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Brown Paper Sack:The Gentrys.
#101 (Bubbling Under) on BB Hot 100 on
MGM Records in 1966.
INTRO:  C#m   A   E  A  
CHORUS:
AHey, Eyou, girl.A..E..you'd Abetter not Estay, girl.A  E  
AHey, Eyou, girl.A..E..you'd Abetter run Eaway, girl.A  E  
#1.
You C#mtreated me so bad I might as well have been 
a brown paper Esack.A  E  
AYou cheated me, you lied to me, so, girl, don't
try to come Bback..you know you Ebmrumpled all the Esack.
CHORUS:
AHey, Eyou, girl.A..E..you'd Abetter not Estay, girl.A  E  
AHey, Eyou, girlA..E...you're Agonna get Ehurt, girl.A  E  
#2.
AI  C#mhope he breaks your heart for you in two the way 
you broke my heart for Eme.A  E  
I Ahope he has you on your knees pleading with him
asking him to Bsee..but you said you Ebmwanna be Efree.
CHORUS:
AHey, Eyou, girl.A..E..you'd Abetter not Estay, girl.A  E  
AHey, Eyou, girl.A..E..you'd Abetter run Eaway, girl.A  E  
#3.
You C#mtreated me so bad I might as well have been 
a brown paper Esack.A  E  
OUTRO:
Like a Abrown paper Esack, girl.A..E..like a Abrown paper Esack, 
girl.A..E...like a Abrown paper Esack, girl.A..E..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Brown Paper Sack

by The Gentrys

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C#m

Ebm

Brown Paper Sack:The Gentrys.

#101 (Bubbling Under) on BB Hot 100 on

MGM Records in 1966.

C#m A E A

INTRO:

CHORUS:

A E A E A E A E

Hey, you, girl.....you'd better not stay, girl.

A E A E A E A E

Hey, you, girl.....you'd better run away, girl.

#1.

C#m

You treated me so bad I might as well have been

E A E

a brown paper sack.

You cheated me, you lied to me, so, girl, don't

B Ebm E

try to come back..you know you rumpled all the sack.

CHORUS:

A E A E A E A E

Hey, you, girl.....you'd better not stay, girl.

A E A E A E A E

Hey, you, girl.....you're gonna get hurt, girl.

#2.

A C#m

I hope he breaks your heart for you in two the way

E A E

you broke my heart for me.

I hope he has you on your knees pleading with him

B Ebm E

asking him to see..but you said you wanna be free.

CHORUS:

A E A E A E A E

Hey, you, girl.....you'd better not stay, girl.

A E A E A E A E

Hey, you, girl.....you'd better run away, girl.

#3.

C#m

You treated me so bad I might as well have been

E A E

a brown paper sack.

OUTRO:

A E A E A E

Like a brown paper sack, girl.....like a brown paper sack,

A E A E A E

girl......like a brown paper sack, girl.....(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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