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e|-C------------G---|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----1--2--3--5--|
A|-3--------------|
E|----------------|
[Intro]
G  G7   D7
[Verse 1]
GWell, I'm goin' down to Rosie's,
GStop at Fannie Mae's 
GGonna tell Fannie what I heard
Gher G7boyfriend say 
[Chorus]
Don't sCtart me to talkin', I'll tell everything I Gknow  
I'm gonna Dbreak up this signifyin', C'cause somebody's got to gGo D7  
[Verse 2]
GJack give his wife two dollars, go downtown
Gand get some margarine
GGets out on the streets,
Gol' George stopped her
GHe knocked her down,
Gand blackened her eye
GShe gets back home
Gtell her G7husband a lie
[Chorus]
Don't sCtart me to talkin', I'll tell everything I knGow  
I'm gonna Dbreak up this signifyin', C'cause somebody's got to Ggo D7  
[Instrumental]
|    G|    G|    G|    G|
|    C|    C|    G|    G|
|    D|    C|    G|   D7|
[Verse 3]
GShe borrowed some money,
Ggo to the beauty shop
GJim honked his horn,
Gshe begin to stop
GSaid, "Take me, baby,"
Garound the block,
GI'm goin to the beauty shop, where I can
G7get my hair sock
[Chorus]
Don't sCtart me to talkin', I'll tell everything I Gknow
I'm gonna Dbreak up this signifyin', C'cause somebody's got to goG  D7  
[Outro]
|    G|    G|    G|    G|
|    C|    C|    G|    G|
|    D|    C|    G|  G   D7  G7  

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Dont Start Me To Talking

by Sonny Boy Williamson II

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Riff heard throughout song

C G

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----1--2--3--5--|

A|-3--------------|

E|----------------|

[Intro]

G G7 D7

[Verse 1]

Well, I'm goin' down to Rosie's,

Stop at Fannie Mae's

Gonna tell Fannie what I heard

G G7

her boyfriend say

[Chorus]

C G

Don't start me to talkin', I'll tell everything I know

D C G D7

I'm gonna break up this signifyin', 'cause somebody's got to go

[Verse 2]

Jack give his wife two dollars, go downtown

and get some margarine

Gets out on the streets,

ol' George stopped her

He knocked her down,

and blackened her eye

She gets back home

G G7

tell her husband a lie

[Chorus]

C G

Don't start me to talkin', I'll tell everything I know

D C G D7

I'm gonna break up this signifyin', 'cause somebody's got to go

[Instrumental]

G G G G

| | | | |

C C G G

| | | | |

D C G D7

| | | | |

[Verse 3]

She borrowed some money,

go to the beauty shop

Jim honked his horn,

she begin to stop

Said, "Take me, baby,"

around the block,

I'm goin to the beauty shop, where I can

get my hair sock

[Chorus]

C G

Don't start me to talkin', I'll tell everything I know

D C G D7

I'm gonna break up this signifyin', 'cause somebody's got to go

[Outro]

G G G G

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C C G G

| | | | |

D C G G D7 G7

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