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AC/DC - Can I Sit Next to You Girl

Chord diagram for A
Chord diagram for B
Chord diagram for C
Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for E
Chord diagram for G
Chord diagram for F
Chord diagram for Bb
Chord diagram for Eb
Chord diagram for Ab
Chord diagram for Db
Chord diagram for Gb
      AC/DC's debut single released 26 Aug 1974 with Dave Evans on lead vocals.
This tab is for the 1975 version with Bon Scott on vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnrRsMtKFEg
The recording is tuned flat, by around a 1/2 tone.
Tempo 136 bpm.

If you are feeling adventurous you may want to incorporate the following riffs,
or you can just play the chords in the tab below - it's up to you.
Many thanks to NSpen1 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/u/NSpen1 for contributing the riffs.

Verse line 1 - play over G C G C chords (and in solo)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0-|---------0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------|-3-3-3-3-----------------|
   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /

Verse line 2 - play over G C F Bb chords (and in solo)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------0-2-|-3-3-3-3---------------0-|
A|---------0-2-3-3-3-3-----|---------3-2-1-1-1-1-3---|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------------|-------------------------|
   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /

End of Pre-Chorus - play over F D G F chords
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5---3-----------|-----------------|
A|---------5---3---|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----3---1---3---|

In the Solo - play over Eb Ab Db Gb chords
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-----------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------1-3-|-4-4-4-4-----------------|
E|---------4-3-4-4-4-4-----|---------2-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-|
   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /   \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /


[Intro]
|A  |A  |A  |A  |B  |B  |B  |B  |C  |C  |C  |C  |D  |D  |E  |E  |E  |E  |
|D  |D  |D  |D  |G  |G  |D  |D  |A  |A  |D  |D  |

[Verse]
D                                                 G    C    G    C
Well, I met this girl for the first time Saturday night
D                                    G     C    F    Bb    Eb
Standing in the queue at the Odeon, alright

[Pre-Chorus]
                           Eb  E  F
Oh, I took her by surprise
                                F  E  Eb
When I gave her one of my lines

She started smiling at me real fine, ha
                  F   D   G   F
And that's when I say

[Chorus]
A
"Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
B                           E
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?

Can I sit next to you?"

[Verse 2]
D                             G    C    G    C
Intermission, we were doing alright
D                                       G    C    F    Bb    Eb
'Till this guy came up and stood by her side

[Pre-Chorus]
                           Eb  E  F
Oh, I took him by surprise
                                F  E  Eb
When I gave him one of my lines

She started smiling at me real fine
                  F   D   G   F
And that's when I said

[Chorus]
A
"Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
B                           E
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
                                         C
Can I sit next to you, can I sit next to you girl?"

[Solo]
|D   |D   |G C |G C |D   |D   |G C |F Bb |Eb Ab |Db Gb|G   |G   |

[Chorus]
A   N.C.
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
N.C.
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
B
Can I sit next to you? (Let me take you home)
B
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
B
Can I sit next to you? (Lick your ear)
C
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl? C'mon
D                           E                          D A
Can I sit next to you girl, can I sit next to you girl?
E                          D A E                          D A
Can I sit next to you girl,    can I sit next to you girl?
E                          D A E                          D A
Can I sit next to you girl,    can I sit next to you girl?
E                          D A E                          D A
Can I sit next to you girl,    can I sit next to you girl?
E                           D   A
Can I sit next to you girl,
E
Can I?
    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/acdc/can_i_sit_next_to_you_girl_chords_2427815

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