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When She Kisses Me

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EWell, she was born in the Awinter
When the Esun shines so Apale.
but I wEas born in the sprAing
In case you can't Etell
In case you can't Btell.
But Awhen she kisses Bme
That's when the C#mmaple tree meets the G#mhoney bee.
When she Akisses Bme
AWhen she kisses Eme.
ENow, they don't last long and they're C#mnot hot.E  C#m  
EAnd they're not the wettest kisses C#mI ever got.E  C#m  
EI open my eyes and C#mwhere is she? (well, she?)E  C#m  
She Estill don't C#mknow what she Adoes to BmeE  C#m  A  B  
When she Akisses me, I still reBact
My C#meyes stay closed way G#mafter the fact
When she Akisses Bme
When she Akisses Eme.
All right, yeah EyeahC#m  
Whoa oh yeah yeah
What I say?
When she Akisses Bme
When she Akisses Eme.
EWell, I swoon and I lean cause I C#mcan't stand erectE  C#m  
She Ethinks I'm swoonin' just for C#mspecial effect.E  C#m  
No, I Eswoon and I linger, C#mso delighted.E  C#m  
When she Ekisses C#mme I still get Aso excitedB  
After all this time
And when she Akisses me, I feel ecBstatic
She C#mthinks that's just me bein' G#moverdramatic
When she Akisses Bme
When she Akisses Eme.
All right, yeah Eyeah
Whoa oh yeah yeah
What I say?
When she Akisses Bme
When she Akisses Eme.

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When She Kisses Me

by Jonathan Richman

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C#m

G#m

E A

Well, she was born in the winter

E A

When the sun shines so pale.

E A

but I was born in the spring

In case you can't tell

In case you can't tell.

A B

But when she kisses me

C#m G#m

That's when the maple tree meets the honey bee.

A B

When she kisses me

A E

When she kisses me.

E C#m E C#m

Now, they don't last long and they're not hot.

E C#m E C#m

And they're not the wettest kisses I ever got.

E C#m E C#m

I open my eyes and where is she? (well, she?)

E C#m A B E C#m A B

She still don't know what she does to me

A B

When she kisses me, I still react

C#m G#m

My eyes stay closed way after the fact

A B

When she kisses me

A E

When she kisses me.

E C#m

All right, yeah yeah

Whoa oh yeah yeah

What I say?

A B

When she kisses me

A E

When she kisses me.

E C#m E C#m

Well, I swoon and I lean cause I can't stand erect

E C#m E C#m

She thinks I'm swoonin' just for special effect.

E C#m E C#m

No, I swoon and I linger, so delighted.

E C#m A B

When she kisses me I still get so excited

After all this time

A B

And when she kisses me, I feel ecstatic

C#m G#m

She thinks that's just me bein' overdramatic

A B

When she kisses me

A E

When she kisses me.

All right, yeah yeah

Whoa oh yeah yeah

What I say?

A B

When she kisses me

A E

When she kisses me.

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