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KNock Three Times:Johnny Rivers.
Album - Go Johnny Go - on U/A
Records in 1961.
INTRO: G  
#1.
When Dsomeone has left you Gblue, and you 
don't know what to do.
Or when your love life goes Castray, and 
you're restless Gmnight and Gday.
Join a lonely heart, my Dfriend.Bm...D...Emknock 
three Gtimes and Ccome on Gin.
#2.
When your Cblues are Bbhere to Gstay, every hour, 
every day.
And your dreams Emall fade Caway, and your Gheart 
has got to pay.
Oh, join a lonely heart, my Dfriend.G..D....Emknock 
three Gtimes and Ccome on Gin.
BRIDGE:
GWhen you have no more tears to Ccry, and you 
can't smile, Emalthough you Gtry.
And Cif Gyou're lonesome as can Cbe.Em....Cand you need 
some sympatGhy.
Just join a lonely heart, my Dfriend, Emknock Dthree 
times and come on Gin.
#3.
GWhen you have no more tears to Ccry, and you 
can't smile, Emalthough you Gtry.
And Cif Gyou're lonesome as can Cbe.Em....Cand you need 
some sympatGhy.
Just join a lonely heart, my Dfriend, Emknock Dthree 
times and come on Gin.
OUTRO:
Join a Dlonely Gheart my Dfriend..Emknock Dthree times 
and come on Gin.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Knock Three Times

by Johnny Rivers

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KNock Three Times:Johnny Rivers.

Album - Go Johnny Go - on U/A

Records in 1961.

INTRO:

#1.

D G

When someone has left you blue, and you

don't know what to do.

Or when your love life goes astray, and

Gm G

you're restless night and day.

D Bm D Em

Join a lonely heart, my friend.......knock

G C G

three times and come on in.

#2.

C Bb G

When your blues are here to stay, every hour,

every day.

Em C G

And your dreams all fade away, and your heart

has got to pay.

D G D Em

Oh, join a lonely heart, my friend.......knock

G C G

three times and come on in.

BRIDGE:

G C

When you have no more tears to cry, and you

Em G

can't smile, although you try.

C G C Em C

And if you're lonesome as can be.....and you need

some sympathy.

D Em D

Just join a lonely heart, my friend, knock three

times and come on in.

#3.

G C

When you have no more tears to cry, and you

Em G

can't smile, although you try.

C G C Em C

And if you're lonesome as can be.....and you need

some sympathy.

D Em D

Just join a lonely heart, my friend, knock three

times and come on in.

OUTRO:

D G D Em D

Join a lonely heart my friend..knock three times

and come on in.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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