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Why Pick On Me

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Why Pick On Me:The Standells.
#54 on BB Hot 100 on TOWER Records
in 1966.
INTRO: Cm   F   Cm  Fm  
#1.
FmPuzzled lips dipped in wine..Cout to get this
Fmheart of mine.
FmCandy kisses don't mean a thing if Conly lies
those Fmkisses bring.
FmPlatinum hair, black at the roots Cshort, short
skirts and Fdirty boots.
FmHave an act and that's surely a fact to Ctry to
make my Fpoor heart Fmcry.
CHORUS:
BbWhy pick on Fmme..Bbwhy pick on Abme?
FmDo you Bbget your kicks when you Absee Bbmen Bbmcry?Bb  
BbWhy pick on Abme, Bbmyeah..Bbwhy pick on Fmme?
Is Bbthis the way I'll have to Abget Bbmyour BbheartEb?
#2.
FmIf you choose to play the field then you Cchoose to
know how it feels when Fmsomebody messes you up..
when he Cthinks that you've had Fenough.
INTERLUDE: F   C   Fm   C  Fm  
CHORUS:
BbWhy pick on Fmme..Bbwhy pick on Abme?
FmDo you Bbget your kicks when you Absee Bbmen Bbmcry?Bb  
BbWhy pick on Abme, Bbmyeah..Bbwhy pick on Fmme?
Is Bbthis the way I'll have to Abget Bbmyour BbheartEb?F  
#3.
FLong hair up against my skin but Cnever once have
you given Fin to any one of my wants or needs
no Cmatter how my poor heart Fmbleeds.
CHORUS:
BbWhy pick on Fmme..Bbwhy pick on Abme?
FmDo you Bbget your kicks when you Absee Bbmen Bbmcry?Bb  
BbWhy pick on Abme, Bbmyeah..Bbwhy pick on Fmme?
Is Bbthis the way I'll have to Abget Bbmyour BbheartEb?
OUTRO:
FmDoes it feel good..Gmwhy Fmpick on me, baby?
BbWhy pick on Fmme?
Do you Bbget your kicks when you Absee me Bbcry?Eb  
BbWhy pick on Abme, baby..Bbwhy pick on Abme?
Do you Bbget your kicks when you Absee me Bbcry? (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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