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Pamela

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[Chorus]
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid you do?
You Gtouched the ground and I Dfell in love with you
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid they say?
I Greached for your hand but you Dturned and walked away
[Instrumental]
D C G D
D C G D
[Verse 1]
Can you lend your Dears about Gmy mate Pamela?
  CSo naughty but she Gloves her fella
  DOne wink and a Gglint in the other one
  CAt night she only Gwears Yves Saint Laurent
  DWatches black and white Gmovies to get thin
  CCurls her hair jGust like Marilyn
  DOh, what an Genigmatic woman
  CMy gosh do Gsome mothers have 'em
[Chorus]
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid you do?
You Gtouched the ground and I Dfell in love with you
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid they say?
I Greached for your hand but you Dturned and walked away
[Verse 2]
Can you lend your Dears for a Gman in trouble?
  CShe tripped me up and now GI see double
  DI asked her what her Glife was missing
  CAnd if she'd like to go Gtrout mask kissing
  DSaid, "Go get Ghigh with the other ones"
  CI looked around, lights Gon but no one home
  DOh, what an Genigmatic woman
  CMy gosh do Gsome mothers have 'em
[Chorus]
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid you do?
You Gtouched the ground and I Dfell in love with you
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid they say?
I Greached for your hand but you Dturned and walked away
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid you do?
You Gtouched the ground and I Dfell in love with you
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid they say?
I Greached for your hand but you turned and walked awAay
You walked awAay
[Vocals]
DNa, na, Cna, na, na
GNa na, na, Dna, na, na, na
DNa, na, Cna, na, na
GNa na, na, Dna, na, na, na
Take it away
[Instrumental]
D C G D
D C G D
[Bridge]
  DEarl grey and Glemons in the morning
  CBy noon her Gnurse comes calling
  DLimousine with a Gstretcher in the back
  CThey strap her down whGen she has a panic attack
  DI followed her Gdown to the hospital
  CNo visitors alGlowed on a bicycle
  DSo I threw rocks Gup to the window
  CI broke the glass so Gshe could feel the wind blow
[Chorus]
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid you do?
You Gtouched the ground and I Dfell in love with you
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid they say?
I Greached for your hand but you Dturned and walked away
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid you do?
You Gtouched the ground and I Dfell in love with you
DOh, Pamela, what Cdid they say?
I Greached for your hand but you turned and walked awAay
Walk awAay
Hey, you walked awAay
Oh, Pamela
APamela, don't walk away

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Pamela

by The Kooks

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[Chorus]

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did you do?

G D

You touched the ground and I fell in love with you

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did they say?

G D

I reached for your hand but you turned and walked away

[Instrumental]

D C G D

[Verse 1]

D G

Can you lend your ears about my mate Pamela?

C G

So naughty but she loves her fella

D G

One wink and a glint in the other one

C G

At night she only wears Yves Saint Laurent

D G

Watches black and white movies to get thin

C G

Curls her hair just like Marilyn

D G

Oh, what an enigmatic woman

C G

My gosh do some mothers have 'em

[Chorus]

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did you do?

G D

You touched the ground and I fell in love with you

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did they say?

G D

I reached for your hand but you turned and walked away

[Verse 2]

D G

Can you lend your ears for a man in trouble?

C G

She tripped me up and now I see double

D G

I asked her what her life was missing

C G

And if she'd like to go trout mask kissing

D G

Said, "Go get high with the other ones"

C G

I looked around, lights on but no one home

D G

Oh, what an enigmatic woman

C G

My gosh do some mothers have 'em

[Chorus]

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did you do?

G D

You touched the ground and I fell in love with you

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did they say?

G D

I reached for your hand but you turned and walked away

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did you do?

G D

You touched the ground and I fell in love with you

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did they say?

G A

I reached for your hand but you turned and walked away

You walked away

[Vocals]

D C

Na, na, na, na, na

G D

Na na, na, na, na, na, na

D C

Na, na, na, na, na

G D

Na na, na, na, na, na, na

Take it away

[Instrumental]

D C G D

[Bridge]

D G

Earl grey and lemons in the morning

C G

By noon her nurse comes calling

D G

Limousine with a stretcher in the back

C G

They strap her down when she has a panic attack

D G

I followed her down to the hospital

C G

No visitors allowed on a bicycle

D G

So I threw rocks up to the window

C G

I broke the glass so she could feel the wind blow

[Chorus]

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did you do?

G D

You touched the ground and I fell in love with you

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did they say?

G D

I reached for your hand but you turned and walked away

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did you do?

G D

You touched the ground and I fell in love with you

D C

Oh, Pamela, what did they say?

G A

I reached for your hand but you turned and walked away

Walk away

Hey, you walked away

Oh, Pamela

Pamela, don't walk away

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