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Tokyo Girl

Ace of Base

RockAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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INTRO 
(pickup) G#m | C#m/G# | G#m   | E   F# | B | 
                       To-ky-o  girl... 
 
 
      C#m         G#m 
Tokyo girl, Tokyo girl 
                    E       F#         B 
You've got the moves to rule  the world 
                 E             C#m 
That cute inscru - tability 
           E           D#      G#m 
Tokyo girl, you're a my - stery 
 
      C#m         G#m 
Tokyo girl, Tokyo girl 
                 E      F#          B 
Shaking up hearts around  the world 
                E                   C#m 
You can't forget that stunning face 
              E             D#      G#m 
Smiling at you it's your des - tiny 
 
 
verse 1 
G#m               E    F#         B/D# 
    She's got the face sweet as a ba - by 
E           C#m       D#      G#m 
    Elegant taste and money to   burn 
G#m               E     F#        B/D# 
    Her "yes" is "no", "no" is a "may - be" 
E          C#m      D#        G#m 
    Her language is so hard to   learn 
 
 
INTERLUDE 1 
G#m | D#sus4 D# | G#m | G#m n.c. 
 
 
 
      C#m         G#m 
Tokyo girl, Tokyo girl 
                    E       F#         B 
You've got the moves to rule  the world 
                 E             C#m 
That cute inscru - tability 
           E           D#      G#m 
Tokyo girl, you're a my - stery 
 
 
INTERLUDE 2 
C#m        G#m 
   In Tokyo 
E F# | B   | 
 E   | C#m | 
E D# | G#m | 
 
 
verse 2 
                   C#/G#         G#m 
  Though there's a fire, burns inside her 
              C#/G#               G#m 
  Outside is i  -  vory, silk and ice 
              C#/G#      G#m 
  Nothing she wants is denied her 
E                        D# 
  You'd better take my advice 
 
 
verse 3 
            C#/G#        G#m 
  Many have tried to get near her 
                   C#/G#       G#m 
  Deep in the heart     of Tokyo 
                     C#/G#      G#m 
  Found nothing there     but a mirror 
E                               D# 
  She's no one you'll ever know 
 
 
      C#m         G#m 
Tokyo girl, Tokyo girl 
                    E       F#         B 
You've got the moves to rule  the world 
                 E             C#m 
That cute inscru - tability 
           E           D#      G#m 
Tokyo girl, you're a my - stery 
 
 
INTERLUDE 3 
C#m        G#m 
   In Tokyo 
E F# | B   | 
 E   | C#m | 
E D# | G#m | 
 
 
verse 4 (verse 1) 
G#m               E    F#         B/D# 
    She's got the face sweet as a ba - by 
E           C#m       D#      G#m 
    Elegant taste and money to   burn 
G#m               E     F#        B/D# 
    Her "yes" is "no", "no" is a "may - be" 
E          C#m      D#        G#m 
    Her language is so hard to   learn 
 
 
INTERLUDE 4 
G#m | D#sus4 D# | G#m | G#m n.c. 
 
 
      C#m         G#m 
Tokyo girl, Tokyo girl 
                    E       F#         B 
You've got the moves to rule  the world 
                 E             C#m 
That cute inscru - tability 
           E           D#      G#m 
Tokyo girl, you're a my - stery 
 
      C#m         G#m 
Tokyo girl, Tokyo girl 
                 E      F#          B 
Shaking up hearts around  the world 
                E                   C#m 
You can't forget that stunning face 
              E             D#      G#m 
Smiling at you it's your des - tiny 
 
 
OUTRO 
         C#m                G#m 
In Tokyo,    sweet as a baby 
         E              F#  B 
In Tokyo,    sweet as a baby 
         E 
In Tokyo,    sweet as a baby 
C#m 
Sweet as a baby 
E          D# 
Sweet as a baby 
G#m 
Sweet as a baby 
          
 

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Chord set

G#m · C#m · G# · E · F# · B · D# · D#sus4 · C#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.