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Button Up Your Overcoat

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Button Up Your Overcoat- Ruth Etting. 1928
[Verse 1]
CListen, big boy
Dm7Now that you got me madeG7  
Dm7Goodness, but I'm G7afraid
CSomethin's gonna G7happen to you
[Verse 2]
CListen, big boyDm7  
You gotta be hooked, and G7how!
EmI would die if GI should lose Ayou nowD7  
[Verse 3]
GButton up your overcoat
A7When the wind is free
D7Take good care of yourself
You Gbelong to meG7  
[Verse 4]
GEat an apple every day
A7Get to bed by three
D7Oh, take good care of yourself
You Gbelong to meG7  
[Chorus 1]
Be careful crossing Cstreets, ooh, ooh
GDon't eat meat, ooh, ooh
EmCut out sweets, ooh, A7ooh
D7N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
[Verse 5]
GKeep away from bootleg hootch
A7When you're on a spree
D7Oh, take good care of yourself
You Gbelong to G7me
[Chorus 2]
Don't sit on hornet's Ctails, ooh, ooh
GOr on nails, ooh, ooh
EmOr third rails, ooh, A7ooh
D7N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
[Verse 6]
GButton up your overcoat
A7When the wind is free
D7Take good care of yourself
You Gbelong to G7me
[Verse 7]
GWear your flannel underwear
A7When you climb a tree
D7Take good care of yourself
You Gbelong to G7me
[Chorus 3]
Beware of frozen Cponds, ooh, ooh
GPeroxide blonds, ooh, ooh
EmStocks and bonds, ooh, A7ooh
D7N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll
[Verse 8]
GKeep the spoon out of your cup
A7When you're drinking tea
EmOh, take good care of yourself
You Gbelong to G7me
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