Fell in Love with a Girl was written by American musician Jack White and is notably one of the key tracks on The White Stripes album White Blood Cells. The track is known for its energetic and rapid pace, signifying a significant shift in the rock scene in the early 2000s. The lyrics reflect the story of a love that is intense and almost complete, yet potentially misleading.
Key: B
Introduction:*(Watch out when playing the D. If you listen to the record the pitch drops earlier than the previous chords, but it'll sound fine if you play D 5 times then let go.)
B
A
D
E
*(The intro is played once, then on the second time through Jack starts singing on the second/third strike of the B Chord. Exactly the same rhythm.)
B
A
Fell in love with a girl
A
D
E
B
I fell in love once and almost completely
B
A
She's in love with the world
A
D
But sometimes these feelings
E
Can be so misleading *(After the E has finished the B is replaced by F#, same rhythm etc. just that change.
F#
A
She turns and says are you alright?
A
D
E
I said I must be fine cause my heart's still beating
F#
A
Come and kiss me by the riverside, yeah F# *(Single strike of the chord then let it fade to end of line....)
B
A
Red hair with a curl
A
D
E
Mellow roll for the flavor and the eyes for peeping
B
A
Can't keep away from the girl
D
E
These two sides of my brain need to have a meeting *(I've got a friend says he's heard Jack sing it: I see stars in my brain, need a
F#
A
Can't think of anything to do, yeah
A
D
E
My left brain knows that all love is fleeting
F#
A
She's just looking for something new, yeah F# *(again single strike and fade..........)
B
A
D
E
*(It's repeated twice with Ah ahhhaa ahhhhhh aaah etc. sung over, you'll have to listen to the record to get that right, I can't tab ahhhs.)
F#
A
Can't think of anything to do, yeah
A
D
E
My left brain knows that all love is fleeting
F#
A
She's just looking for something new, yeah F# *(again single strike and fade..........)
B
A
Fell in love with a girl
A
D
E
B
I fell in love once and almost completely
B
A
She's in love with the world
A
D
But sometimes these feelings
E
Can be so misleading
F#
A
She turns and says are you alright?
A
D
E
I said I must be fine cause my heart's still beating
F#
A
Come and kiss me by the riverside, yeah F# *(Single strike of the chord then let it fade to end of line....)
F#
A
Can't think of anything to do, yeah
A
D
E
My left brain knows that all love is fleeting
F#
A
She's just looking for something new, yeah F# *(again single strike and fade..................B single strike then mute.)