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Watch Your Step: Bobby Parker
#51 on BB Hot 100 on V-Tone Records in 1961
INTRO:
A E  G E D E D E D E D E A
G A E D E B A E D E
#1.
DYou better Etake it easy, Dbaby, beEfore 
you go aDway.
EYou did me Gdirty, but Eyou'll get yours one day.
CHORUS:
EYou better (Awatch your step) talking 
about you (watch your step.)
GYou better (Ewatch your Dstep..Eooohhh
watch your step.)
BKeep your eyes open wide, Acause you'll 
be Em7hurting down inside (Ewatch your step)
#2.
EYou better leave me all your Dmoney, before 
Eyou go aDway.
Don't think GI'm funny, Dhoney, but Em7all I've 
Emgotta say..
CHORUS:
You better (Awatch your step) whoaaaaaaa-
ohhhh-ohhhh (watch your step..Ewatch your 
Dstep..Ewatch your step)
BCause when you took your love from Ame..
Efull of Em7miserEy (watch your Dstep) hey, hey,
Ehey (watch your step)
INTERLUDE:
A G E D E B F#m A Em D E A
#3.
AAhhh..I'm Egonna miss your Dloving Aevery Dnight.
DWhen I get myGself togetDher..I'm gonna be Aall 
right now..yeah, yeah.
CHORUS:
(AWatch your step..watch your step..Ewatch your 
 Dstep..Aaaaaaaaa-oooooooooahhhh (Ewatch your step)
BMove me by your side..AI'm gonna say, Ego somewhere 
and hide..(Ewatch your step) Dhey, Ehey (watch your step)
OUTRO:
DYou better Ewatchin' out, Dbaby (watch your step)
Eeverything you Ddo (watch your step)
DI'm gonna Ekeep my Deyes focused Eright on you..
(watch your step)..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Watch Your Step

by Bobby Parker

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#m

Watch Your Step: Bobby Parker

#51 on BB Hot 100 on V-Tone Records in 1961

INTRO:

A E G E D E D E D E D E A

G A E D E B A E D E

#1.

D E D E

You better take it easy, baby, before

you go away.

E G E

You did me dirty, but you'll get yours one day.

CHORUS:

E A

You better (watch your step) talking

about you (watch your step.)

G E D E

You better (watch your step..ooohhh

watch your step.)

B A

Keep your eyes open wide, cause you'll

Em7 E

be hurting down inside (watch your step)

#2.

E D

You better leave me all your money, before

E D

you go away.

G D Em7

Don't think I'm funny, honey, but all I've

gotta say..

CHORUS:

You better (watch your step) whoaaaaaaa-

ohhhh-ohhhh (watch your step..watch your

D E

step..watch your step)

B A

Cause when you took your love from me..

E Em7 E D

full of misery (watch your step) hey, hey,

hey (watch your step)

INTERLUDE:

A G E D E B F#m A Em D E A

#3.

A E D A D

Ahhh..I'm gonna miss your loving every night.

D G D A

When I get myself together..I'm gonna be all

right now..yeah, yeah.

CHORUS:

A E

(Watch your step..watch your step..watch your

D A E

step..aaaaaaaa-oooooooooahhhh (watch your step)

B A E

Move me by your side..I'm gonna say, go somewhere

E D E

and hide..(watch your step) hey, hey (watch your step)

OUTRO:

D E D

You better watchin' out, baby (watch your step)

E D

everything you do (watch your step)

D E D E

I'm gonna keep my eyes focused right on you..

(watch your step)..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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