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From: John Murphy
Subject: CRD:Poison Ivy
Here's the lyrics and chords to Poison Ivy.
This is taken from the Coaster's 45 rpm reissue
with "Idol with the Golden Head" on the flip side.
I've changed the key from Ab to G.
The chord transpositions are at the end.
Poison Ivy
by Lieber and Stoller
G (320003@1)GFG G (320003@1)GFG
G (320003@1) GFG
She comes on like arose (x02210@1) - verse
G (320003@1) GFG
but everybody knows
G (320003@1) GFG
she'll get you in Dutch
Gyou (320003@1)can look but you'd better not touch
Em (022000@1) BmPoison (x24432@1)Ivy Poison Ivy - chorus
EmLate (022000@1)at night while you're sleeping
Bb (x1333x@1) Em (022000@1) DPoison (xx0232@1)Ivy comes creeping around
She's pretty as adaisy (x02210@1) - verse
but look out man she's crazy
she'll really do you in
if you let her get under your skin
CMeasles (x32010@1)make you mumpy - bridge
and mumps will make you lumpy
Gand (320003@1)chicken pox will make you
jump and switch
CA (x32010@1)common cold will fool you
and whooping cough can cool ya
DBut (xx0232@1)Poison Ivy lord will make you itch
Your gonna need an ocean - verse
of calamine lotion
You'll be scratching like a hound
the minute you start to mess around
CHORUS - BRIDGE - REPEAT LAST VERSE - CHORUS
La la la la - verse
la la la la
la la la la
CHORD TRANSPOSITIONS
key G (320003@1) Ab (xx1114@1) -----------
G (320003@1) Ab (xx1114@1) F (133211@1) F# (244322@1) Em (022000@1) Fm (133111@1) Bm (x24432@1) Cm (x3101x@1) Bb (x1333x@1) B (x2444x@1) C (x32010@1) C# (x43121@1) D (xx0232@1) Eb (x43121@3)
