Tom: D5
 
        D5                 D5 - C5 - D5                     D5 - C5 - D5
1. She comes on like a rose,       but ev'rybody knows,
       /              D5 - C5 - D5                                  B5
  she'll get you in dutch,  you can look but you'd better not touch.
 

 - -B5            F#5
Poison ivy, poison ivy,
       B5
late at night while you're sleeping, 
    E5                             Bm-A5
poison ivy comes a-creepin all arou..nd.
 

         D5                D5 - C5 - D5                                 D5 - C5 - D5
2. She's pretty as a daisy,         but look out man, she's crazy,
                   D5 - C5 - D5                                  B5
she'll really do you in,   if you let her get under your skin. + CHORUS
 

        G5
    Measles make you bumby, and Mumps'll make you lumpy,
               D5
    and Chicken Pox'll make you jump and twitch.
         G5
    A common Cold'll fool ya, and Whoopin Cough can cool ya,
         A5
    before the night it sure will make you itch.
 

                 D5           D5 - C5 - D5               D5 - C5 - D5
3. You're gonna need an ocean,     of calamine lotion,
                                 D5 - C5 - D5
    you'll be scratching like a hound, 
                                                    B5
    the minute you start to mess around.  + CHORUS  
 G5 - D5 - G5     A5
4.             before the night it sure will make you itch.
 
repeat 3.  + CHORUS
 
(capo 1st)