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Ernestine

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 ErnesA7tine,    D9you’d better leave my man aA7lone
 ErnesD9tine,     because of you I can’t go A7on
 I E9told you for the last time to D9find a man of your A7ownD7  A7  E7  
 ErnesA7tine,     D9what you doing, you know it ain’t A7right
 ErnesD9tine,     when you play, it make me wanna A7fight
 Girl, you E9playin’ with danger and D9girl, this might take, it A7mighD7tA7  E7  
 I A7warned you once, girl, without a doubt
 Two strikes you lose, third strike you’re out
 Like a baseball game, you’re dancin’ with a slugger
 I hit a grand slam, ‘cause I’m a bad mother fucker
 ErnesD9tine,     you’d better leave my man aA7lone
 I E9told you for the last time to D9find a man of your A7ownD7  A7  E7  
(Instrumental break)
A7   D9   A7      D9      A7     E9   D9   A7  D7  A7  E7
 ErnesA7tine,     D9you playin’ with fire, you know you’ll A7burn
 ErnesD9tine,     I know where you come A7from
 You reE9fuse to listen, but you D9ain’t in the right school to A7learnD7  A7  E7  
 I A7warned you once, girl, without a doubt
 Two strikes you lose, third strike you’re out
 Like a baseball game, you’re dancin’ with a slugger
 I hit a grand slam, ‘cause I’m a bad mother fucker
 ErnesD9tine,     you’d better leave my man aA7lone
 I E9told you for the last time to D9find a man of your A7ownD7  Ab7  A7  

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Ernestine

by Koko Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab7

A7 D9 A7

Ernestine, you’d better leave my man alone

D9 A7

Ernestine, because of you I can’t go on

E9 D9 A7 D7 A7 E7

I told you for the last time to find a man of your own

A7 D9 A7

Ernestine, what you doing, you know it ain’t right

D9 A7

Ernestine, when you play, it make me wanna fight

E9 D9 A7 D7 A7 E7

Girl, you playin’ with danger and girl, this might take, it might

I warned you once, girl, without a doubt

Two strikes you lose, third strike you’re out

Like a baseball game, you’re dancin’ with a slugger

I hit a grand slam, ‘cause I’m a bad mother fucker

D9 A7

Ernestine, you’d better leave my man alone

E9 D9 A7 D7 A7 E7

I told you for the last time to find a man of your own

(Instrumental break)

A7 D9 A7 D9 A7 E9 D9 A7 D7 A7 E7

A7 D9 A7

Ernestine, you playin’ with fire, you know you’ll burn

D9 A7

Ernestine, I know where you come from

E9 D9 A7 D7 A7 E7

You refuse to listen, but you ain’t in the right school to learn

I warned you once, girl, without a doubt

Two strikes you lose, third strike you’re out

Like a baseball game, you’re dancin’ with a slugger

I hit a grand slam, ‘cause I’m a bad mother fucker

D9 A7

Ernestine, you’d better leave my man alone

E9 D9 A7 D7 Ab7 A7

I told you for the last time to find a man of your own

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