D                              Am
The pretty girl who played the cello
     Em        C
What was her name? What was her name?
D                    Am
Particulars can slip away
                G        C
Pictures etched upon the brain. Whooah-oooh
Em                                G
Like her long blonde hair and her big thick braid
Em                       C
Long low notes that took years to fade
Am
Years to fade

[Chorus]
D                 G
She was handsome, she was pretty
Am                    G
She probably moved to New York City
D             C                  G
  What was her name? What was her name?
D                                
She probably rides the downtown F train
Am                 G
Dates a boy that’s half her age
D            C                  G
What was her name? What was her name?

[Verse 2]
D                          Am
Picked a squeaky violin to play with
                   C
But I can’t really play. No, I can’t really play
D                              Am
I think I wished for something deeper
                         C                                G
Because high notes won’t keep her. They’ll never keep her
Em                                G
With her long blonde hair and her big thick braid
Em                       C
Long low notes that took years to fade
Am
Years and years to fade

[Chorus]
D                 G
She was handsome, she was pretty
Am               G
I made my way to New York City
D             C                  G
  What was her name? What was her name?

[Instrumental Break]
Em G Em C Am

[Bridge]
D
I bet she joined the philharmonic
Am            G
Got herself a nice apartment
D             C                  G
  What was her name? What was her name?
D                    G
Sometimes I ride the downtown F train
Am                    G
Would I recognize her anyway?
D            C                  G
What was her name? What was her name?
D            C                  G
What was her name? What was her name?
D            C                  G
What was her name? What was her name?
D            C                  G
What was her name? What was her name?
D            C                  G
What was her name? What was her name?