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Sittin On A Fence

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Capo IV (Brian Jones on dulcimer and harpsichord?)
A D E A  E A  A E A E A E
DSince I was young I've been Every hard to Aplease
DAnd I Edon't know wrong from Aright
DBut there is one thing I could never understand
ESome of the sick things that a girl does to a man, so 
        A              D       E( E   Adulcimer)
I'm just sitting on a fence
AYou can Dsay I got no Esense
ATrying to make Dup my mind
EReally is too Ahorrifying
DSo I'm Esitting on a Afence 
DAll of my friends at school grew up and Esettled Adown
DAnd they Emortgaged up their Alives
DOne things not said too much, but I think it's true
EThey just get married cause there's nothing else to do, so 
        A              D       E( E   Adulcimer)
I'm just sitting on a fence
AYou can Dsay I got no Esense
ATrying to make Dup my mind
EReally is too Ahorrifying
DSo I'm Esitting on a Afence 
A D E A  E A  A E A E A E
        A              D       E( E   Adulcimer)
I'm just sitting on a fence
AYou can Dsay I got no Esense
ATrying to make Dup my mind
EReally is too Ahorrifying
DSo I'm Esitting on a Afence 
DThe day can come when you get old and Esick and tired of Alife
DYou just Enever reaAlize
DMaybe the choice you made wasn't really right
EBut you go out and you don't come back at night, so 
        A              D       E( E   Adulcimer)
I'm just sitting on a fence
AYou can Dsay I got no Esense
ATrying to make Dup my mind
EReally is too Ahorrifying
DSo I'm Esitting on a Afence 
A D E A  E A  A E A E A E  A

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Sittin On A Fence

by The Rolling Stones

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Sittin On A Fence chords

Capo IV (Brian Jones on dulcimer and harpsichord?)

A D E A E A A E A E A E

D E A

Since I was young I've been very hard to please

D E A

And I don't know wrong from right

But there is one thing I could never understand

Some of the sick things that a girl does to a man, so

A D E E A

( dulcimer)

I'm just sitting on a fence

A D E

You can say I got no sense

A D

Trying to make up my mind

E A

Really is too horrifying

D E A

So I'm sitting on a fence

D E A

All of my friends at school grew up and settled down

D E A

And they mortgaged up their lives

One things not said too much, but I think it's true

They just get married cause there's nothing else to do, so

A D E E A

( dulcimer)

I'm just sitting on a fence

A D E

You can say I got no sense

A D

Trying to make up my mind

E A

Really is too horrifying

D E A

So I'm sitting on a fence

A D E A E A A E A E A E

A D E E A

( dulcimer)

I'm just sitting on a fence

A D E

You can say I got no sense

A D

Trying to make up my mind

E A

Really is too horrifying

D E A

So I'm sitting on a fence

D E A

The day can come when you get old and sick and tired of life

D E A

You just never realize

Maybe the choice you made wasn't really right

But you go out and you don't come back at night, so

A D E E A

( dulcimer)

I'm just sitting on a fence

A D E

You can say I got no sense

A D

Trying to make up my mind

E A

Really is too horrifying

D E A

So I'm sitting on a fence

A D E A E A A E A E A E A

About Sittin On A Fence Chords by The Rolling Stones

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