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Get A Leg Up

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[Verse 1]
ADon't look at me, don't touch Gme
Keep your Amind straight Gahead
ADon't get no funny ideas aboGut me
AOr you'll wish that yGou were dead
DThat's what I'm thinking she Cmust be thinking
The girl I Dspent 53 bucks on last Cnight
AShe gives me a look from the cGorner of her eye
AThat says, "Boy, keGep acting right."
BHow surprised was I
When she leaned over and Ewhispered in my EeEar
[Chorus]
Get a leg Aup  (ahG, ah)
Get a leg Aover boy  (yeah, Gyeah)
Get a leg AupG  
What's the matter are you Ashy, shy, Gshy?
[Verse 2]
AI'm pretty good with first Gimpressions
ABut sometimes I'm not alwaGys right
AI pulled the car to the Gshoulder of the road
ATo see what she had Gin mind
DWant me to spend the Cnight
Hey Dlover boy you know I wCill
AAnd my best girlfriend Gdown the road
ATogether we will tGhrill ya
BAnd I'm thinking to myself
I could be Elucky Pierre tonight
[Chorus]
Get a leg Aup  (ah, Gah)
Get a leg Aover boy  (yeah, Gyeah)
Get a leg AupG  
What's the matter are yAou shy, shy, Gshy?
[Solo]
A   G
[Verse 3]
AThe rest of the night Gwent on and on
AAnd the moral to thiGs song
ADon't go making hasty juGdgments
ABecause sometimes they could be wGrong
DNothing wrong with a Cgood time
Just keep Dyourself protected, make a Clist
AAnd you can bet your life that the women dGon't know
AThe little girls arGe acting like this
BSo the next time a young one moves up
And she Ewhispers in your ear
[Chorus]
Get a leg Aup  (ah, Gah)
Get a leg Aover boy  (yeah, Gyeah)
Get a leg AupG  
Now don't you be Ashy, shy, Gshy?
Get a leg Aup  (ah, Gah)
Get a leg Aover boy  (yeah, Gyeah)
Now you know I ain't AhandsomeG  
But you know I aint Ashy, shy, Gshy
Get a leg Aup  (ah, Gah)
Get a leg Aover boy  (yeah, Gyeah)
Get a leg AupG  
Now don't you be Ashy, shy, Gshy?

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Get A Leg Up

by John Mellencamp

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[Verse 1]

A G

Don't look at me, don't touch me

A G

Keep your mind straight ahead

A G

Don't get no funny ideas about me

A G

Or you'll wish that you were dead

D C

That's what I'm thinking she must be thinking

D C

The girl I spent 53 bucks on last night

A G

She gives me a look from the corner of her eye

A G

That says, "Boy, keep acting right."

How surprised was I

E E E

When she leaned over and whispered in my ear

[Chorus]

A G

Get a leg up (ah, ah)

A G

Get a leg over boy (yeah, yeah)

A G

Get a leg up

A G

What's the matter are you shy, shy, shy?

[Verse 2]

A G

I'm pretty good with first impressions

A G

But sometimes I'm not always right

A G

I pulled the car to the shoulder of the road

A G

To see what she had in mind

D C

Want me to spend the night

D C

Hey lover boy you know I will

A G

And my best girlfriend down the road

A G

Together we will thrill ya

And I'm thinking to myself

I could be lucky Pierre tonight

[Chorus]

A G

Get a leg up (ah, ah)

A G

Get a leg over boy (yeah, yeah)

A G

Get a leg up

A G

What's the matter are you shy, shy, shy?

[Solo]

A G

[Verse 3]

A G

The rest of the night went on and on

A G

And the moral to this song

A G

Don't go making hasty judgments

A G

Because sometimes they could be wrong

D C

Nothing wrong with a good time

D C

Just keep yourself protected, make a list

A G

And you can bet your life that the women don't know

A G

The little girls are acting like this

So the next time a young one moves up

And she whispers in your ear

[Chorus]

A G

Get a leg up (ah, ah)

A G

Get a leg over boy (yeah, yeah)

A G

Get a leg up

A G

Now don't you be shy, shy, shy?

A G

Get a leg up (ah, ah)

A G

Get a leg over boy (yeah, yeah)

A G

Now you know I ain't handsome

A G

But you know I aint shy, shy, shy

A G

Get a leg up (ah, ah)

A G

Get a leg over boy (yeah, yeah)

A G

Get a leg up

A G

Now don't you be shy, shy, shy?

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