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Nellie McKay - "Ding Dong"
By oddos aka zappy the koala
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[verse]
My cat dG#ied and I quiA#ckly poured myself some D#gin
Did she G#die from old A#age or was it for my sinD#s
God I loG#ved her oh so A#much
Miss her A#little kitty tG#ouch
DoeG#s she miss A#me does she care
Oh I miss A#her kitty staG#re
Do you haA#ve a little tiG#me
Would you A#like to ease G#my mind
Talk for G#hours and neA#ver stop
Chop yG#our head off
Be a lighG#ter person
G#Brighter person D#nicer
But yG#ou've heard it all bA#efore
[chorus]
So D#ding dong There'G#s the doorbell hD#ello man in G#white
He'D#s gonna make G#you all well Getcha through the A#night
But D#hey now You don'G#t feel better  AD#s you take G#your fresh bromide
Maybe this man of leA#tters lied
Let me tell you 'bout a dream I had the other night
You were in it boy you sure gave me a super fright
I was walking down the street
Downtown by the DMV
You popped out behind a door
It was odd you were on all fours
Do you have some time to spare
You were barking at a bear
It said hey you'd better stop
Chop your head off
Be a lighter person
Brighter person
Nicer
But you've heard it all before
[chorus]
So ding dong
There's the doorbell
Hello man in red
He's gonna make you all well
Getcha into bed
But hey now
You don't feel better
As you wake and slowly rise
Maybe this smooth jet-setter lied
[instrumental break]
Stick around one minute more
I'm smarter than you think
Do I sound like an old bore
Oh man it's just the drink
I didn't always hit the gin
There were times when I fit in
They'll never know how much I tried
Did I tell you my cat died
Do you have a little time
Would you like to feel sublime
Run away and never stop
Chop your head off
Be a lighter person
Brighter person
Nicer
But you've heard it all before
[chorus]
So ding dong
There's the doorbell
Hello man in black
He's gonna make you all well
There's no going back
But hey now you don't feel better
As you drift off in the tide
Maybe this jack the ripper lied
And you died

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Ding Dong

by Nellie McKay

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Nellie McKay - "Ding Dong"

By oddos aka zappy the koala

--6------------------------------------------------------------|

-----6--8--8--8--6--6------------------------------------------|

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[verse]

G# A# D#

My cat died and I quickly poured myself some gin

G# A# D#

Did she die from old age or was it for my sins

G# A#

God I loved her oh so much

A# G#

Miss her little kitty touch

G# A#

Does she miss me does she care

A# G#

Oh I miss her kitty stare

A# G#

Do you have a little time

A# G#

Would you like to ease my mind

G# A#

Talk for hours and never stop

Chop your head off

Be a lighter person

G# D#

Brighter person nicer

G# A#

But you've heard it all before

[chorus]

D# G# D# G#

So ding dong There's the doorbell hello man in white

D# G# A#

He's gonna make you all well Getcha through the night

D# G# D# G#

But hey now You don't feel better As you take your fresh bromide

Maybe this man of letters lied

Let me tell you 'bout a dream I had the other night

You were in it boy you sure gave me a super fright

I was walking down the street

Downtown by the DMV

You popped out behind a door

It was odd you were on all fours

Do you have some time to spare

You were barking at a bear

It said hey you'd better stop

Chop your head off

Be a lighter person

Brighter person

Nicer

But you've heard it all before

[chorus]

So ding dong

There's the doorbell

Hello man in red

He's gonna make you all well

Getcha into bed

But hey now

You don't feel better

As you wake and slowly rise

Maybe this smooth jet-setter lied

[instrumental break]

Stick around one minute more

I'm smarter than you think

Do I sound like an old bore

Oh man it's just the drink

I didn't always hit the gin

There were times when I fit in

They'll never know how much I tried

Did I tell you my cat died

Do you have a little time

Would you like to feel sublime

Run away and never stop

Chop your head off

Be a lighter person

Brighter person

Nicer

But you've heard it all before

[chorus]

So ding dong

There's the doorbell

Hello man in black

He's gonna make you all well

There's no going back

But hey now you don't feel better

As you drift off in the tide

Maybe this jack the ripper lied

And you died

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