"Little Town Flirt"

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A few days ago, I learned the chords for the verses of "Little Town Flirt" (a Del Shannon cover included as a bonus track on Discovery).  Before I recorded it this afternoon, I discovered that I'd been missing a chord, and then I figured out the bridge, so I have the whole thing now.  It's probably not that interesting to listen to, but I'm pretty sure it's accurate.

The chords in this are really interesting.  They start out as the normal 1950s chords, but then there are some weird modulations.  I thought a particular one was interesting:  The song is in C major, but halfway through the verses, there's an E major (with a G# accidental).  The lyric for that part is "Yeah, I know she's gonna treat you wrong," which that accidental note seems to help convey.