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[Intro]
|  Em|%   |%   |   G|%   |%   |%   |%   |
|   C|%   |%   |  Am|%  D|%   |%   |%   |
|  Em|%   |%   |   D|%   |%   |%   |%   |
|  Am|    |    |    |    |    |    |    |  
[Verse 1]
You've got a terrible Emitch
 GI find it hard to scraCtchAm  
And DI could be a Emragged claw but Gstill it wouldn't hold you Cback
[Verse 2]
AnAmd you've got a DfasciEmnation
 GYou're never hanging rCoundAm  
And DI could be a Emheavyweight but Gstill it wouldn't hold you CdownAm  
[Pre-Chorus]
You'Dre never aEmloneG  
CWatching you now, watching Amyou nowD  
You're never alEmoneG  
CWatching you now, watching Amyou nowD  
[Chorus]
But you've been Emhanging around Gdowntown
Were you Cplaying around AmbabyD?
WherEmever you go Gyou know I'll be
CWatching you now, Amwatching you Dnow
[Interlude]
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|   G|%   |%   |%   |
|   C|%   |%   |%   |
|  Am|%  D|%   |%   |
[Verse 3]
You've got a terrible Emitch
 GYou scratch till you bCledAm  
And Deven if you're Eminnocent baby, your Ghands are still painted CredAm  
[Pre-Chorus]
And now you'Dre never EmaloneG  
CWatching you now, watching Amyou nowD  
You're never alEmoneG  
CWatching you now, watching Amyou nowD  
[Chorus]
But you've been Emhanging around Gdowntown
Were you Cplaying around AmbabyD?
WherEmever you go Gyou know I'll be
CWatching you now, Amwatching you Dnow
EmHanging around Gdowntown
Were you Cplaying around AmbabyD?
WherEmever you go Gyou know I'll be
CWatching you now, Amwatching you Dnow
[Interlude]
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|    C|%    |  Am  D|%    |
|   Em|%    |C#dim|%    |
|    C|%    |  Am  D|%    |
[Pre-Chorus]
You're never aEmloneG  
CWatching you now, watching Amyou nowD  
You're never alEmoneG  
CWatching you now, watching Amyou nowD  
[Chorus]
But you've been Emhanging around Gdowntown
Were you Cplaying around AmbabyD?
WherEmever you go Gyou know I'll be
CWatching you now, Amwatching you Dnow
EmHanging around Gdowntown
Were you Cplaying around AmbabyD?
WherEmever you go Gyou know I'll be
CWatching you now, Amwatching you Dnow
[Outro]
Em

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Itch

by Eskimo Joe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim

[Intro]

Em G

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C Am D

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Em D

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[Verse 1]

You've got a terrible itch

G C Am

I find it hard to scratch

D Em G C

And I could be a ragged claw but still it wouldn't hold you back

[Verse 2]

Am D Em

And you've got a fascination

G C Am

You're never hanging round

D Em G C Am

And I could be a heavyweight but still it wouldn't hold you down

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em G

You're never alone

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

Em G

You're never alone

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

[Chorus]

Em G

But you've been hanging around downtown

C Am D

Were you playing around baby?

Em G

Wherever you go you know I'll be

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

[Interlude]

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Am D

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[Verse 3]

You've got a terrible itch

G C Am

You scratch till you bled

D Em G C Am

And even if you're innocent baby, your hands are still painted red

[Pre-Chorus]

D Em G

And now you're never alone

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

Em G

You're never alone

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

[Chorus]

Em G

But you've been hanging around downtown

C Am D

Were you playing around baby?

Em G

Wherever you go you know I'll be

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

Em G

Hanging around downtown

C Am D

Were you playing around baby?

Em G

Wherever you go you know I'll be

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

[Interlude]

Em C#dim

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C Am D

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Em C#dim

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C Am D

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[Pre-Chorus]

Em G

You're never alone

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

Em G

You're never alone

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

[Chorus]

Em G

But you've been hanging around downtown

C Am D

Were you playing around baby?

Em G

Wherever you go you know I'll be

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

Em G

Hanging around downtown

C Am D

Were you playing around baby?

Em G

Wherever you go you know I'll be

C Am D

Watching you now, watching you now

[Outro]

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