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The Ol Switcheroo

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[Intro]
Alright Ec'mon
[Intro]
E F#m G#m  A
[Verse]
     EYes you're the one that I F#mwant but we need Ayou to say it's Ealright
     E'Cause every time we hang F#mout we all Aflirt and it ends up in a Efight
     EYou fall for my best F#mfriend the same Atime that I fall in love with Eyou
     EHe's always hitting on my girlF#m.  Why don't we Ado the Ol' SwitcherEoo?
[Pre-Chorus]
     EYou can't F#mstop this G#mfeelinAg, 
     Eoh we can't F#mkeep our G#mhearts from Abeating 'cause…
[Chorus]
EI want what F#mhe's got and Ahe wants what EI've got
And EI know what F#myou want so Alet's trade what Ewe've got
     EHe'll be with F#mher, I'll be with Ayou and Enobody's blue 
     EHow times have F#mchanged, there's nothing Awrong with the EOl' Switcheroo
[Verse]
     EIt's true it might tempt F#mfate every Atime that we go out on a Edate
     ELips never tasted so F#mgreat especially Awhen they're shared with your Emate
[Pre-Chorus]
     EYou can't F#mstop this G#mfeelAing,
     Eoh we can't F#mkeep our G#mhearts from Abeating 'cause…
[Chorus]
EI want what F#mhe's got and Ahe wants what EI've got
And EI know what F#myou want so Alet's trade what Ewe've got
     EHe'll be with F#mher, I'll be with Ayou and Enobody's blue 
     EHow times have F#mchanged, there's nothing Awrong with the EOl' Switcheroo
[Break]
E    F#m    A    E
[Solo]
E    F#m    A    E
[Pre-Chorus]
     EYou canF#m't stop tG#mhis feeling, A  
     Ewe can'F#mt keep ouG#mr hearts froAm beating cause…
[Bridge]
EI want what F#mhe's got and Ahe wants what EI've got
And EI know what F#myou want so Alet's trade what Ewe've got
[Chorus]
EI want what F#mhe's got and Ahe wants what EI've got
And EI know what F#myou want so Alet's trade what Ewe've got
     EHe'll be with F#mher, I'll be with Ayou and Enobody's blue 
     EHow times have F#mchanged, there's nothing Awrong with the EOl' Switcheroo
[Outro]
E    F#m    A    E

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The Ol Switcheroo

by The Struts

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F#m

G#m

[Intro]

Alright c'mon

[Intro]

E F#m G#m A

[Verse]

E F#m A E

Yes you're the one that I want but we need you to say it's alright

E F#m A E

'Cause every time we hang out we all flirt and it ends up in a fight

E F#m A E

You fall for my best friend the same time that I fall in love with you

E F#m A E

He's always hitting on my girl. Why don't we do the Ol' Switcheroo?

[Pre-Chorus]

E F#m G#m A

You can't stop this feeling,

E F#m G#m A

oh we can't keep our hearts from beating 'cause…

[Chorus]

E F#m A E

I want what he's got and he wants what I've got

E F#m A E

And I know what you want so let's trade what we've got

E F#m A E

He'll be with her, I'll be with you and nobody's blue

E F#m A E

How times have changed, there's nothing wrong with the Ol' Switcheroo

[Verse]

E F#m A E

It's true it might tempt fate every time that we go out on a date

E F#m A E

Lips never tasted so great especially when they're shared with your mate

[Pre-Chorus]

E F#m G#m A

You can't stop this feeling,

E F#m G#m A

oh we can't keep our hearts from beating 'cause…

[Chorus]

E F#m A E

I want what he's got and he wants what I've got

E F#m A E

And I know what you want so let's trade what we've got

E F#m A E

He'll be with her, I'll be with you and nobody's blue

E F#m A E

How times have changed, there's nothing wrong with the Ol' Switcheroo

[Break]

E F#m A E

[Solo]

E F#m A E

[Pre-Chorus]

E F#m G#m A

You can't stop this feeling,

E F#m G#m A

we can't keep our hearts from beating cause…

[Bridge]

E F#m A E

I want what he's got and he wants what I've got

E F#m A E

And I know what you want so let's trade what we've got

[Chorus]

E F#m A E

I want what he's got and he wants what I've got

E F#m A E

And I know what you want so let's trade what we've got

E F#m A E

He'll be with her, I'll be with you and nobody's blue

E F#m A E

How times have changed, there's nothing wrong with the Ol' Switcheroo

[Outro]

E F#m A E

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