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Pickin Up Strangers

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Key of C
Cpicking up strangers, 
let me Amtell you bout the dangers
Fnever know what they're out to Cget from you
Fnever know what they're gonna Gtry to do
Cpicking up strangers, 
let me Amtell you bout the dangers
Fsome are just common Cthieves they say,
Fnext thing you know one'll Gsteal your heart 
Caway
sometimes this Amold life, 
seems like a Chighway
just keeps Amrollin,  on and Con
and on that Amhighway, 
you'll meet alot of Fstrangers
pass alot of Dmdangers, on your way Ghome
Cpicking up strangers 
let me Amtell you bout the dangers
Fif you don't like taking Cchances then
Fbetter keep moving Gon my friend
Cpicking up strangers
let me Amtell you bout the dangers 
Fsome are just common Cthieves they say
Fnext thing you know 
one'll Gsteal your heart awayC  
(background: pickin up strangers)
let me Amtell you bout the dangers 
Fif you don't like taking Cchances then 
Fbetter keep moving Gon my friend
Cpicking up strangers
let me Amtell you bout the dangers 
Fsome are just common Cthieves they say,
Fnext thing you know 
one'll Gsteal your heart away

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Pickin Up Strangers

by Johnny Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Key of C

picking up strangers,

let me tell you bout the dangers

F C

never know what they're out to get from you

F G

never know what they're gonna try to do

picking up strangers,

let me tell you bout the dangers

F C

some are just common thieves they say,

F G

next thing you know one'll steal your heart

away

sometimes this old life,

seems like a highway

Am C

just keeps rollin, on and on

and on that highway,

you'll meet alot of strangers

Dm G

pass alot of dangers, on your way home

picking up strangers

let me tell you bout the dangers

F C

if you don't like taking chances then

F G

better keep moving on my friend

picking up strangers

let me tell you bout the dangers

F C

some are just common thieves they say

next thing you know

G C

one'll steal your heart away

(background: pickin up strangers)

let me tell you bout the dangers

F C

if you don't like taking chances then

F G

better keep moving on my friend

picking up strangers

let me tell you bout the dangers

F C

some are just common thieves they say,

next thing you know

one'll steal your heart away

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