The Girl I Left Behind Me

Bob Wills

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

G                                   C
I wrote her a letter when I'd known better
G                      D7
And asked her to be my wife
G                                     C
Along came a feller and hit me on the smeller
D7                    G
And it almost took my life

Verse 2

C
Oh that girl that pretty little girl
G                      D7
The girl I left behind me
G                             C
The rosy cheeks and the curly hair
D7                     G
The girl I left behind me

Verse 3

C
Rode ahead to the place she said
G                       D7
And always there you'll see
G                              C
She said I'm true when you get through
D7                          G
Ride back and you will find me

Verse 2

C
Oh that girl that pretty little girl
G                      D7
The girl I left behind me
G                             C
The rosy cheeks and the curly hair
D7                     G
The girl I left behind me

Verse 4

C
The monkey and the frog the turtle and the dog
G                            D7
The chick the weasel and the flea
G                              C
The fuzzy raccoon and the ugly baboon
D7                      G
They all got a wife but me

Verse 2

C
Oh that girl that pretty little girl
G                      D7
The girl I left behind me
G                             C
The rosy cheeks and the curly hair
D7                     G
The girl I left behind me

Verse 5

C
Last night I slept in a sycamore tree
G                                     D7
With the wind and the rain all around me
G                                    C
Tonight I'll sleep in a warm feather bed
D7                          G
With the girl I left behind me

Verse 2

C
Oh that girl that pretty little girl
G                      D7
The girl I left behind me
G                             C
The rosy cheeks and the curly hair
D7                     G
The girl I left behind me

Verse 2

C
Oh that girl that pretty little girl
G                      D7
The girl I left behind me
G                             C
The rosy cheeks and the curly hair
D7                     G
The girl I left behind me