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Ticks
by Brad Paisley
| C#m B | are 2/4 bars
[Intro]
(fade in)
|        E|        E|        E|        E|
|    A     E|        B|    A     E|  C#m   B|        E|
[Verse 1]
  EN.C.                  E  
   Every time you take a sip
   EIn this smoky atmosAphere
   AYou press that bottle to your Elips
   EAnd I wish I was your Bbeer
   BAnd in the small there of your C#mback
    C#mYour jeans are playing peek-a-Aboo
   AI'd like to see the other Ehalf
   BOf your butterfly Etattoo
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey, that Bgives me an iEdea, let's Aget out of this Ebar
Drive Bout into the Ecountry, and Bfind a place to park
[Chorus]
  A'Cause I'd like to sEee you, Bout in the Emoonlight
   AI'd like to Ekiss you Bway back in the sticks
   AI'd like to Ewalk you through a Bfield of wildC#mflowBers
   AAnd I'd like to Bcheck you for tiEcks
[Verse 2]
   EI know the perfect little pathE  
   EOut in these woods I used to Ahunt
   ADon't worry babe, I've got your Eback
   Eand I've also got your Bfront
   BI'd hate to waste a night like C#mthis
   C#mI'll keep you safe, you wait and Asee
   AThe only thing allowed to Ecrawl all over yBou
When we get there Eis me
[Pre-Chorus]
You know Bevery guy in Ehere tonight would Alike to take you Ehome
But BI've got way more Eclass than them babe, Bthat ain't what I want
[Chorus]
  A'Cause I'd like to sEee you, Bout in the Emoonlight
   AI'd like to Ekiss you Bway back in the sticks
   AI'd like to Ewalk you through a Bfield of wildC#mflowBers
   AAnd I'd like to Bcheck you for tiEcks
[Bridge]
And Aoo-oo-Eoo, you never know Bwhere oC#mne miBght bAeA  
And C#moo-oo-Boo, there's lots of Aplaces that are Ehard to rBeach
[Solo]
|     A      E|           B|
|     A      E|     B   C#m   B|
[Chorus]
   AI'd like to sEee you, Bout in the Emoonlight
              A                E    BN.C.
   I'd like to kiss you, baby way back in the sticks
   AI'd like to Ewalk you through a Bfield of wildC#mflowBers
   AAnd I'd like to Bcheck you for tiEcks
Oh, AI'd sure like to Bcheck you for tickEsE  
[Outro]
|    A     E|        B|
|    A     E|  C#m   B|        A|        A|
|        E|        E|        E|        E| x3
(fade out)

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Ticks

by Brad Paisley

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C#m

Ticks

by Brad Paisley

| C#m B | are 2/4 bars

[Intro]

(fade in)

E E E E

| | | | |

A E B A E C#m B E

| | | | | |

[Verse 1]

E E

N.C.

Every time you take a sip

E A

In this smoky atmosphere

A E

You press that bottle to your lips

E B

And I wish I was your beer

B C#m

And in the small there of your back

C#m A

Your jeans are playing peek-a-boo

A E

I'd like to see the other half

B E

Of your butterfly tattoo

[Pre-Chorus]

B E A E

Hey, that gives me an idea, let's get out of this bar

B E B

Drive out into the country, and find a place to park

[Chorus]

A E B E

'Cause I'd like to see you, out in the moonlight

A E B

I'd like to kiss you way back in the sticks

A E B C#m B

I'd like to walk you through a field of wildflowers

A B E

And I'd like to check you for ticks

[Verse 2]

E E

I know the perfect little path

E A

Out in these woods I used to hunt

A E

Don't worry babe, I've got your back

E B

and I've also got your front

B C#m

I'd hate to waste a night like this

C#m A

I'll keep you safe, you wait and see

A E B

The only thing allowed to crawl all over you

When we get there is me

[Pre-Chorus]

B E A E

You know every guy in here tonight would like to take you home

B E B

But I've got way more class than them babe, that ain't what I want

[Chorus]

A E B E

'Cause I'd like to see you, out in the moonlight

A E B

I'd like to kiss you way back in the sticks

A E B C#m B

I'd like to walk you through a field of wildflowers

A B E

And I'd like to check you for ticks

[Bridge]

A E B C#m B A A

And oo-oo-oo, you never know where one might be

C#m B A E B

And oo-oo-oo, there's lots of places that are hard to reach

[Solo]

A E B

| | |

A E B C#m B

| | |

[Chorus]

A E B E

I'd like to see you, out in the moonlight

A E B

N.C.

I'd like to kiss you, baby way back in the sticks

A E B C#m B

I'd like to walk you through a field of wildflowers

A B E

And I'd like to check you for ticks

A B E E

Oh, I'd sure like to check you for ticks

[Outro]

A E B

| | |

A E C#m B A A

| | | | |

E E E E

| | | | | x3

(fade out)

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