /  | D#m  /   /    /  |
	some fun...
	| F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  |
	When the working day is done      Oh
	
	
	(3) PRE CHORUS 3
	(4) BRIDGE 1
	| F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  |           
	 (Girls wanna,            wanna have 
	| D#m /   /   /  | D#m  /  B    C#  |
	  fun,   girls,           wanna have)
	
	
	(8) INSTRUMENTAL
	|: F#  /   /   /  | F#   /   /    /  |
	|  D#m /   /   /  | D#m  /  (B)  C# :|
	
	
	(6) VERSE 3
	(3) PRE CHORUS 4
	(6) CHORUS 2
		
	(3) PRE CHORUS 5
	(4) BRIDGE 2
	
	(16) OUTRO 
	(sung as a vocal round between lead singer and back up singers)
	|: F#   /   /    /    | D#m   /     B    C#  :| (x8)

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TAB


	Standard Tuning- EADGBe
	
	This is that famous guitar riff in the song:

	e|--6h7-6-----6---6h7-6----6-------6h7-6----6---6h7-6------------------------|
	B|--7---7--9--7---7---7-9--7-9-----7---7-9--7---7---7-9--7-9-----------------|
	G|--6---6--10-6---6---6-10-6-10----6---6-10-6---6---6-10-8-10----------------|
	D|---------11-----------11---11----------11-----------11-9-11----------------|
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