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Song title: Someone I Care About
Original Album: The Modern Lovers
Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright 1976 Beserkley Records
Published by Modern Lovers Music
Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfretsnet)
NOTES:
Guitar Figure 1 is played throughout the song (INTRO and VERSEs) with maybe
tiny variations I've counted beats which looks complex on the page, but if
you listen to the record, you can nail it It's only 4/4 It could be worse
You could get by just playing E and A in the verses
INTRO:
[play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2]
Guitar Figure 1
A5 E A5
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|--7-------7---5---7-------7---5-|--7-------------------5---6---7--|
|--7-------7---5---7-------7---5-|--7-------5---7-------5---5---7--|
|--5-------5---5---5-------5---5-|--5-------5---5---------------5--|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
VERSE:
Chords:
A x02220
E 022100
A E A
Well, I don't want just a girl to fool around with
A E A
Well, I don't want just a girl to ball, alright
A E A
What I want is a girl that I care about
A E A
Or I want nothing at all
A
Nothing at all, alright
VERSE:
[Guitar Figure 1]
Well, I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
And act like she's great when she makes me feel appalled
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
VERSE:
[Guitar Figure 1]
Well, I don't want some cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar
Well, I don't want a triumph in the car
I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want no one at all
Alright, listen to this now
[play Guitar Figure 1 a few times until you get bored]
BRIDGE:
A A A
Picture this: I'm walking with my girlfriend
A A
Twenty-eight misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in"
A A
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
E
You say, "I don't care what you guys do to me, but her, don't touch"
VERSE:
[Guitar Figure 1]
'Cause I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Oh, all right
VERSE:
Chords:
A x02220
E 022100
G 320003
[Guitar Figure 1]
Well, I don't want just a girl to fool around with, no
I don't want just a girl to ball, no
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
A E G A
All right, gentlemen
Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with
Well I don't want just a girl to ball all right
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all, all right
Well
Well I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
And act like she's great when she makes me feel appalled
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
Well I don't want some cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar
Well I don't want a triumph in the car
I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want no one at all
All right, listen to this now
Picture this:
I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in"
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
You say, "I don't care what you guys do to me, but her, don't touch"
'Cause I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Oh all right
Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with, no
I don't want just a girl to ball, no
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
All right gentlemen
Well I don't want a girl to fool around with
Well I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
Well I don't wanna pretend I like a girl if I really don't
Act like she's great when she does my senses harm
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
Well listen
Well I don't just a cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar
And I don't want a triumph in the car
And I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Gentlemen
Well picture this:
I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in"
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
That you say, "I don't care what you guys do to me, but her, don't touch"
'Cause I don't want a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
[Well we don't just want someone to fool around with,
The modern lovers don't want a girl to ball,
We only want the girl that we care about or nothing at all]
Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with
Well I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
All right
I don't wanna pretend I like a girl if I really don't
Act like she's real great when she just makes me feel appalled
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
All right
Well
Well I don't want a cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar
And I don't want a triumph in the car
And I don't want to make some rich girl crawl
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
All right
Well picture this:
Well I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided tough guys come by and say, "We're moving in"
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
You say, "I don't care what you tough guys do to me, but her, don't touch"
'Cause I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
All right modern lovers, you ready? I'm ready
I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Thank you very much, now, thank you, makes us feel very nice
[Thank you very much
Now we came to New York from Boston to say
We don't want just some girl to fool around with
We do not want just someone to ball
The modern lovers came to New York tonight
To say
We want girls that we care about
Or we want nothing at all]
I don't want some girl to fool around with
I don't want just some girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about ???
Or I want nothing at all
I don't want a cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar
And I don't want a triumph in the car
And I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Well I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
Act like I want to be with her when I'd rather stay home alone
Cause all I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all
Well
Picture this:
I'm walking ??? with my girlfriend
28 punk guys outside say
"Hey man we're moving in"
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
You say, "I don't care what you guys do to me, but her, you don't touch"
'Cause I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just some girl to ball
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
[We don't want just a girl to fool around with
We don't want just a girl just to ball
We want a girl that we care about
Or we want, we want, we want no one at all
???
Some One I Care About
???]
I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Well that's right
Well
Well I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
Act like I want to be with her when I don't want to
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Well I don't want some kind of a trial
Well I don't want a triumph in the car
I don't want to make a rich girl crawl
Well picture this:
I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in"
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
You say, "I don't care what you guys do to me, but not to her, don't touch"
I don't want just a girl to fool around with
I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
I don't want just a girl to fool around with, no
I don't want to meet a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I take care about
Or I want nothing at all
Nothing at all, no
I don't want to meet a little girl
In a dating bar
Someone who'll make me feel proud
And have sex to make me feel tall
I want to meet a girl
That I care about
Or I want to meet no one at all
Picture this:
I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in"
Now there's a certain kind of girl that you just care about so much
You say, "I don't care what you ??? guys do to me, but her, don't touch"
I don't want a girl to fool around with, no
I don't want a girl to ball
I want to meet a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
???
Nothing at all
Well I don't want some girl to fool around with
Well I don't want just a girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Well I don't want some cocaine sniffing triumph in the bar
Well I don't want a triumph in the car
And I don't want to make some rich girl crawl
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
Well picture this:
I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combined say, "We're moving in"
Well there's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much
You say, "I don't care what you guys do to me, but her, don't touch"
Because
Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with, no
Well I don't want some girl to ball
What I want is a girl that I care about
Or I want nothing at all
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