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[Verse 1]
A7I gave a partD7y, I A7said you could D7come
A7You showed up at my D7door with A7all your Bm7leathers Cm6onA7/C#  
A7I said, “This D7must be wrong,      it can't be right.
A/EHow can you make love to me dressed F#7up for C#m7/G#a fight?Am6  
F#7Pick me B7up off the floor. E7sus4No more, 'cause you surely can't be mine.”
[Verse 2]
A7        D7    A7         D7
A7Religion cD7ame, aA7lmost overnD7ight
A7You were the high D7priest and A7I was the A7/C#sacrifice
I said, “This D7must be wrong, this can't be right
A/ETake off your stupid robe and F#7put dC#m7/G#own your kAm6nife!
F#7These rB7opes are getting' tight, all rE7ight, you surely can't be minA7e.”
[Verse 3]
A7I come home half D7dead, A7late on a Saturday D7night
A7You stand on the D7bed and tell me you're A7learning to flyD7  
D7I said, “Take off your boots, take off your cape,
A/EThrow away your long johns, I F#7ain't no Lois Lane,
Before I B7get my kryptonite. All E7sus4right, you surely can't be minA7e.”
[Verse 4]
A7        D7    A7         D7
A7I was ready for D7love, big A7brass bed and D7all
A7I was ready for lD7ove, you said, “Let's A7talk about the war.”D7  
D7I said, “What war? What war?
A/ETake off your shoes and don't you F#7worry me no more.
I aB7in't no fly by night. All rE7sus4ight. You surely can't be D7mineC6.”F7  A  

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This Must Be Wrong

by Janis Ian

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Cm6

A7/C#

A/E

F#7

C#m7/G#

Am6

E7sus4

[Verse 1]

A7 D7 A7 D7

I gave a party, I said you could come

A7 D7 A7 Bm7 Cm6 A7/C#

You showed up at my door with all your leathers on

A7 D7

I said, “This must be wrong, it can't be right.

A/E F#7 C#m7/G# Am6

How can you make love to me dressed up for a fight?

F#7 B7 E7sus4

Pick me up off the floor. No more, 'cause you surely can't be mine.”

[Verse 2]

A7 D7 A7 D7

Religion came, almost overnight

A7 D7 A7 A7/C#

You were the high priest and I was the sacrifice

I said, “This must be wrong, this can't be right

A/E F#7 C#m7/G# Am6

Take off your stupid robe and put down your knife!

F#7 B7 E7 A7

These ropes are getting' tight, all right, you surely can't be mine.”

[Verse 3]

A7 D7 A7 D7

I come home half dead, late on a Saturday night

A7 D7 A7 D7

You stand on the bed and tell me you're learning to fly

I said, “Take off your boots, take off your cape,

A/E F#7

Throw away your long johns, I ain't no Lois Lane,

B7 E7sus4 A7

Before I get my kryptonite. All right, you surely can't be mine.”

[Verse 4]

A7 D7 A7 D7

I was ready for love, big brass bed and all

A7 D7 A7 D7

I was ready for love, you said, “Let's talk about the war.”

I said, “What war? What war?

A/E F#7

Take off your shoes and don't you worry me no more.

B7 E7sus4 D7 C6 F7 A

I ain't no fly by night. All right. You surely can't be mine.”

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