Lyrics

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
Then I could look through the paintings
I could look right through them

Because I'd have found something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
That's something that I understand

All right

I walk through the Fenway, I have my heart in my hand
I understand a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
Oh that's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
That's something that I understand

Four o'clock in the afternoon, in the Fenway, I've my heart in my hand
I understand a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend [???],
That's something that I understand

Lyrics

[I wanna tell you about the way I was when I grew up]

I used to walk around by the Museum of fine arts in Boston
I'd be lonely you know always wandering around all those little places like the room where they keep the Cezanne
I always thought to myself
You know, gee
If I had by my side a girlfriend
I could look through all these paintings here you know
I could look right through them

I know something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

Now that's a girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' loneliness 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend now baby,
That's something that I understand

I always used to walk around, I had my heart in my lonely hands
I understand a girlfriend

Now that's a girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend now baby,
That's something that I understand

[I'm growing bored of that stuff, here we go now]

That's right,

I used to grow up lonely ??? first had a little chin ???
I walked through the Fenway at four o'clock with my heart in my hands

I understand, I used to understand a girl, that's the only thing I knew, I wanted care ???

Girl
Friend
Now it can be 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
I'm saying a girl friend now baby,
That was something that I understand

Chords

C G                                                         C G
If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
G                                                         C G
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne

But if I had by my side a girlfriend
    C G
Well I could look through the paintings
            C             G
I could look right through them

       G                             C       D
Because I'd have found something that I understand
G                                    C    G
I can understand (even something???) a girl friend


I'll tell ya

G
Girl
C D
Friend
      G               C           D
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
             C           D
Oh that's the girl friend baby,
           C               D                       G
Well that's something that I (it's something???) understand


All right

G                                   C           D
I walk through the Fenway, I have my heart in my hands
G             C   G
I understand a girlfriend

G
That means girl
C D
Friend
      G               C           D
Say it 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
        C           D
That's a girl friend baby,
      C             D       G
That's something that I understand

G                                                                   C           D
I walk through the Fenway at four o'clock in the afternoon I have my heart in my hand
G                                          C   G
I really understand what it means to have a girlfriend

G
Not kidding, girl
C D
Friend
      G               C           D
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
        C           D 
That's a girl friend baby, you know
      C             D       G
That's something that I understand

Chordpro

[C][G] If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston [C][G]
[G] Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne [C][G]
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
Well [C][G] I could look through the paintings
I could look [C] right through [G] them

Because [G] I'd have found something that [C] I under[D]stand
[G] I understand (even something) a [C] girl [G] friend

I'll tell ya

[G] girl
[C][D] friend
That's [G] 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' [C] 'f' 'r' 'e' [D] 'n'
Oh that's a [C] girl friend [D] baby,
Well that's [C] somethin that [D] (it's somethin???) I under[G]stand

Alright

[G] I walk through the Fenway, I have my [C] heart in my [D] hand
[G] I understand a [C] girl[G]friend

[G] that means girl
[C][D] friend
Say it [G] 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' [C] 'f' 'r' 'e' [D] 'n'
That's a [C] girl friend [D] baby,
That's [C] somethin that [D] I under[G]stand

(Guitar)

[G] I walk through the Fenway at four o'clock in the afternoon I have my [C] heart in my [D] hand
[G] I really understand what it means to have a [C] girl[G]friend

[G] not kidding, girl
[C][D] friend
That's [G] 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' [C] 'f' 'r' 'e' [D] 'n'
That's a [C] girl friend [D] baby, you know
That's [C] somethin that [D] I under[G]stand

Lyrics

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
Well I could look through the paintings
I could look right through them

Because I'd have found something that I understand
I can understand (???) a girl friend

I'll tell ya

Girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Oh that's the girl friend baby,
Well that's something that I (???) understand

All right

I walk through the Fenway, I have my heart in my hands
I understand a girlfriend

That means girl
Friend
Say it 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
That's something that I understand

I walk through the Fenway at four o'clock in the afternoon I have my heart in my hand
I really understand what it means to have a girlfriend

Not kidding, girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby, you know
That's something that I understand

Lyrics

I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
And I would go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
And if and if I had by my side a girlfriend
I could understand these paintings
I could see right through them

Because
I'd have something that I'd understand
I understand a girl fren'

That's a girl
Fren'
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

I walked through the town with my heart in my hand
Hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Oh a girl friend,
Was something that I would understand

In the afternoon, 17, I had my heart in my hand
Lonely to meet a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
To meet 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
A girl friend,
That's something that I understand

Lyrics

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
And if I had by my side a girlfriend
Well I could look through the paintings
I could look right through them

Because I'd have found something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
That's something that I understand

I walk alone and I have my heart in my hand
I understand a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
Oh that's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
That's something that I understand

I walk alone in Boston
And have my heart in my hand
I understand a a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby
That's something I understand

Notes

• really strange version - backed up with strings and piano

Lyrics

If I would walk the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
Well I could look through the paintings
I could look right through them

I've found something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
And that is something that I understand

I walked through the Fenway in Boston
I have my heart in my hand
But I understand a girlfriend
And I mean it folks

Girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend now baby,
And that's something that I understand

I walked through the Fenway ???
I have my heart in my hand
I understand a girlfriend
???

Girl
Friend
'G' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend now baby,
And that's something that I understand

Right

Lyrics

[??? We're gonna do another one,
??? You know what's the ??? thing about this?
Suppose ??? too much guitar right,
Now if someone in the audience has a better pitch than I do ???
4 years to realize this thing is a little flatter than the others
Worse thing is when you can't figure out what it is you know,
You know something's a little off
So then people should really start ???
Especially if they know ??? I don't care ???]

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
Then I could look through the paintings
I could look right through them

This is something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

Now that's a girl
Friend
Now that's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that a girl friend baby,
That's something that I understand

???

I used to be so lonely, ??? my heart in my hands
Never thinking that I would meet a girlfriend

Now that's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend ??,
Now this is something that I understand

I used to ??? I had my heart in my hands
??? Lonely thinking maybe I could meet a girlfriend walking in the park
A girl
Friend
Talking about a 'g' 'i' ???
That a girl friend baby,
Well now that's something that I understand

[Well you know people wouldn't let us go if we didn't do this next one ??? we got to do it]

Lyrics

You know, I used walk by the Museum of fine arts in Boston
[This was about when I was 17 or 18]
And I used to go and hang out in the room where they would keep the Reniors and the Cezanne
[They keep them in the same room,
I would just stare at them,
Oh but I would meet a girl,
And I would say to myself, you know]
If I had by my side now a girlfriend
I suspect that I could understand these paintings
And I see look right through them

That would be something that I'd understand
In other words, I'd understand a girl friend

Now that's a girl
Friend
Now that's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend
That's something that I understand

I used to walk alone, I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping I might meet a girlfriend

Now that's a girl
Friend
Now that's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend
That's something that I understand

I would spend my time walking
I had my heart in my hand
I thought I might meet a girlfriend

Well that is a girl
Friend
Now that's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend
Now that's something that would understand

Lyrics

[???
It called The Fenway where I dreamed my dreams,
It's about my home in Boston
It's a place there called the Fenway
??? Girlfriend
That's right]

[[He's explaining that he's going to do the next two songs about the Fenway]]

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
[???]
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
Well you know that I could understand these paintings better
I could see right through them

Because then I'd have found something that I understand
I understand, ladies and gentlemen, a girl friend

And that's a girl
Friend
Now that's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend,
Yeah, that's something that I understand

All right

I walked alone by the Fenway, I have my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

And that's a girl
Friend
Oh that's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend baby,
That was always something that I understand

[Well I wrote that song ten years ago
And it was a song about the Fenway
???]

[[Transitioning to The Fenway which is the next song]]

Lyrics

That time I used to go to the ???
To see the Cezanne
[What was that ???
One thing I wanted to stare at the paintings
Also I figured it would be a place to go if you want advice that's important]

And I thought to myself
If I had by my side a girlfriend
That way I could
Look through all the paintings
And I could look
Right through them
[???]

Cause that was something that I understand
I understand a girlfriend

And that's a girl
Friend
Well that's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

[It's true]

I used to walk alone
And I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend, ladies and gentlemen
That's something that I understand

I used to walk alone
I had my heart in my hand
[My fingers too]
Hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

And that's a girl
Friend
Now that's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend
That's something that I understand

Lyrics

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston

[What would I do?
This was when I was 19
What would I think?
???]

Well first I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
[And then I would think
Well these paintings are ok]
But if I had by my side a girlfriend
[It would become much more understandable]
I could look through the paintings
I could look right through them

For now I'd found something that I'd understand
I'd understand a girl fren'

Now that's a girl
Fren
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Well now that's a girl friend ???,
That was always something that I could understand

[Jonathan ??? guitar]

I walked alone, I kept my heart in my hand
That's what I wanted I just wanted to meet a girlfriend
[That's what I wanted]

So I said
Girl
Friend
[This was sad]
Cause I wanted a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
I was lonely for a girl friend
I wanted to be understood,
I wanted something that I could understand

I walked by the Fenway, I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I'd maybe meet a girlfriend

Now that's a girl Friend
Now that's a' g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Now that's a girl friend
That's something that I'd understand

Lyrics

You know when I was eighteen
I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Yeah and I used go to the room where they would keep the Cezanne
[I wasn't that big of an art fan
It was just also where the college girls with the high heeled leather boots hung out
And they had the suede handbag and all that
I was still in high school and I was most impressed
Oh yes]
I thought to myself
Oh, if I had by my side a girlfriend
Then I could understand these paintings
I could see right through them

Cause then I'd have something that I'd understand
I'd understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I'd understand

I used to walk alone
I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girl friend

[I was sad because I wanted a]
Girl
Friend
[I wanted to meet a]
'G' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Yes that's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

[That's the sad part of this guitar solo]

[Don't worry cause the triumphant part is coming up]

[???]

I walked alone
I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfren

And that's a girl [we'll get to that]
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
A girl friend,
That's something that I'd understand

Lyrics

If I were to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
First I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
??? If I had by my side a girlfriend
Then I could understand these paintings
I could see right through them

Cause then I'd have something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's somethin that I understand

I used to walk alone as a teenager with my heart in my hand
Hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

And that's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's somethin that I understand

I used to walk alone with and I had my heart in my hand
Cause I was lonely at 17 for a girlfriend
Girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's somethin that I understand

Lyrics

I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
And I would go to the room where they would keep the Cezanne
And if I had by my side a girlfriend
I could understand these paintings
I could see right through them

Because
I'd have had something that I'd understand
I understand a girl fren'

That's a girl
Fren'
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

I used to walk alone I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

I used to walk alone I had my heart in my hand, in the afternoon
[[Something in French]]
Girlfren
That's something that I understand

[[Recording ends abruptly]]

Lyrics

I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
Well I'd go to the room where they keep the Cezanne
But if I if I had by my side a girlfriend
I could see right through these paintings
I could understand them, I could see them
Right through them

Because then I'd have something that I understand
I understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That is something that I understand

I used to walk alone
I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girl friend

Well that's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

In the afternoon, I had my heart in my hand
Hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

A girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

Lyrics

One last one?

I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
And I would go to the room where they would keep the Cezanne
And I thought, if I had by my side a girlfriend
I could look through these paintings
I could see right through them
Because I'd have something that I understand
I would understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
That's a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

When I was 17
I would walk through the park in Boston
In the wintertime
By the park benches
By the park benches, I'd have my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
To meet a girl friend, to meet a girlfriend
That's was something
Dreaming

In the afternoon,
I was lonely (I was cold too)
I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

To meet a girl
Friend
To meet a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
To meet a girl friend

Lyrics

I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
When I would go to the room when I was seventeen years old where they keep the paintings by Cezanne
But I thought, if I if I had by my side a girlfriend
I could see look through these paintings
I could see
Right through them

Then I'd have something that I understand
I'd understand a girl friend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Oh a girl friend,
That is something that I would understand

In the afternoon
I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girl friend

Meet a girl
Friend
To meet a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
A girl friend,
Something that I'd understand

In the afternoon, I had my heart in my hands
Looking to meet a girlfriend

To meet a girl
Friend
To meet a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
To meet a girl friend,
Something that I'd understand

Lyrics

I used to walk through the Museum of fine arts in Boston
And I used to go to the room where they would keep the Cezanne
If I, if I had by my side a girlfriend
Well I could look through these paintings
And I could see right through them

Cause then I'd have had something that I'd understand
I'd understand a girl fren'

That's a girl
Fren'
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Oh a girl friend,
That's something that I understand

In the afternoon I had my heart in my hand
Just hoping that I would meet a girlfriend

That's a girl
Friend
That's a 'g' 'i' 'r' 'l' 'f' 'r' 'e' 'n'
Oh a girl friend,
That's something that I understand