Nick - Sing Bridge - also sing hey bit with v35 on
Intro - just chords and vox (with some oos in background) the a 'And 2'' pickup
Capo at 7 for original key (C) - Melody for backing in G follows E - 3 0 0 2 - main melody starts on G
BPM 158 [CHORDS] G Em C D
[Verse 1] [G] Here's my story it's sad but true [Em] It's about a girl that I once knew [C] She took my love then ran around [D] With every single guy in town.
[Verse 2] [G] Yeah, I should have known it from the very start, [Em] This girl will leave me with a broken heart. [C] Now listen people what I'm telling you [D] A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Verse 3] [G] I miss her lips and the smile on her face, [Em] The touch of her hand and this girl's warm embrace. [C] So if you don't wanna cry like I do [D] A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Bridge] [C] Ah, she likes to travel around, [G] She'll love you but she'll put you down. [C] Now people let me put you wise, [D] Sue goes out with other guys.
[Verse 4] [G] Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows, [Em] I fell in love and my love still grows. [C] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say [D] Keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Bridge] [C] Ah, she likes to travel around, [G] She'll love you but she'll put you down. [C] Now people let me put you wise, [D] She goes out with other guys.
[Verse 5] [G] Here's the moral and the story from that guy who knows, [Em] I fell in love and my love still grows. [C] Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say [D] Keep away from-a Runaround Sue.
[Harmonica in E ready for random solo and Oooohs] [Intro - No Drums] [E][D][A][E]
[Verse] [E] Please allow me to introd [D] uce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste [E] I've been around for a [D] long, long year [A] Stole many a man's soul and [E] faith
[E] And I was 'round when [D] Jesus Christ Had his [A] moment of doubt and [E] pain Made damn sure that [D] Pilate Washed his [A] hands and sealed his [E] fate
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] [E] I stuck around St. [D] Petersburg When I [A] saw it was a time for a [E] change Killed the Czar and his [D] ministers Anas [A] tasia screamed in [E] vain
I [E] rode a tank Held a [D] general's rank When the [A] Blitzkrieg raged And the [E] bodies stank
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] I [E] watched with glee While your [D] kings and queens Fought for [A] ten decades For the [E] Gods they made
I [E] shouted out "Who killed the [D] Kennedys?" When [A] after all It was [E] you and me
[E] Let me please intro [D] duce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste And I laid traps for [D] troubadours Who get [A] killed before they reached Bom [E] bay
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game oh yeah, get down, baby
[Solo]
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] Just as [E] every cop is a [D] criminal And [A] all the sinners [E] saints As heads is tails Just call me [D] Lucifer 'Cause I'm in [A] need of some re [E] straint
[E] So if you meet me Have some [D] courtesy Have some [A] sympathy, and some [E] taste Use all your well-learned pol [D] itesse Or I'll [A] lay your soul to [E] waste, um yeah
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
