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[Verse 1]
 Well the tCimes are getting hard for you, little girl
 I'm a hGumming and a strumming, all Dover God's world
 CYou can't remember when you got your last meal
 GAnd you don't know just hDow a woman feels
 BbYou didn't know what rock and roll was,
 unEbtil you met my drummer on a grey tour bus
 BbI got there in the nick of time,
befEbore he got his hands across your state line, Cyeah
[Interlude]
C
[Verse 2]
 Now it's the mCiddle of the night on the open road
 And the hGeater don't work and it's Doh so cold
 CYou're looking tired, you're looking kind of beat
 The rhGythm of the street sure knDocks you off your feet
 BbYou didn't know how rock and roll looked,
unEbtil you caught your sister with the guys from the group
 BbHalfway home in the parking lot,
by the Eblook in her eye she was giving what she got
[Chorus]
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby,
 Cmy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, BabyG  
[Verse 3]
 WComan you're a mess going to die in your sleep
 There's blGood on my amp and my LDes Paul's beat
 CCan't keep you home, you're messing around
 My bGest friend told me you're the bDest lick in town
 BbYou didn't know that rock and roll burned,
Ebso you bought a candle and you lived and you learned
 BbYou got the rhythm you got the speed,
EbMama's little baby likes it short and sweet
[Chorus]
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby,
 Cmy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, BabyG  
[Solo]
C G D   C G D
[Verse 4]
 BbI didn't know you had a rock and roll record,
 unEbtil I saw your picture on another guy's jacket
 BbYou told me I was the only one,
but Eblook at you now, it's dark and you're gone
[Chorus]
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby,
 Cmy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby,
 Cmy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby
 CMy, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice sFhy, Baby

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Once Bitten Twice Shy

by Great White

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[Verse 1]

Well the times are getting hard for you, little girl

G D

I'm a humming and a strumming, all over God's world

You can't remember when you got your last meal

G D

And you don't know just how a woman feels

You didn't know what rock and roll was,

until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus

I got there in the nick of time,

Eb C

before he got his hands across your state line, yeah

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Now it's the middle of the night on the open road

G D

And the heater don't work and it's oh so cold

You're looking tired, you're looking kind of beat

G D

The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet

You didn't know how rock and roll looked,

until you caught your sister with the guys from the group

Halfway home in the parking lot,

by the look in her eye she was giving what she got

[Chorus]

C F

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby,

C F

my, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

C F G

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

[Verse 3]

Woman you're a mess going to die in your sleep

G D

There's blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat

Can't keep you home, you're messing around

G D

My best friend told me you're the best lick in town

You didn't know that rock and roll burned,

so you bought a candle and you lived and you learned

You got the rhythm you got the speed,

Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet

[Chorus]

C F

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby,

C F

my, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

C F G

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

[Solo]

C G D C G D

[Verse 4]

I didn't know you had a rock and roll record,

until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket

You told me I was the only one,

but look at you now, it's dark and you're gone

[Chorus]

C F

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby,

C F

my, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

C F

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

C F

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby,

C F

my, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

C F

My, my, my, I'm once bitten, twice shy, Baby

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