Poison Ivy

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POISON IVY
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1964 EP THE ROLLING STONES)
[Intro]
E D E
x2
[1st Verse]
E D E
She comes on like a rose
D E
And everybody knows
D E
She'll get you in dutch
N.C.
You can look but you'd better not touch
[Chorus]
C#m G#m
N.C.
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
[2nd Verse]
E D E
She's pretty as a daisy
D E
But look out man she's crazy
D E
She'll really do you in
N.C.
If you let her get under your skin
[Chorus]
C#m G#m
N.C.
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m B
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
[Bridge]
A
Measles make you bumpy and mumps'll make you lumpy
E
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A
A common cold'll cool you but whooping cough'll fool you
B
But poison ivy's gonna make you itch
[3rd Verse]
E D E
You're gonna need an ocean
D E
Of calamine lotion
D E
You'll be scratching like a hound
N.C.
The minute you start to mess around
[Chorus]
C#m G#m
N.C.
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m B
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
[Bridge]
A
Measles make you bumpy and mumps'll make you lumpy
E
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A
A common cold'll cool you but whooping cough'll fool you
B
But poison ivy's gonna make you itch
[4th Verse]
E D E
You're gonna need an ocean
D E
Of calamine lotion
D E
You'll be scratching like a hound
N.C.
The minute you start to mess around
[Chorus]
C#m G#m
N.C.
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m B
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
[Outro]
E D E
La la la la
D E
La la la la

Poison Ivy chords and lyrics

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POISON IVY
As recorded by The Rolling Stones
(From the 1964 EP THE ROLLING STONES)
[Intro]
E   D  E x2
[1st Verse]
             N.C.
You can look but you'd better not touch
[Chorus]
[2nd Verse]
           N.C.
If you let her get under your skin
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[3rd Verse]
      N.C.
The minute you start to mess around
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[4th Verse]
      N.C.
The minute you start to mess around
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Poison Ivy Chords by The Rolling Stones

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