C                      F
I used to fall for Italian girls
Am                             F
They filled my dreams, they made my world
E                        Am
If I had moved less awkwardly
     F                      G
They might have had their way with me

C                        F
The longer names, the darker hair
Am                         F
They made me weak, they made me stare
E                  Am
I couldn't say a word to them
       F                  G
Their figures so full of vitamins

C                 F
I wasn't cool, I wasn't bad
 Am                   F
I was the only one I ever had
E                          Am
And they possessed the world's delights
   F                    G
Espresso mornings, lasagna nights


[Chorus]
          Am         F
Oh, the Italian girls
      Am         F
The Italian girls
      Am         F      Gsus   G
They made my world


[Verse]
C                     F
They were strong and they were proud
Am                      F
Some were sweet and some were loud
E                         Am
They'd fill me up with what they'd cook
     F                 G
And put me down with just one look

C                     F
I followed them through summertime
Am                      F
I made them laugh, I made them rhymes
E                            Am
But they left me there for other ones
     F                 G
Who had the dough when day was done

E                            Am
Just one thing keep me free
     F                 G
They were not in love with me

C                        F
Now they've married and gained some weight
Am                      F
But that weight I appreciate
E                      Am
For it's the work of all those meals
    F                 G
And what you eat is what you feel


[Chorus]
         Am          F
For the Italian girls
      Am         F
The Italian girls
      Am            F    Gsus   G
They made my world


[Verse]
C                     F
I used to fall for Italian girls
      Am                      F
They filled my dreams, they made my world
E                      Am
But passion dies and fades away
   F                  G
Or lives to fight another day