I Wish I Was A Girl This Desert Life Counting Crows Words by Adam F. Duritz Music by Adam F. Duritz, Charles Gillingham and Counting Crows. Transcribed by Neil Oxtoby : erraticretaliator@hotmail.com Donıt quote me on any of the lyrics. I tabbed this a long time ago, as well. Standard Tuning INTRO: Riff 1: E-|-------7---------------7------------------------------------------ B-|--9--9--7---------9--9--7----------------------------------------- G-|-9-9-------------9-9-----------9-8h9-9-9-9-8--8-6-4-6/9-9-9-9-9--- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------ A-|------------------------------------------------------------------ E-|------------------------------------------------------------------ Bend & slide E-|-------7---------------7------------------------------------------- B-|--9--9--7---------9--9--7------------------------------------7-9~\- G-|-9-9-------------9-9-------------8h9-9-9-9-8--8-6-4-6/9-9-9-9-9---- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1: E Esus4 The devilıs in the dreaming E He tells you Iım not sleeping in my hotel room alone E Esus4 With nothing to believe in E You dive in to the traffic rising up and itıs so quiet Youıre surprised and then you wake PRE-CHORUS 1: Abm A For all the things youıre losing E You might as well resign yourself to try and make a change Abm A Iım going down to Hollywood B E A Theyıre gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling B round my brain CHORUS 1: (second guitar with Riff 2) Riff 2: E-|-------7---------------7-------------------------------------------- B-|--9--9--7---------9--9--7-------------------------------------7--9~- G-|-9-9-------------9-9-------------8h9-9-9-9-8-9-9-9-9-8h9-9-9-9--9--- D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|-------7---------------7-------------------------------------- B-|--9--9--7---------9--9--7------------------------------------- G-|-9-9-------------9-9------------------------------------------ D-|-------------------------------------------------------------- A-|-------------------------------------------------------------- E-|-------------------------------------------------------------- A B E B A I wish I was a girl so that you could believe me B E B And I could shake this static every time I try to sleep A B E B I wish for all the world that I could say, E F#m A B ³Hey, Elizabeth, you know, Iım doing alright these days² BREAK: (one guitar only) (x denotes palm mute) E Esus4 E Esus4 E E-|--0--0--0x--0‹0x--0--0-0x--0-0x--0--0--0x--0-0x---0--0--0x--0-0x---- B-|--0--0--0x--0-0x--0--0-0x--0-0x--0--0--0x--0-0x---0--0--0x--0-0x---- G-|--1--1--1x--1-1x--2--2-2x--2-2x--1--1--1x--2-2x---1--1--1x--1-1x---- D-|--2--2--2x--2-2x--2--2-2x--2-2x--2--2--2x--2-2x---2--2--2x--2-2x---- A-|--2--2--2x--2-2x--2--2-2x--2-2x--2--2--2x--2-2x---2--2--2x--2-2x---- E-|--0--0--0x--0-0x--0--0‹0x--0-0x--0--0--0x--0-0x---0--0--0x--0-0x---- VERSE 2: Same pattern as verse 1. The devilıs in the dreaming You see yourself descending from a building to the ground You watch the sky receding You spin to see the traffic rising up and itıs so quiet Youıre surprised and then you wake PRE-CHORUS 2: For all the things Iım losing I might as well resign myself to try and make a change But Iım going down to Hollywood Theyıre gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling round my brain CHORUS 2 (second guitar Riff 2) Then to INTERLUDE: * E-|------------------|- B-|--9---9---7---7---|- G-|----9---9---9---9-|- D-|------------------|- Play 8 times A-|------------------|- Vocals enter half way through pattern (@ the *) E-|------------------|- End on Ab note (ninth fret ­ B string) 4th time In one of these dreams, 6th time you forgive me 8th time It makes me think of E A the bad decisions that keep you at home E Esus4 How could anyone else have changed? E A All these wrong conclusions that leave you alone E A How could everyone rearrange? E A How could everyone else have changed? F#m A What I see I believe PRE-CHORUS 3: E-|------------------|-----------------------|- B-|--9---9---9---9---|-9/10---10---10---10---|- G-|----9---9---9---9-|------9----9----9----9-|- D-|------------------|-----------------------|- A-|------------------|-----------------------|- E-|------------------|-----------------------|- * ** *For all the things Iım losing **I might as well E resign myself to try and make a change Abm A Well Iım going down to Hollywood B B A Theyıre gonna make a movie from the things that they find crawling B round my brain CHORUS 3: (second guitar with Riff 3) Riff 3: E-|-------7---------------7----|- B-|--9--9--7---------9--9--7---|- G-|-9-9-------------9-9--------|- D-|----------------------------|- A-|----------------------------|- E-|----------------------------|- E-|---7--11p7-11-12-7---11p7-11-12-7---11p7-11-12-7---11p7-11-12----|- B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|- G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|- D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|- A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|- E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|- E-|-------7---------------7------------ B-|--9--9--7---------9--9--7----------- G-|-9-9-------------9-9---------------- D-|------------------------------------ A-|------------------------------------ E-|------------------------------------ END: (second guitar plays lead) A Abm F#m A Abm F#m A E B But I canıt sleep at night... A E B No I canıt sleep at night... A E B Well I canıt sleep at night... A E B Well I canıt sleep at night... Iım fairly sure about the chords in the pre-chorus, but if you find better ones, let me know. The chorus probably needs some work, too. Like I said, I tabbed this one ages ago - just after the album was released here in Australia. I couldnıt be bothered checking it. Have fun. Cheers, Neil.