The Little Girl I Once Knew
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Single
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The Little Girl I Once Knew / There's No Other (Like My Baby)
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Appeared On
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Written By
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Brian Wilson
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Produced By
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Brian Wilson
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Lead Vocals
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Carl, Brian and Mike
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Recorded On
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October 13, 1965
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Length
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2:32
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Notes
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- This single released in the fall before "Pet Sounds" showed further progression in Brian's style of writing in it's fragmentary approach. However, the "dead time" on the single, which was full of stops and starts, made it radio unfriendly and it was a relative flop. While it appears slightly contrived when compared to "Pet Sounds", it still features a great intro and vocals, and prefaces "Pet Sounds" sense of disillusionment and loss of innocence.
- Lyrics
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We met when she was younger
Then I had no eyes for her
A few years went by and I saw her
Now I'm gonna try for her
Look out babe
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
How could I ever have known that
She'd be what she is today
And look at how her boyfriend holds her
I'll be moving in one day
Split man
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
La doo day pow pow pow
La doo day pow pow pow
La doo day pow pow pow
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
She's not the little girl I once knew
- Chords
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(original key: B)
Intro:
C..G....F#..G..A....C..G.....F..G..A
G..D....D....E..F.....G..E.....C..E..F
C/G.....D...............Am7....F
Am7.................D7........................Am7...............D7
We met when she was younger, then I had no eyes for her
Em7......................A7.......................Em7..................A7................D...............G
A few years went by and I saw her, now I'm gonna try for her, look out babe
C....................G7/D.....................C
She's not the little girl I once knew
........................F
She's not the little girl I once knew
Eb..................Bb7/F...................Eb
She's not the little girl I once knew
.......................F/G
She's not the little girl I once knew
Am7..............D7..............................Am7.....................D7
How could I ever have known that she'd be what she is today
Em7............................A7............................Em7................A7.................D.............G
And look at how her boyfriend holds her, I'll be movin' in one day, split, man
C....F....C/G
F............................................C
La-do-day (bow-bow-bow) la-do-day (bow-bow-bow)
F
La-do-day (bow-bow-bow)
Eb..................Bb/F....................Eb
She's not the little girl I once knew
.......................Ab.......................Eb
She's not the little girl I once knew
.......................Bb/F...................Eb
She's not the little girl I once knew
.......................F/G
She's not the little girl I once knew
C....................G7/D....................C
She's not the little girl I once knew
........................F
She's not the little girl I once knew
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
- Sheet Music
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