Chords + Lyrics | Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Intro
||: N.C :|| x9
| Am (riff) |
Go!
| A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 | Am (riff) |
Verse 1
| A5 N.C |
So one, two, three, take my hand and come with me,
| N.C | A5 G D5 |
because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine.
| A5 N.C | N.C | A5 G D5 |
I say you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine
| A5 N.C |
Oh, four, five, six, c’mon and get your kicks,
| N.C | A5 G D5 | Am (riff) |
now you don’t need the money when you look like that do you honey.
Bridge 1
||: D5 C5 G5 :|| x4
Big black boots, long brown hair, she’s so sweet with her, bet back stare.
Chorus 1
| A5 | C5 | D5 | A5 |
Well I could see, you home with me, but you were with another man, yeah.
| A5 | C5 | D5 | A5 |
I know we ain’t got much to say, before I let you get away, yeah.
| E | G | N.C |
I said, are you gonna be my girl.
Instrumental 1
| A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 | Am (riff) |
Verse 2
Well it’s one, two, three, take my hand and come with me,
because you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine.
I say you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine.
Oh four, five, six, c’mon and get your kicks,
now you don’t need the money with a face like that do ya?
Bridge 2
Big black boots, long brown hair, she’s so sweet with her, get back stare.
Chorus 2
Well I could see, you home with me, but you were with another man, yeah.
I know we ain’t got much to say, before I let you get away, yeah.
| E | G | 6/4 N.C |
I said, are you gonna be my girl.
Instrumental 2
| 4/4 A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 | A5 G D5 |
Solo
||: A5 G D5 :|| x4
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
||: A5 G D5 :|| x4
C’mon!
Chorus 3
| A5 | C5 | D5 | A5 |
I could see, you home with me, but you were with another man, yeah.
| A5 | C5 | D5 | A5 |
I know we ain’t got much to say, before I let you get away, yeah.
| A5 | C5 | D5 | A5 | D5 |
Uh, be my girl, be my girl, are you gonna be my girl, yeah.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Chords: Master the Simple Power Chords and Rock Progressions
Are You Gonna Be My Girl relies on just five chords from the A minor pentatonic scale. The verse progression moves between A5, G5, and D5:
||: A5 N.C | N.C | A5 G D5 :||
| Am (riff) |
The intro and instrumental sections are this but without the stop.
Bridge
In the bridge, the progression shifts to D5, C5, and G5, still staying within the A minor pentatonic framework:
||: D5 C5 G5 :|| ×4
Chorus
The chorus follows suit, climbing up the scale with A5, C5, and D5, before resolving on E and G, setting up for the return of the intro/instrumental chord riff:
||: A5 | C5 | D5 | A5 :||
| E | G | N.C |
The chords of Are You Gonna Be My Girl are a perfect example of catchy minor pentatonic rock ‘n’ roll, bringing all five notes to life through power chords!
T see exactly ho best play them in your band as a sole guitarist, check out the TAB lesson here: Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Here’s a chord chart I made for you to bring to the gig.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
You can download my chart as a static PDF or in the iReal Pro format, allowing you to change the key.
Apparently, it’s common to switch to Gm, although this has never happened to me!
Are You Gonna Be My Girl TAB | Course Preview
In the course, you get TAB for every section of Are YOu Gonna Be My GIrl, desigend to work for you as the only guitarist in the band.
As a preview, here’s the chorus – check out how those chords are moving between power chord and triad, apart from the D5.
A Rock Standard
Although Are You Gonna Be My Girl didn’t initially top the charts, it quickly became a classic rock anthem after its 2003 release. Over time, it gained massive recognition, and soon enough, everyone seemed to know—and love—the song.
Jet, a new band at the time, released it as the lead single from their debut album, Get Born. Their Australian origins may have presented challenges, but its inclusion in countless rock cover bands’ repertoires helped push it into the mainstream, cementing its place in popular culture.
The song was frequently compared to Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life, with some critics accusing Jet of copying the iconic beat. However, the band defended their work, admitting they had drawn inspiration from You Can’t Hurry Love—the same beat Iggy himself had borrowed.
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Chords: Continue Learning
Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
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