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Dave Cousins - Never Take Sweets From A Stranger
[Intro]
  Em    C    D    Em(4x)
  C    D    Em(4x)  
[Verse 1]
I Cmet her on a DFriday Emevening
CHeading for the Dcity Emlights
She Casked me to Dtake her Emall of the way
She was Creally in the Dmood that Emnight
[Verse 2]
I Cdrove on 'til DI was Emtired
CAsked her if she'd Dcare to Emstay
I Cbooked us a Droom in a Emfancy hotel
And Csaid we'd carry Don next Emday
[Instrumental]
  C    D    Em(4x)  
[Verse 3]
We Chadn't Dspoken but a Emword or so
She beCgan to unDbutton my Emshirt
I Clifted her Dblouse, there was Emnothing underneath
Then I Cslid my hands inDside her Emskirt
[Verse 4]
EveryCthing aDbout her was Emgolden
She was Chot as the Drising Emsun
She was Creal as it Dcomes and Emnothing more real 
Than the Ctwo of us toDgether made Emone
[Chorus]
CNever take Dsweets from a Emstranger
CShe may wanna Dtake you for a Emride
CNever take Dsweets from a EmstranCger_D____Em___
[Instrumental]
  C    D    Em(8x)  
[Verse 5]
She Clay in my Darms in the Emmorning
Said she Chad to make a Dtelephone Emcall
I Csaid, "Make it Dhere while I Emstep in the shower"
But she Csaid she'd make it Din the Emhall
[Verse 6]
I Cdozed in the Dsoft light Emshadows
CTurned to find she Dwasn't Emthere
I Cphoned on Ddown to the reEmception desk
For the Cgirl with the Dgolden Emhair
[Instrumental]
  C    D    Em(4x)  
[Verse 7]
I Cpulled on my Dclothes and went Emdown to the hall
Looked Call around and Dwho knows Emwhere
They Csaid they Dhadn't Emseen her at all
Then the Cother guests beDgan to Emstare
[Verse 8]
They Cshowed me the Dmorning Empaper
On the Cfront page of the DDaily EmSun
Was a Cpicture of the Dgirl with the Emgolden hair
She'd been the Cvictim of a Dhit and Emrun
[Chorus]
CNever take Dsweets from a Emstranger
CShe may wanna Dtake you for a Emride
CNever take Dsweets from a EmstranCger_D____Em___
[Outro]
  C    D    Em(20x)

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Never Take Sweets From A Stranger

by Dave Cousins

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Dave Cousins - Never Take Sweets From A Stranger

[Intro]

Em C D Em

(4x)

C D Em

(4x)

[Verse 1]

C D Em

I met her on a Friday evening

C D Em

Heading for the city lights

C D Em

She asked me to take her all of the way

C D Em

She was really in the mood that night

[Verse 2]

C D Em

I drove on 'til I was tired

C D Em

Asked her if she'd care to stay

C D Em

I booked us a room in a fancy hotel

C D Em

And said we'd carry on next day

[Instrumental]

C D Em

(4x)

[Verse 3]

C D Em

We hadn't spoken but a word or so

C D Em

She began to unbutton my shirt

C D Em

I lifted her blouse, there was nothing underneath

C D Em

Then I slid my hands inside her skirt

[Verse 4]

C D Em

Everything about her was golden

C D Em

She was hot as the rising sun

C D Em

She was real as it comes and nothing more real

C D Em

Than the two of us together made one

[Chorus]

C D Em

Never take sweets from a stranger

C D Em

She may wanna take you for a ride

C D Em C D Em

Never take sweets from a stranger________

[Instrumental]

C D Em

(8x)

[Verse 5]

C D Em

She lay in my arms in the morning

C D Em

Said she had to make a telephone call

C D Em

I said, "Make it here while I step in the shower"

C D Em

But she said she'd make it in the hall

[Verse 6]

C D Em

I dozed in the soft light shadows

C D Em

Turned to find she wasn't there

C D Em

I phoned on down to the reception desk

C D Em

For the girl with the golden hair

[Instrumental]

C D Em

(4x)

[Verse 7]

C D Em

I pulled on my clothes and went down to the hall

C D Em

Looked all around and who knows where

C D Em

They said they hadn't seen her at all

C D Em

Then the other guests began to stare

[Verse 8]

C D Em

They showed me the morning paper

C D Em

On the front page of the Daily Sun

C D Em

Was a picture of the girl with the golden hair

C D Em

She'd been the victim of a hit and run

[Chorus]

C D Em

Never take sweets from a stranger

C D Em

She may wanna take you for a ride

C D Em C D Em

Never take sweets from a stranger________

[Outro]

C D Em

(20x)

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