CONFUSED LITTLE GIRL

By Dan Bern..

Transcribed by Jared

Note: this sounds seems very similar to lightning jazz, except you play this w/ capo on 1^nd.

D/F#- 200230 (remember with capo, so not actually on 2nt fret of guitar) Please send corrections via dan bern guitar tabs archive.

G D/F# Em C

A little girl I knew lived in a very big building

G D/F# G

In a big apartment house in New York

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Her daddy came from Italy, her momma came from Scotland

C G D/F#

Her momma said, “It’s time for your bed. You’d better put your jammies on”

So she got into bed

Her daddy said, “What? I was gonna play blackjack.

What the hell you doing? This is stupid. I thought I should have had a son

G D/F# Em C

Confused little girl

G D/F# G

Confused little girl

So she stood there undressed in limbo

Till the neighbour, Mrs Greenblatt came along

She said, “I’m making raspberry coogle? You going to try it”

And she did and it was good

But her momma said ”I thought I told you no sweeties before bedtime”

And her daddy said, “ya sure, .no smoking my cigar but you eat that yid food and stupid approval?

Confused little girl

And another neighbour

Monsieur Zarcoff came over and he said,

“My dear girl you are as pretty as a picture. Mmmah.I would like to eat you up

. Mmmnah like a little croissant for breakfast”

Would you come over to see mon patiche ?

And Mrs. Greenblatt says, “are you hungry.I’ll make you something to eat

And her daddy said

I don’t know what he said really

I’m just as confused

Confused little girl

Then Mr. Otis Watson from across the hall

Came in , carrying his guitar

He said “Lightning ? play blues like me. You want to learn to play the blues? heh heh heh

Monsieur Zarcoff said “Won’t you come away with me”

Mrs. Greenblatt said “you’re hungry”

Her mom said “you’re tired

And her daddy said “do you want to play a little blackjack now with your daddy, come on?”

Confused little girl

Yeah well, she grew up

Became a confuse young woman

Got a confused little job

In a confused little loft

One day she said, “man I’m confused”

So she went to see a therapist

She poured out her heart

She said “man I’m confused”

Is there anything you can do to help

He listened very carefully

Lit a cigarette

Thoughtfully stroked his chin

And then he said

“I don’t see what the problem is”

“If you should write to me, you get some ???”

“I’ve got some rest, “

“make a little black jack, make your daddy happy huh”

Normal sane little world

Confused little girl