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[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EWrite a note to tell me how you feel
E'Cause I'm both your friend and foe so don't
F#mBuy, sell, or trade anything from Eme
EI know you feel as good as I feel
EToo bad it wasn't yesterday
F#m'Cause we'd feel twice as good right Enow
2 Hits
A
[Chorus 1]
EI'm like your pistol in your hand
F#mUndress me now stay while you can
ASeduction can be oh, so nEice
2 hits
A
EI'm not as sick as you might think
F#m'Cause your thing has that awful stink
AOf that shit you use
AI'm not the only one who
[Bridge]
CThe only one Awho knows
CThe only Aone who knows
CThe only one
E
2 hits
A
[Verse 2]
ETake these hands and run along with me
EDoing this I know would set us free
F#mOnly if you weren't such a fuckiEng tease
ESomehow you'd always drag me to my knees
F#mThis disease I call it abstinenAce
E
2 hits
A
[Chorus 2]
EI'm like your pistol in your hand
F#mUndress me now stay while you can
ASeduction can be oh, so nice
E
2 Hits 
A
EI'm not as sick as you might think
F#m'Cause your thing has that awful stink
AOf that shit you use
AI'm not the only one who
[Bridge]
CThe only Aone who knows
CThe only Aone who knows
CThe only one
E
2 hits
A
E

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Red

by 12 Rods

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Write a note to tell me how you feel

'Cause I'm both your friend and foe so don't

F#m E

Buy, sell, or trade anything from me

I know you feel as good as I feel

Too bad it wasn't yesterday

F#m E

'Cause we'd feel twice as good right now

2 Hits

[Chorus 1]

I'm like your pistol in your hand

F#m

Undress me now stay while you can

A E

Seduction can be oh, so nice

2 hits

I'm not as sick as you might think

F#m

'Cause your thing has that awful stink

Of that shit you use

I'm not the only one who

[Bridge]

C A

The only one who knows

C A

The only one who knows

The only one

2 hits

[Verse 2]

Take these hands and run along with me

Doing this I know would set us free

F#m E

Only if you weren't such a fucking tease

Somehow you'd always drag me to my knees

F#m A

This disease I call it abstinence

2 hits

[Chorus 2]

I'm like your pistol in your hand

F#m

Undress me now stay while you can

Seduction can be oh, so nice

2 Hits

I'm not as sick as you might think

F#m

'Cause your thing has that awful stink

Of that shit you use

I'm not the only one who

[Bridge]

C A

The only one who knows

C A

The only one who knows

The only one

2 hits

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