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Tear It Down

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[Intro]
|    A|    D|   A|     D|   
|  G   D|   A  D| 
|    A|    D|   A|     D|  
|  G   D|   A  D|
[Verse 1]
I Ahad a girl, her name was Eve
DEvery time I'd hit her she'd holler "Police" 
ACook them biscuits, cook 'em brown 
DDone talkin' I'll tear it around 
If you Gcatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AThen tear it Ddown 
[Chorus]
Oh, Atear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Dtear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Atear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Dtear it down (bed, slats and all)
If you Gcatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AMan, you gotta tear it Ddown 
[Solo]
|    A|    D|   A|     D|  
|  G   D|   A  D|  G   D|   A  D|
[Verse 2]
Mr. AEvans on the avenue ain't ashamed 
To sDee that monkey whiffin' that cocaine
AWent upstairs to ring the bell 
PoliDce in the alley sniffin' cocaine 
When you cGatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AThen tear it dDown 
[Chorus]
Oh, Atear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Dtear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Atear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Dtear it down (bed, slats and all)
If you Gcatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AMan, you gotta tear it Ddown 
[Solo]
|    A|    D|   A|     D|   
|  G   D|   A  D| 
|    A|    D|   A|     D|  
|  G   D|   A  D|
[Verse 3]
Every Atime I'd hit her she'd holler "Police" 
DCook them biscuits, cook 'em brown 
ADone talkin' I'll tear it around 
If you cGatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AThen tear it doDwn 
[Chorus]
Oh, Atear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Dtear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Atear it down (bed, slats and all)
Oh, Dtear it down (bed, slats and all)
If you Gcatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AMan, you gotta tear it Ddown 
[Outro]
|    A|    D|   A|     D|  
If you Gcatch another mule kickin' Din your stall 
AMan, you gotta tear it Ddown 

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Tear It Down

by Old Crow Medicine Show

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A D A D

| | | | |

G D A D

| | |

A D A D

| | | | |

G D A D

| | |

[Verse 1]

I had a girl, her name was Eve

Every time I'd hit her she'd holler "Police"

Cook them biscuits, cook 'em brown

Done talkin' I'll tear it around

G D

If you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Then tear it down

[Chorus]

Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)

G D

If you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Man, you gotta tear it down

[Solo]

A D A D

| | | | |

G D A D G D A D

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

Mr. Evans on the avenue ain't ashamed

To see that monkey whiffin' that cocaine

Went upstairs to ring the bell

Police in the alley sniffin' cocaine

G D

When you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Then tear it down

[Chorus]

Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)

G D

If you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Man, you gotta tear it down

[Solo]

A D A D

| | | | |

G D A D

| | |

A D A D

| | | | |

G D A D

| | |

[Verse 3]

Every time I'd hit her she'd holler "Police"

Cook them biscuits, cook 'em brown

Done talkin' I'll tear it around

G D

If you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Then tear it down

[Chorus]

Oh, tear it down (bed, slats and all)

G D

If you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Man, you gotta tear it down

[Outro]

A D A D

| | | | |

G D

If you catch another mule kickin' in your stall

A D

Man, you gotta tear it down

About Tear It Down Chords by Old Crow Medicine Show

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