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Sitting On A Fence

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
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SITTIN' ON A FENCE by THE ROLLING STONES from the album FLOWERS
Chords by: Ted Saxlid.
F#Since I was young IAb7've been very hard to pleaseC#  
F#And I doAb7n't know wrong from C#right
F#But there is one thing I could never understand
Ab7Some of the sick things that a girl does to a man, so
C#I'm just siF#ttin' on a fence Abyou can C#say I got nF#o senseAb  
C#Tryin' to make up my miEbnd really is too haAb7rd a bindC#  
F#So I'm sittAb7in' on a fenceC#  
F#All of my frieAb7nds at school C#grew up and settled down
F#Then they mortgaAb7ged up their livesC#  
F#When things got set too much but I think it's true
Ab7They just get married ´cause they´ve nothing else to do, so
C#I'm just siF#ttin' on a fence Abyou can C#say I got nF#o senseAb  
C#Tryin' to make up my miEbnd really is too haAb7rd a bindC#  
F#So I'm sittAb7in' on a fenceC#  
F#The day caAb7n come when yoC#u get old and sick and tired of life
F#You just neveAb7r rea-liseC#  
F#Maybe the choice you made wasn´t really right
Ab7But you go out and you don´t come back at night, so
C#I'm just siF#ttin' on a fence Abyou can C#say I got nF#o senseAb  
C#Tryin' to make up my miEbnd really is too haAb7rd a bindC#  
F#So I'm sittAb7in' on a fenceC#  

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Sitting On A Fence

by The Rolling Stones

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Ab7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

SITTIN' ON A FENCE by THE ROLLING STONES from the album FLOWERS

Chords by: Ted Saxlid.

F# Ab7 C#

Since I was young I've been very hard to please

F# Ab7 C#

And I don't know wrong from right

But there is one thing I could never understand

Ab7

Some of the sick things that a girl does to a man, so

C# F# Ab C# F# Ab

I'm just sittin' on a fence you can say I got no sense

C# Eb Ab7 C#

Tryin' to make up my mind really is too hard a bind

F# Ab7 C#

So I'm sittin' on a fence

F# Ab7 C#

All of my friends at school grew up and settled down

F# Ab7 C#

Then they mortgaged up their lives

When things got set too much but I think it's true

Ab7

They just get married ´cause they´ve nothing else to do, so

C# F# Ab C# F# Ab

I'm just sittin' on a fence you can say I got no sense

C# Eb Ab7 C#

Tryin' to make up my mind really is too hard a bind

F# Ab7 C#

So I'm sittin' on a fence

F# Ab7 C#

The day can come when you get old and sick and tired of life

F# Ab7 C#

You just never rea-lise

Maybe the choice you made wasn´t really right

Ab7

But you go out and you don´t come back at night, so

C# F# Ab C# F# Ab

I'm just sittin' on a fence you can say I got no sense

C# Eb Ab7 C#

Tryin' to make up my mind really is too hard a bind

F# Ab7 C#

So I'm sittin' on a fence

About Sitting On A Fence Chords by The Rolling Stones

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The chords for "Sitting On A Fence" show the original chord names (including A, F#, Ab7, C#, Ab, Eb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.