NEIL DIAMOND - Girl you'll be a woman soon

[Intro](guitar)

Gm (Riff) C F Gm Gm
Girl__ You'll be a wo_man__, soon_

Riff1 (Intro)
Gm C F Gm
e---3-------------------------1--------3------
B---3----------5--------------1--------3------
G---3------3-2-5--------------2--------3------
D---5----------5--------------3--------5------
A---5----5-----3--------------3--------5------
E---3-------------------------1--------3------
Girl... You'll be a woman soon

[Verse] (uptempo)
Gm
I love_ you so much_, can't count all the ways_
I'd die_ for you girl and all they can say_ is_
F
"He's_ not_ your_ kind_"
Gm
They never get tired_ of putting_ me down_
And I'll never know_ when I come around_
F
What_ I'm gonna find_
Eb
Don't_ let them make_ up your mind__ Don't you know...

Riff2a (Chorus)
Gm C F Gm
e---3----6--5--3--------------1--------3----
B---3----------5--------------1--------3----
G---3----------5--------------2--------3----
D---5----------5--------------3--------5----
A---5----------3--------------3--------5----
E---3-------------------------1--------3----
Girl... You'll be a woman soon

Riff2b (Chorus)
Gm C Fmaj7 Fsus2
e---3----6--5--3----------------------------------------
B---3----------5--------------1---1---1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1--
G---3----------5--------------2---2---2-0-0h2p0--0h2p0--
D---5----------5--------------3---3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--
A---5----------3--------------3---3---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--
E---3---------------------------------------------------
Please. Come take my hand

[Chorus2]

Gm C F Gm
Girl__ You'll be_ a wo___man_, soon_
Gm C Fmaj7 Fsus2
Please__ Come_ take my__ hand__
Gm C F Gm
Girl__ You'll be_ a wo_man__, soon_
Gm C F
Soon__ You'll need a_ man__

[Verse] (uptempo)
Gm
I've been mis_understood_ for all of my life_
But what they're sayin', girl_, just cuts like a knife_
F
"The_ boy's_ no_ good__"
Gm
Well I've finally_ found_ what I've been lookin' for_
But if they get a chance_ they'll end_ it for sure_
F
Sure_ they_ would__
Eb
Baby_ I've done_ all I could__, it's up_ to_ you_

[Repeat Chorus1]

[Instrumental break] (Solo)
Eb D7
Eb Dsus4 D7

Solo (Strings)
e-11~~~~~--10~~-----10-11~~~~---------10~~~~~--8~~------8-10~~~~-----------
B----------------13----------------------------------10----------10-8-7-10-
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb D7

e------------------------------------8-----10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------
B-11~~~~--10-8-10-11~~~~-----8-10-11-----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb Dsus4 D7

[Chorus]
Gm C F Gm
Oh_ Girl__ You'll be_ a wo___man_, soon_
Gm C Fmaj7 Fsus2
Please__ Come_ take my__ hand__
Gm C F Gm
Girl__ You'll be_ a wo_man__, soon_
Gm C Fmaj7 Fsus2
Soon__ You'll need a_ man__
Gm C Fmaj7 Fsus2
Soon__ You'll need a_ man__
Gm C Fmaj7 Fsus2
Soon__ You'll need a_ man__

Fade out...