Praying Mantis Chords by Don Dixon

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One, two, one, two, three, four.
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[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] I _ [Gbm] _
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[Gbm] _ [C] _ [F] saw a girl, she reminded me [C] of you.
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[F] _ [C] She did the [F] things that a girl like [C] you might do.
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[F] _ [C] Her body [F] was green and [Bb] she had two [C] vicious jaws.
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[G] _ [C] She fell [F] asleep and [Bb] she kissed [F] him with [C] her [F] claws.
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[F] _ [C] Yeah, but after [F] that, [Bb] it was on [G] TV.
[C] She had six [F] girl names and it frightened me.
[C] She had [F] insane eyes, but I could still see
[C] that the look she [Fm] gave had [Bb] me a gift [F] for me.
I'm [C] like a pretty [F] man, it's [Bb] a sense you [C] have to be looked at.
[F] Pretty man, that does [Bb] not sound [F] so frantic,
[C] but I [F] can't help it, [Bb] I've been [F] through frantic [C] love.
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[F] _ _ She had all these hips, [Bb] so it would [C] not be _ [F] lame.
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[F] _ [C] She wanted [Fm] his body [Bb] so much, [F] she was [C] a bit [F] brain.
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[F] _ [C] Yeah, but I'll [F] survive, [Bb] no, you won't [F] catch me.
[C] I'll resist [F] the urge [Bb] that is tempting [F] me.
[C] I'll avert [F] my eyes, [Bb] keep you off [C] my knee.
But it feels [F] so good [Bb] when you talk [F] to me.
I'm [C] like a [F] pretty man, [Bb] it's a sense you have [C] to be looked at.
[F] Pretty man, that [Bb] does not sound [F] so [C] frantic,
but [F] I can't help [Bb] it, I've been through [C] frantic love.
[F] Pretty [Bb] man, it's a sense you have [C] to be looked at.
[F] Pretty man, [Bb] that does not [F] sound so [C] frantic,
but I [F] can't help [Bb] it, I've been [F] through frantic [C] love. _ _ _ _
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[A] _ [C] Yeah, but after [A] that, [Bb] it was on [A] TV.
[E] She had six strong legs [Bb] and it frightened [A] me.
[C] She had insane [A] eyes, [Bb] but I could [A] still see
[C] that the look [E] she gave [Bb] him, it gave [E] to me.
I'm [C] like a [F] pretty man, [Bb] it's a sense [F] you have to [C] be looked at.
[F] Pretty man, [Bb] that does not sound so [C] frantic,
but I [F] can't help [Bb] it, I've been [G] through frantic [C] love.
[F] Pretty man, it's [Bb] a sense [F] you have to be [C] looked at.
[F] Pretty man, that [Bb] does not [G] sound so frantic,
[C] but I [F] can't help [Bb] it, I've been through frantic [C] love.
[F] Pretty man, it's [Bb] a sense [F] you have to be [C] looked at.
[F] Pretty man, that does [Bb] not sound [F] so frantic,
[C] but I [F] can't help it, [Bb] I've been through [F] [C] frantic love.
[F] Pretty man, it's [Bb] a sense [F] you have to be [C] looked at.
[F] Pretty man, that [G] does not sound so frantic,
[C] but _ [F] _ [Bb] I can't help it, [C] I've been through [F] frantic _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ love.
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