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The Scratch

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[Intro]
Am  C G
Am C D F
Am G F G
[Verse 1]
AmIt's been so long out on the road
Weeks and months gone by
GYou lost some weight and you shed your load
Your well is running Amdry
FI got an itch you cannot scratch, Amcannot scratch
FFeels like someone'Gs coming baAmck, coming back
GLooks like we're aboF#mut to have some Efun, fun, fun
Yeah ...
[Chorus]
So Amhere I comeC  
GAnd you're Amthe one (Ctwo, Dthree, Ffour)
AmBaby, I'm Chere, I'm Fback
GSo Iove me Amdo
GI want you, Amtoo (tChree, Dfour, Ffive)
AmBaby, I'm Gbuzzin' aFround your hDive
[Bridge]
Am  G
Am  C G F
Am G F C
[Verse 2]
AmThe years that passed, they've not been kind
I'm thinking more and more
GAbout the girl that I left behind
When I walked out that Amdoor
FTurn around, I'm Gcoming back, Amcoming back
FThere's that itch I Gcannot scratAmch, cannot scratch
GLooks like we're aF#mbout to have more Efun, fun, fun
Yeah ...
[Chorus]
So Amhere I comeC  
GAnd you're Amthe one (Ctwo, Dthree, Ffour)
AmBaby, I'm Chere, I'm Fback
GSo Iove me Amdo
GI want you, Amtoo (tChree, Dfour, Ffive)
AmBaby, I'm Gbuzzin' aFround your hDive
[Pre Solo]
Am  C G
Am C D F
Am G F G
[Solo]
Cm  Bb  C D#
F G# C A#
G# G C
D# A# C D#
A# G# Cm  G
Cm     Am    Bm  A#
Am  E  C  Bm
E     Em
[Chorus]
So Amhere I comeC  
GAnd you're Amthe one (Ctwo, Dthree, Ffour)
AmBaby, I'm Chere, I'm Fback
GSo Iove me Amdo
GI want you, Amtoo (tChree, Dfour, Ffive)
AmBaby, I'm Gbuzzin' aFround your hDive
[Final]
Am  C G
Am C D F
Am G F G
F   Am

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The Scratch

by Scorpions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

Am C G

Am C D F

Am G F G

[Verse 1]

It's been so long out on the road

Weeks and months gone by

You lost some weight and you shed your load

Your well is running dry

F Am

I got an itch you cannot scratch, cannot scratch

F G Am

Feels like someone's coming back, coming back

G F#m E

Looks like we're about to have some fun, fun, fun

Yeah ...

[Chorus]

Am C

So here I come

G Am C D F

And you're the one (two, three, four)

Am C F

Baby, I'm here, I'm back

G Am

So Iove me do

G Am C D F

I want you, too (three, four, five)

Am G F D

Baby, I'm buzzin' around your hive

[Bridge]

Am G

Am C G F

Am G F C

[Verse 2]

The years that passed, they've not been kind

I'm thinking more and more

About the girl that I left behind

When I walked out that door

F G Am

Turn around, I'm coming back, coming back

F G Am

There's that itch I cannot scratch, cannot scratch

G F#m E

Looks like we're about to have more fun, fun, fun

Yeah ...

[Chorus]

Am C

So here I come

G Am C D F

And you're the one (two, three, four)

Am C F

Baby, I'm here, I'm back

G Am

So Iove me do

G Am C D F

I want you, too (three, four, five)

Am G F D

Baby, I'm buzzin' around your hive

[Pre Solo]

Am C G

Am C D F

Am G F G

[Solo]

Cm Bb C D#

F G# C A#

G# G C

D# A# C D#

A# G# Cm G

Cm Am Bm A#

Am E C Bm

E Em

[Chorus]

Am C

So here I come

G Am C D F

And you're the one (two, three, four)

Am C F

Baby, I'm here, I'm back

G Am

So Iove me do

G Am C D F

I want you, too (three, four, five)

Am G F D

Baby, I'm buzzin' around your hive

[Final]

Am C G

Am C D F

Am G F G

F Am

About The Scratch Chords by Scorpions

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FAQ — The Scratch by Scorpions

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Is "The Scratch" easy to play on guitar?

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What key is "The Scratch" in?

The chords for "The Scratch" show the original chord names (including Am, C, G, D, F, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.