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Now Stop:Martha Carson.
Great Rockabilly on RCA Records in 1957.
(Intro)
 C
(Chorus)
CNow stop, holdin' me tight, if you don't 
think you're gonna treat me right.
CIf you're out to tease and not to please,
you Gdon't know what you're doin' when you're 
messin' with me.
Now, Cstop, now stop, haaa, cut it out!..
if Gyou don't know what Clove's about. 
(Verse 1)
CNow, stop, tellin' me lies.
If the things you say are gonna make me cry,
CI don't go for bad, cause it makes me so mad,
I Gwalk around blue when I should be glad.
Now, Cstop, now stop, haaaaa, cut it out..
if Gyou don't know what Clove's about.
(Bridge)
FIf you say that I'm your Clover, Fhoney, I'll 
treat you Cfine.
But if Fyou play one right Cafter the other,
Dhoney, I'll Gdraw the line.
(Verse 2)
Now, Cstop, if you don't mean to play this game
like a king and a queen.
A Am7joker ain't real, there's nothing he feels,
I'll Dthrow my hand in for a Gbrand new deal.
Now, Cstop, now stop, haaaaaa, cut it out, if Gyou 
don't know what Clove's about.
(Interlude)
 C G C Am7 C G C
(Bridge)
FIf you say that I'm your Clover, Fhoney, I'll 
treat you Cfine.
But if Fyou play one right Cafter the other,
Dhoney, I'll Gdraw the line.
(Chorus)
CNow stop, holdin' me tight, if you don't 
think you're gonna treat me right.
CIf you're out to tease and not to please,
you Gdon't know what you're doin' when you're 
messin' with me.
Now, Cstop, now stop, haaa, cut it out!..
if Gyou don't know what Clove's about. 
(Outro)
Now Cstop, now stop, oh, cut it out, if Gyou don't 
know what Clove's about..now stop!
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Now Stop

by Martha Carson

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Am7

Now Stop:Martha Carson.

Great Rockabilly on RCA Records in 1957.

(Intro)

(Chorus)

Now stop, holdin' me tight, if you don't

think you're gonna treat me right.

If you're out to tease and not to please,

you don't know what you're doin' when you're

messin' with me.

Now, stop, now stop, haaa, cut it out!..

G C

if you don't know what love's about.

(Verse 1)

Now, stop, tellin' me lies.

If the things you say are gonna make me cry,

I don't go for bad, cause it makes me so mad,

I walk around blue when I should be glad.

Now, stop, now stop, haaaaa, cut it out..

G C

if you don't know what love's about.

(Bridge)

F C F

If you say that I'm your lover, honey, I'll

treat you fine.

F C

But if you play one right after the other,

D G

honey, I'll draw the line.

(Verse 2)

Now, stop, if you don't mean to play this game

like a king and a queen.

Am7

A joker ain't real, there's nothing he feels,

D G

I'll throw my hand in for a brand new deal.

C G

Now, stop, now stop, haaaaaa, cut it out, if you

don't know what love's about.

(Interlude)

C G C Am7 C G C

(Bridge)

F C F

If you say that I'm your lover, honey, I'll

treat you fine.

F C

But if you play one right after the other,

D G

honey, I'll draw the line.

(Chorus)

Now stop, holdin' me tight, if you don't

think you're gonna treat me right.

If you're out to tease and not to please,

you don't know what you're doin' when you're

messin' with me.

Now, stop, now stop, haaa, cut it out!..

G C

if you don't know what love's about.

(Outro)

C G

Now stop, now stop, oh, cut it out, if you don't

know what love's about..now stop!

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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