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[Verse 1]
BDon't think about love
BDon't think about love
BDon't think about love
Just Ebmdo it
  C#mThere's really nothing F#to it
  C#mThere's really nothing F#to it
[Verse 2]
BPut your hand in the glove
BPut your hand in the glove
BPut your hand in the glove
And shEbmake it
  C#mThere's really nothing F#to it
  C#mThere's really nothing F#to it
[Chorus]
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, contGrol yourself
[Verse 3]
BYou look so fine
BYou look so fine
BYou look so fine
In Ebmtheory
  C#mSo go out and F#prove it
  C#mgo out and F#prove it
BI've been biting my tongue
BI've been biting my tongue
BI've been biting my tongue
EbmI admit it
  C#mSo come on and gF#et it
  C#mcome on and get F#it
[Chorus]
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, contGrol yourself
EAnd if it's thirty-two degrees in BFahrenheit
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, contrGol yourself
[Breakdown]
N.C.
[Bridge]
Do you play Ebmgames of love, G#mhoping to lose?
Is it the Ebmgame you love when eveG#mrything's new?
Is it the Ebmghost of love that's getG#mting you through?
Is it F#by chance, is it by choice?
[Outro chorus]
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, contGrol yourself
EAnd if it's thirty-two degrees in BFahrenheit
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol 
E  B  F#
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself
EShe said unless you wanna lose your Blove tonight
CoF#ntrol yourself, control yourself

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Control Yourself

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ebm

C#m

G#m

[Verse 1]

Don't think about love

Ebm

Just do it

C#m F#

There's really nothing to it

C#m F#

There's really nothing to it

[Verse 2]

Put your hand in the glove

Ebm

And shake it

C#m F#

There's really nothing to it

C#m F#

There's really nothing to it

[Chorus]

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

F# G

Control yourself, control yourself

[Verse 3]

You look so fine

Ebm

In theory

C#m F#

So go out and prove it

C#m F#

go out and prove it

I've been biting my tongue

Ebm

I admit it

C#m F#

So come on and get it

C#m F#

come on and get it

[Chorus]

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

F# G

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

And if it's thirty-two degrees in Fahrenheit

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

F# G

Control yourself, control yourself

[Breakdown]

N.C.

[Bridge]

Ebm G#m

Do you play games of love, hoping to lose?

Ebm G#m

Is it the game you love when everything's new?

Ebm G#m

Is it the ghost of love that's getting you through?

Is it by chance, is it by choice?

[Outro chorus]

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

F# G

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

And if it's thirty-two degrees in Fahrenheit

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control

E B F#

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control yourself, control yourself

E B

She said unless you wanna lose your love tonight

Control yourself, control yourself

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