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When Push Comes To Shove

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[Intro]
D A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-/-5--5-2--2-5--5----3-/-5--5-2--2-0--3-/-5--5-2--2-5--0-3--5--3-2--0---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
DShaking in the forest, what have you to fear?
DHere there may be tigers to punch you in the ear
GGloves of stainless steel, bAats carved out of brick
DKnock you down and beat you up and Ggive your ass a kick
When pDush comes to shove, Ayou're afraid of lDove
[Verse 2]
DShaking in the desert, wherefore do you cry?
DHere there may be rattlesnakes to punch you in the eye
With Gshotguns full of silver and Abullets made of glass,
DString barbed wire at your feet that Gdo not let you pass
When pDush comes to shoveA, you're afraid of lDove
[Chorus]
GWhen push comes to shAove
DWhen push comes to shBove
EYou're afraid of love Awhen push comes to shDove
[Instrumental]
e|--------------D-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15--15----15-15--15---15-15--15------------------------------|
G|--------14-16--------16-------------14-14-----17-16-14---------------------|
D|--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b11r9--7-----7-7--7------7--7-------------------------------------------|
D|------------7h9--------9--7------10--9-7-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------D-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15--15----15-15--15---15-15--15------------------------------|
G|--------14-16-14--14-16-14-14--14---14-14-----17--16-14--------------------|
D|--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D [----] not sure!
e|-------7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-----------------------15--15--13--12---12-----------------------|
G|--9b11-----9-7-------7-----------14--14--13--12----------------------------|
D|---------------9-7h9---9--/--14--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Glet ring-] Alet ringD  
e|-----------------15---------------17------17-19--21r19--17-14--------------|
B|--12-----12-/-15----------14-/-17-----19-----------------------------------|
G|------12--------------14---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--13----------G-------15-14-13/------15-------D------------------------------|
B|-----15-14-13-12--15-------------------17b19--19r17-15-17b19--19r17-15-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------A----------17--15---------------D------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------17b19r17-15--------------------------------------|
G|--16-15-14--/--18------------------------/7-7--7-------7--7--7-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------/7-7--7-9-7-9-7--7--7-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
DShaking in the bedroom, covers on your head
DCringing like a baby at the hand beneath the bed
GPhantom in the closet, Ascratching at the door
The Dlatest mystery killer you sGaw on channel four
When pDush comes to shove, Ayou're afraid of lDove
[Verse 4]
DShaking in the garden, the fear within you grows
DHere there may be roses to punch you in the nose
GTwist their arms around you, slAap you 'til you cry
DWrap you in their sweet perfume and Glove you 'til you die
When pDush comes to shove, Ayou're afraid of lDove
[Chorus]
GWhen push comes to shAove
DWhen push comes to shBove
EYou're afraid of love Awhen push comes to shDove
GWhen push comes to shAove
DWhen push comes to shBove
EYou're afraid of love Awhen push comes to shDove
[Outro]
De|--------------------D-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b11--9b11r9-7---7---------7--7~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---7h9p7h9-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / Slide up
| r Release
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
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