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A Rockin' Good Way:Shakin' Stevens And Bonnie Tyler.
#5 in UK in 1984.
INTRO: D  
#1.
DIf you're gonna give me good kisses like that..
Honey, don't you know I'm gonna give them, right back.
Cause that's a Gkissin' good way, mmmm, (that's a kissin' good way.)
Ahhh, that's a Dkissing good way..(That's a kissin' good way.)
That's a Akissing good way, to Gmess around and fall in Dlove.
(DDon't mess around, don't mess around.)
#2.
DOooo, if you're gonna start out, hugging me tight, (right)
don't mess around come and hug me right.
Cause that's a Ghugging good way (that's a hugging good way, yeah..)
That's a Dhugging good way (that's a hugging good way.)
That's a Ahugging good way, to Gmess around and fall in Dlove.
(DDon't mess around, sing it Bonnie, don't mess around.)
CHORUS:
DYou know you Gcalled me on the phone..(yeah, I got your number.)
just Dbecause I was alone.
Ahhh, you Gcame around a wooing..(why not?)
You better Eask somebody..if you Adon't know what you're doing.
#3.
DNow that you've kissed me and you rocked my soul..
don't come round knocking rock 'n' roll.
Cause that's a Grockin' good way (that's a rocking good way.) 
That's a Drocking good way (that's a rocking good way.) 
That's a Arocking good way, to Gmess around and fall in Dlove.
(DDon't mess around..don't mess around.)
CHORUS:
DYou know you Gcalled me on the phone..(yeah, I did.)
just Dbecause I was alone.
Ahhh, you Gcame around a wooing..
You better Eask somebody..if you Adon't know what you're doing.
#4.
DNow you've kissed me and you rocked my soul..
don't come round knocking rock 'n' roll.
Cause that's a Grockin' good way (that's a rocking good way.) 
That's a Drocking good way (that's a rocking good way.) 
That's a Arocking good way, to Gmess around and fall in Dlove.
(DDon't mess around..don't mess around.)
#5.
That's a Grocking good way (that's a rocking good way.) 
That's a Drocking good way, (that's a rockin' good way.)
That's a Arockin' good way to Gmess around and fall in Dlove.
(DDon't mess around..don't mess around.)
It's a Arockin' good way to Gmess around and fall in Dlove.
OUTRO:
DKeep on rocking (I'm with you baby.)
DIt's a rocking good way (ahhh, you'd better know it.)
DA rocking good way..aahhh, baby, you've got what it takes...(Fade.)
An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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A Rockin Good Way

by Shakin' Stevens

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A Rockin' Good Way:Shakin' Stevens And Bonnie Tyler.

#5 in UK in 1984.

INTRO:

#1.

If you're gonna give me good kisses like that..

Honey, don't you know I'm gonna give them, right back.

Cause that's a kissin' good way, mmmm, (that's a kissin' good way.)

Ahhh, that's a kissing good way..(That's a kissin' good way.)

A G D

That's a kissing good way, to mess around and fall in love.

(Don't mess around, don't mess around.)

#2.

Oooo, if you're gonna start out, hugging me tight, (right)

don't mess around come and hug me right.

Cause that's a hugging good way (that's a hugging good way, yeah..)

That's a hugging good way (that's a hugging good way.)

A G D

That's a hugging good way, to mess around and fall in love.

(Don't mess around, sing it Bonnie, don't mess around.)

CHORUS:

D G

You know you called me on the phone..(yeah, I got your number.)

just because I was alone.

Ahhh, you came around a wooing..(why not?)

E A

You better ask somebody..if you don't know what you're doing.

#3.

Now that you've kissed me and you rocked my soul..

don't come round knocking rock 'n' roll.

Cause that's a rockin' good way (that's a rocking good way.)

That's a rocking good way (that's a rocking good way.)

A G D

That's a rocking good way, to mess around and fall in love.

(Don't mess around..don't mess around.)

CHORUS:

D G

You know you called me on the phone..(yeah, I did.)

just because I was alone.

Ahhh, you came around a wooing..

E A

You better ask somebody..if you don't know what you're doing.

#4.

Now you've kissed me and you rocked my soul..

don't come round knocking rock 'n' roll.

Cause that's a rockin' good way (that's a rocking good way.)

That's a rocking good way (that's a rocking good way.)

A G D

That's a rocking good way, to mess around and fall in love.

(Don't mess around..don't mess around.)

#5.

That's a rocking good way (that's a rocking good way.)

That's a rocking good way, (that's a rockin' good way.)

A G D

That's a rockin' good way to mess around and fall in love.

(Don't mess around..don't mess around.)

A G D

It's a rockin' good way to mess around and fall in love.

OUTRO:

Keep on rocking (I'm with you baby.)

It's a rocking good way (ahhh, you'd better know it.)

A rocking good way..aahhh, baby, you've got what it takes...(Fade.)

An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

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