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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