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[Intro]
C    C    C    C    C    G
[Chorus 1]
CTold you once before, and I won't tell you no more
Get dFown, get dC/Eown, get dDm7own
You're a G7bad dog baby,    Fbut I still G7want you arCoundG  
[Verse 1]
CYou give me the creeps, when you jump on your feet
So get dFown, get dC/Eown, get dDm7own
Keep your hG7ands to yourself,    FI'm strictly G7out of bCoundsC  
[Bridge]
OEm7nce upon a time I drank a little wine, was as Am7happy as could be, happy as could be
Now I'D7m just like a cat on a hot tin roof
Baby, Dm7what do you think you're dG7oin' to me
[Chorus 2]
TCold you once before, and I won't tell you no more
So get dFown, get dC/Eown, get dDm7own
You're a G7bad dog baby,    Fbut I still G7want you arEm7ound arAm7ound
HDm7m, I still want G7you aroCund, aye aye Gaye
[Verse 2]
I Cdon't give a damn, and I'd like you if you can to
Get dFown, get dC/Eown, get dDm7own
You're a G7bad dog baby,    Fbut I still G7want you arCoundC  
[Bridge]
OEm7nce upon a time I drank a little wine, was as Am7happy as could be, happy as could be
Now I'D7m just like a cat on a hot tin roof
Baby, Dm7what do you think you're dG7oin' to me
[Chorus 3]
TCold you once before, and I won't tell you no more
So get dFown, get dC/Eown, get dDm7own
You're a G7bad dog baby,    Fbut I still G7want you arEm7ound arAm7ound
 Dm7I still want G7you arCound, mm mm mGm
[Interlude]
Mm mm mCm, mm mm mGm
Oo oo oAbo, oo oo oDb7o
Oo oo oBb7o, oo oo oEb7o,   oG6o
{Fading Outro]
  CBad Baby, bad dog baby
  CBad Baby, bad dog baby
  CBad Baby, bad dog baby
  CBad Baby, bad dog baby

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Get Down

by Gilbert O'Sullivan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

Dm7

Em7

Am7

Db7

Bb7

Eb7

[Intro]

C C C C C G

[Chorus 1]

Told you once before, and I won't tell you no more

F C/E Dm7

Get down, get down, get down

G7 F G7 C G

You're a bad dog baby, but I still want you around

[Verse 1]

You give me the creeps, when you jump on your feet

F C/E Dm7

So get down, get down, get down

G7 F G7 C C

Keep your hands to yourself, I'm strictly out of bounds

[Bridge]

Em7 Am7

Once upon a time I drank a little wine, was as happy as could be, happy as could be

Now I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof

Dm7 G7

Baby, what do you think you're doin' to me

[Chorus 2]

Told you once before, and I won't tell you no more

F C/E Dm7

So get down, get down, get down

G7 F G7 Em7 Am7

You're a bad dog baby, but I still want you around around

Dm7 G7 C G

Hm, I still want you around, aye aye aye

[Verse 2]

I don't give a damn, and I'd like you if you can to

F C/E Dm7

Get down, get down, get down

G7 F G7 C C

You're a bad dog baby, but I still want you around

[Bridge]

Em7 Am7

Once upon a time I drank a little wine, was as happy as could be, happy as could be

Now I'm just like a cat on a hot tin roof

Dm7 G7

Baby, what do you think you're doin' to me

[Chorus 3]

Told you once before, and I won't tell you no more

F C/E Dm7

So get down, get down, get down

G7 F G7 Em7 Am7

You're a bad dog baby, but I still want you around around

Dm7 G7 C G

I still want you around, mm mm mm

[Interlude]

C G

Mm mm mm, mm mm mm

Ab Db7

Oo oo oo, oo oo oo

Bb7 Eb7 G6

Oo oo oo, oo oo oo, oo

{Fading Outro]

Bad Baby, bad dog baby

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