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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"
                     [ IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS ]
                          [ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1992 ]
                            [ SOMEBODY KNOCKIN' ]
INTRO -	 A5  A6  
	DSomDSUS4ebody,	 D  CSomGebCody DwDSUS4as knoDckDSUS4in' on Dmy door
	CSomebGodCy,			D  				DSUS4  D  DSUS4  D  
 C    G C  D
			-------------------------
	DNobDSUS4ody,		 DNCoboGdy CwaDs DSUS4comin DarDSUS4ound bDefore
	CWith GnoCbodDy,				 DSUS4YDehDSUS4  D  
 C    G C  D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D
 C    G C
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	 BMWhat's thDatDSUS4? The Dpolice? The CIA?
	 BMOr just some magazine, said
	Gcould be some lost friend
		  	A5      A6x8
	I cannot say!
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 D DSUS4 D C
	FTheCre was a time,				_______________________
			F  	C  	F  		G/// RIFF 1	    \\\
	I would not mind				///		    \\\
	A5   A6   x6					/// D|--------------\\\
	A5	A6  A5  A6  A5  A6			/// A|-3-2-0---0-2--\\\
	I hear them knockin I said			/// E|-------3------\\\
	D                [ RIFF 1 ]			
	Shut that door!
			-------------------------
	DAnd DSUS4kinda DfCunny,	seems kinda funny
	But GIC'vDe nevDSUS4er thoDught before		No I never
	CSeem GkCinDda DSUS4funny			DHmmm...........Yeh......
		CYGehC  
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	BMWhat's thaDt? The DSUS4PolicDe? A-Comin again
	BMSent someone from the magazine, said
	GCould be some lost friend
		     A5     A6x6
	I cannot say,
	A5Shut A6that A5door A6someboA5dy!!
			-------------------------
	DSoDSUS4mebodyD,	CSomGebody CwaDs knocDSUS4kin' oDn mDSUS4y doorD  
			Somebody was knockin' on my door
			Somebody was knockin' on my door      Yeh
			Somebody was knockin' on my door      Yeh
			Somebody was knockin' on my door      Yeh
			Somebody was knockin' on my door
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Somebody Knockin

by Izzy Stradlin

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DSUS4

"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"

[ IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS ]

[ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1992 ]

[ SOMEBODY KNOCKIN' ]

A5 A6

INTRO -

D DSUS4 D C G C D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D

Somebody, Somebody was knockin' on my door

C G C D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D

Somebody,

C G C D

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D DSUS4 D C G C D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D

Nobody, Nobody was comin around before

C G C D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D

With nobody, Yeh

C G C D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D

C G C

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BM D DSUS4 D

What's that? The police? The CIA?

Or just some magazine, said

could be some lost friend

A5 A6

I cannot say!

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D DSUS4 D C

F C

There was a time, _______________________

F C F G

/// RIFF 1 \\\

I would not mind /// \\\

A5 A6 x6 /// D|--------------\\\

A5 A6 A5 A6 A5 A6 /// A|-3-2-0---0-2--\\\

I hear them knockin I said /// E|-------3------\\\

D [ RIFF 1 ]

Shut that door!

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D DSUS4 D C

And kinda funny, seems kinda funny

G C D DSUS4 D

But I've never thought before No I never

C G C D DSUS4 D

Seem kinda funny Hmmm...........Yeh......

C G C

Yeh

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BM D DSUS4 D

What's that? The Police? A-Comin again

Sent someone from the magazine, said

Could be some lost friend

A5 A6

I cannot say,

A5 A6 A5 A6 A5

Shut that door somebody!!

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D DSUS4 D C G C D DSUS4 D DSUS4 D

Somebody, Somebody was knockin' on my door

Somebody was knockin' on my door

Somebody was knockin' on my door Yeh

Somebody was knockin' on my door

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