Dont Hurt My Little Sister

“don’t hurt my little sister” ( wilson/love )
from “the beach boys today!” ( 1965 )

intro riff played on A 12 – string : ( x4 )

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 7 – 10 – 8 – 10 – 8 – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

| A# D# | x4 | F |

A#
there she goes she ran in her room
D# F
she’ll probably stay in there the rest of the day
A#
it sounds like it must have been something you said
D# F
you know she’s awful used to getting her way

1st pre – chorus :

D
why don’t you kiss her ( why don’t you kiss her )
Gm
tell her you miss her ( tell her you miss her )
A#
why don’t you treat her ( why don’t you treat her )
D# F
treat her niiii – iice . . .

chorus :

A# D#
don’t hurt my little sister
G# C#
don’t hurt my little sister
F# B F/A#
don’t hurt my little sister

you know she digs you and thinks you’re a real groovy guy
but i’m not sure that i feel the same
we both know that you’ve been making her cry
i hope you don’t think it’s some kind of game

pre – chorus 2
why don’t you love her ( why don’t you love her )
like her big brother ( like her big brother )
why don’t you tell her ( why don’t you tell her )
tell her you’re sorry . . . .

chorus

break : | D7 Gm | A# | D# F |

chorus ( with interjected pre – chorus falsetto ) to fade .