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GWell meet me by the river that goes nowhere,C  
GLet me lay my sorry trip on youD  
Oh won't you meet me Gby the river little darlin'C  
GI might just let you see my barDe tattoo.G  
GI was gonna bring you flowers but I didn't.C  
            G
It's the tDhought that counts and I think I'm a bit too broke,
but there's some change in Gmy ashtray,C  
maybe just enough Gto pay
        C                                  D
Gfor a half pint of something probably make us choke.
chorus:
G   F#  E  (walk down bass notes)
 Well no DI'd rather not go and meet your familyG  
G, F#, E,
 They'd probDably send me back where I belong,G  
Don't wanna hear aboCut your mister right,G  
He's ouDt of town GtonightC,
GBaby come and spend some time with mister Dwrong.G  
GI drive a one-eyed Malibu without a mufflerC  
         G
aDnd a tape deck that works if you kick it hard enough
      G                           C                             G
and baby if you Clike to read, I've got some great pornography
and a ten Gpound flashlight floating in tDhe trunk.G  
repeat chorus
And do Cyou have a girlfriend and does she look as good as youG  
and would she likCe to meet my brother?
He'll be out D7of jail in a month or two.
instrumental break on verse chords
repeat first verse, chorus, end on this last line:
Yeah where I come Cfrom they call me mister wrDong.G  

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Mr Wrong

by Cracker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G C

Well meet me by the river that goes nowhere,

G D

Let me lay my sorry trip on you

G C

Oh won't you meet me by the river little darlin'

G D G

I might just let you see my bare tattoo.

G C

I was gonna bring you flowers but I didn't.

It's the thought that counts and I think I'm a bit too broke,

G C

but there's some change in my ashtray,

maybe just enough to pay

C D

for a half pint of something probably make us choke.

chorus:

G F# E (walk down bass notes)

D G

Well no I'd rather not go and meet your family

G F# E

, , ,

D G

They'd probably send me back where I belong,

C G

Don't wanna hear about your mister right,

D G C

He's out of town tonight,

G D G

Baby come and spend some time with mister wrong.

G C

I drive a one-eyed Malibu without a muffler

and a tape deck that works if you kick it hard enough

G C G

and baby if you like to read, I've got some great pornography

G D G

and a ten pound flashlight floating in the trunk.

repeat chorus

C G

And do you have a girlfriend and does she look as good as you

and would she like to meet my brother?

He'll be out of jail in a month or two.

instrumental break on verse chords

repeat first verse, chorus, end on this last line:

C D G

Yeah where I come from they call me mister wrong.

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