Status Quo

Once Bitten Twice Shy(Chords)

Status Quo

Key: C

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Intro: C5

Verse 1:

C5 Well the times are gettin' hard for you little girl G5 D5 I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world C5 You can't remember when you got your last meal G5 D5 And you don't know just how a woman feels Bb5 You didn't know what rock n' roll was Eb5 Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus Bb5 I got there in the nick of time Eb5 Before he got his hands across your state line
C5 F5 I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 G5 N.C. G5 N.C. I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe

Verse 2:

C5 Now it's the middle of the night on the open road G5 D5 The heater don't work and it's oh-so cold C5 You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat G5 D5 The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet Bb5 You didn't know how rock n' roll looked Eb5 Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group Bb5 Half-way home in the parking lot Eb5 By the look in her eyes she was givin' what she got
C5 F5 I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 G5 N.C. G5 N.C. I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe
Guitar Solo: C5 F5 C5 F5

Verse 3:

C5 Well, woman you're a mess, gonna die in your sleep G5 D5 There's blood on my hands and my Fender's beat C5 Can't give you home for messin' around G5 D5 My best friend told me you're the best lick in town Bb5 You didn't know that rock n' roll burned Eb5 So you bought a candle and you lived and you learned Bb5 You got the rhythm, you got the speed Eb5 Mama's little baby likes it short and sweet
C5 F5 I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 G5 N.C. G5 N.C. I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I said, I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy, babe C5 F5 I, I-i, I, I'm once bitten, twice shy

Written by Ian Hunter

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