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Once Bitten Twice Shy

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1/35

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 35Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Strum is sort of like this at intro, (it helps best to play with song)
e|C-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
A|---10-12-10-12-10|10-12-10-12-10-10-12|13-12-13-12-13-12--|
E|---8--8--8--8--8-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|8--8--8--8--8--8---|
I play up here when i do the 6th stuf but then move down for most of song
Then goes like this, throughtout most of song (adjust with chord)
e|-C--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Well the tiCmes are gettin' hard for you little girl
I'm a hGummin and a strumming all oDver God's world
CYou can't remember when you got your last meal
GAnd you don't know just Dhow a woman feels
BbYou didn't know what rockn' roll was
EbUntil you met my drummer on a grey tour bus
BbI got there in the nick of time
EbBefore he got his hands across your state line, yCeah
(Play Intro Pattern)
Verse 2:
Now it's the middle of the night on the open road
The heater don't work and it's oh so cold
You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat
The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet
You didn't know how rock and roll looked
Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group
Half way home in the parking lot
By the look in her eye she was given what she got
Chorus:
C                                F(i recommend higher fret)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, I'm once bitten twice shy babe
CAh, ah, ah, ah, I'm once bitten tFwice shy babe
CAh, ah, ah, ah, I'm once bitten tFwice shy babe
G(just keep playing this)
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--------0----|
D|--5-or--0----|
A|--5-----2----|
E|--3-----3----|
Verse 3:
Woman you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep
There's blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat
Can't keep you home, you're messin' around
My best friend told me you were the best lick in town
You didn't know that rock and roll burned
So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned
You got the rhythm you got the speed
Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet
Chorus
Solo: I'm sorry but the solo i play isn't really the real solo so if you want what i 
Partial Verse:
I didn't know you had a rock and roll record
Until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket
You told me I was the only one
But look at you now it's dark and you're gone
Chorus

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Once Bitten Twice Shy

by Ian Hunter

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Chords in this song · guitar

Strum is sort of like this at intro, (it helps best to play with song)

e|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

B|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

D|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|

A|---10-12-10-12-10|10-12-10-12-10-10-12|13-12-13-12-13-12--|

E|---8--8--8--8--8-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|8--8--8--8--8--8---|

I play up here when i do the 6th stuf but then move down for most of song

Then goes like this, throughtout most of song (adjust with chord)

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|--5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5-5-5-6--|

A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

E|---------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl

G D

I'm a hummin and a strumming all over God's world

You can't remember when you got your last meal

G D

And you don't know just how a woman feels

You didn't know what rockn' roll was

Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus

I got there in the nick of time

Eb C

Before he got his hands across your state line, yeah

(Play Intro Pattern)

Verse 2:

Now it's the middle of the night on the open road

The heater don't work and it's oh so cold

You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat

The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet

You didn't know how rock and roll looked

Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group

Half way home in the parking lot

By the look in her eye she was given what she got

Chorus:

C F(i recommend higher fret)

Ah, ah, ah, ah, I'm once bitten twice shy babe

C F

Ah, ah, ah, ah, I'm once bitten twice shy babe

C F

Ah, ah, ah, ah, I'm once bitten twice shy babe

G(just keep playing this)

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|--------0----|

D|--5-or--0----|

A|--5-----2----|

E|--3-----3----|

Verse 3:

Woman you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep

There's blood on my amp and my Les Paul's beat

Can't keep you home, you're messin' around

My best friend told me you were the best lick in town

You didn't know that rock and roll burned

So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned

You got the rhythm you got the speed

Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet

Chorus

Solo: I'm sorry but the solo i play isn't really the real solo so if you want what i

Partial Verse:

I didn't know you had a rock and roll record

Until I saw your picture on another guy's jacket

You told me I was the only one

But look at you now it's dark and you're gone

Chorus

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