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12 8 Time

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(xxxxxx) strum and chuck it
[If you know this bar chord, you can use it here to perfection.
B12/8 Etime sG#meemed to her to Abe some sort of Blife of Ecrime
With the hG#mandcuffs and the Abilly clubs coming Bdown on Eme
She said rock 'n roll don't give her nothing but bad dreams
So G#mshe planned my funeral and Aleft me for dead
A sG#mingle corpse in a Adouble bed
But G#Mnow she's standing on Amy front porch
She goes Bknock knock knock knock
Knock knock knock knock
EShe come a-Bknockin at my Edoor
ENow she come a-Bknockin at my Edoor
ENow her Bkey it don't Efit
EI'm Bnot gonna let her Ein
Now she come a-knockin at my door
Now she come a-knockin at my door
Now her key it don't fit
I'm not gonna let her in
Now wouldn't you lookie here
She's got a perfume bottle and a fancy clothes
And a ribbon in her hair
Well she ain't bad-lookin', and I'll give her that
But she ain't all there
And her body ain't as sexy as her underwear
Her stomach ain't big enough I suppose
To eat up all the mean words that she spoke
She gonna try and ring quiet but the doorbell's broke
She gonna hafta knock knock knock, I said
You're gonna knock knock knock, yeah
She come a-knockin at my door
Now she come a-knockin at my door
Now her key it don't fit
I'm not gonna let her in
Now she come a-knockin at my door
Now she come a-knockin at my door
Now her key it don't fit
I'm not gonna let her in
She come a knock-knock, let me in
She come a knock-knock, let me in
She come a knock-knock, let me in
I said no-o-o,
She come a knock-knock, let me in
She come a knock-knock, let me in
She come a knock-knock, please
Oh good God please let me in
No no no no no...
Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin
Would I ever consider to begin to let you in
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12 8 Time

by Mason Jennings

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G#m

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(xxxxxx) strum and chuck it

[If you know this bar chord, you can use it here to perfection.

B E G#m A B E

12/8 time seemed to her to be some sort of life of crime

G#m A B E

With the handcuffs and the billy clubs coming down on me

She said rock 'n roll don't give her nothing but bad dreams

G#m A

So she planned my funeral and left me for dead

G#m A

A single corpse in a double bed

G#M A

But now she's standing on my front porch

She goes knock knock knock knock

Knock knock knock knock

E B E

She come a-knockin at my door

E B E

Now she come a-knockin at my door

E B E

Now her key it don't fit

E B E

I'm not gonna let her in

Now she come a-knockin at my door

Now her key it don't fit

I'm not gonna let her in

Now wouldn't you lookie here

She's got a perfume bottle and a fancy clothes

And a ribbon in her hair

Well she ain't bad-lookin', and I'll give her that

But she ain't all there

And her body ain't as sexy as her underwear

Her stomach ain't big enough I suppose

To eat up all the mean words that she spoke

She gonna try and ring quiet but the doorbell's broke

She gonna hafta knock knock knock, I said

You're gonna knock knock knock, yeah

She come a-knockin at my door

Now she come a-knockin at my door

Now her key it don't fit

I'm not gonna let her in

Now she come a-knockin at my door

Now her key it don't fit

I'm not gonna let her in

She come a knock-knock, let me in

I said no-o-o,

She come a knock-knock, let me in

She come a knock-knock, please

Oh good God please let me in

No no no no no...

Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin

Would I ever consider to begin to let you in

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