Praying Mantis Chords by Don Dixon

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[G] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] I _ [F] _ [Bb] saw _
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[Gbm] _ [C] _ _ [F] a girl, she reminded [C] me of you.
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[F] _ [C] She did [F] the things that a girl like you might [C] do.
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[F] _ [C] Her body [F] was green and [Bb] she had [F] two vicious [C] _ [F] jaws.
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_ [C] She found [F] his mate [Bb] and she kissed [F] him with [C] her [F] claws.
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[F] _ [C] Yeah, but I [F] took back, [Bb] it was on [C] TV.
She had six [F] curled legs [Bb] and it frightened [F] me.
[C] She had [F] insane eyes, but I could still see
[C] that the look she [Fm] gave him, [Bb] you'd give [F] for me.
I'm just [C] like a crazy [F] man, it's [Bb] insane, I'm [F] so happy [C] like a crazy [F] man.
I can't [Bb] defend, I'm [F] so happy, [C] but I [F] can't help [Bb] it, I've been [F] through for and [C] it's too _ [F] long.
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[F] _ _ Dead off his head [Bb] so he would [C] not feel the pain.
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[F] _ _ [C] So, Lord, [F] it is fine, [Bb] it's too much, [F] she was in [C] his [F] brain.
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[G] _ Yeah, but I'll [F] survive, [Bb] Lord, you won't [F] catch me.
[C] I resist [F] the urge [Bb] that's tempting [F] me.
[C] I'll avert [F] my eyes, [Bb] keep you off [C] my knees.
Just let it feel [F] so good [Bb] when you talk [F] to me.
[C] I'm just like a [F] crazy man, [Bb] it's insane, [F] I'm so happy [C] like a [F] crazy man.
[Bb] I can't defend, [F] I'm so happy, but I can't help [Bb] it, I've been [F] through for and [C] it's too long.
[F] I'm just like a crazy man, [Bb] it's insane, I'm so happy, [C] but I [F] can't help [Bb] it, I've been [F] through for and [C] it's too long.
I [F] can't help [Bb] it, I've been [F] through for and [C] it's too long. _ _ _ _
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[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[A] [C] Yeah, but I'll [A] survive, it [Bb] was on [A] TV.
She [C] had such [E] strong legs [Bb] and it frightened [A] me.
She [C] had insect [A] eyes, [Bb] but I could still [A] see [C] that the look she [F] gave him, [Bb] it gave to [E] me.
[C] I'm just like a [F] crazy man, it's [Bb] insane, [F] I'm so happy [C] like a crazy [F] man.
I [Bb] can't defend, I'm so [C] happy, but I [F] can't help it, [Bb] I've been [F] through for and it's too long.
I'm just like [C] a crazy [F] man, it's [Bb] insane, _
[F] I'm so happy, [C] but I can't [F] help _ _ [C] it, _ _ [F] _ [Bb] I've been through _ _ [C] _ [F] for and it's [Bb] too [C] long.
I'm just like a crazy [F] man, _ [Bb] it's insane, [F] I'm so happy, [C] but I [F] can't help it, [Bb] I've been through for and it's too long.
[F] I [C] can't learn to love, [F] it's [Bb] insane, I'm so [C] happy, but I can't help [G] it, I've been through for and it's too _ [C] long.
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[F] I [C] feel like a [F] crazy [Bb] man, it's insane, [C] I'm so happy, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] but I can't help it, I've been through for and it's too long.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] No, no, no.
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